There are 3 ways to get from Skagway to Ketchikan by plane or car ferry
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Fly from Skagway Airport
best- Fly from Skagway Airport (SGY) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane SGY - KTN
8h 24m$692–1,195Car ferry
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Skagway to Juneau, AKcarferry Jnu
- Take the car ferry from Juneau to Ketchikancarferry Jun
41h 30m$132–437Car ferry to Haines Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Skagway to Hainescarferry
- Fly from Haines Airport (HNS) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane HNS - KTN
6h 46m$662–1,225
Skagway Airport (SGY) to Ketchikan (KTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Skagway to Ketchikan is to car ferry which costs $130 - $440 and takes 41h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Skagway to Ketchikan is to car ferry and fly which takes 6h 46m and costs $650 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct ferry from Skagway to Ketchikan. However, there are services departing from Skagway and arriving at Ketchikan via Juneau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 30m.
The distance between Skagway and Ketchikan is 320 miles.
The best way to get from Skagway to Ketchikan without a car is to car ferry which takes 41h 30m and costs $130 - $440.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Skagway to Ketchikan, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Ketchikan.
What companies run services between Skagway, AK, USA and Ketchikan, AK, USA?
Air Excursion flies from Skagway Airport (SGY) to Ketchikan (KTN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Skagway to Front Street/ Eagle Park via Juneau, AK, Juneau, Ketchikan, and Tongass Ave/ US Post Office/ AMHS & IFA Ferry Terminal in around 41h 30m.
Flights from Skagway Airport to Ketchikan via Juneau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,200
Flights from Skagway Airport to Ketchikan via Haines Airport, Juneau
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,200
Flights from Haines Airport to Ketchikan via Juneau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,200
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- [email protected]
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Skagway to Juneau, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–70
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $20–70
Car ferry from Juneau to Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $110–370
Car ferry from Skagway to Haines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–16
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $3–16
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