There are 5 ways to get from Watson Lake to Anchorage by car, shuttle, bus, plane, or car ferry
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Drive 975 mi
best- Drive from Watson Lake to Anchoragecar 975 mi
19h 24m$224–323Shuttle, bus to Skagway Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Take the bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AKbus
- Fly from Skagway Airport (SGY) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane SGY - ANC
16h 51m$650–2,100Shuttle, bus, car ferry to Juneau International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Take the bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AKbus
- Take the car ferry from Skagway to Juneau, AKcarferry
- Fly from Juneau International Airport (JNU) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane JNU - ANC
21h 51m$556–769Shuttle, bus, car ferry to Haines Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Take the bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AKbus
- Take the car ferry from Skagway to Hainescarferry
- Fly from Haines Airport (HNS) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane HNS - ANC
19h 11m$655–2,118Shuttle, bus, car ferry, car ferry to Gustavus Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Take the bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AKbus
- Take the car ferry from Skagway to Juneau, AKcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Juneau, AK to Gustavus, AKcarferry
- Fly from Gustavus Airport (GST) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane GST - ANC
30h 43m$693–2,228
Skagway Airport (SGY) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Watson Lake to Anchorage is to drive which costs $220 - $330 and takes 19h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Watson Lake to Anchorage is to shuttle and bus and fly which takes 16h 51m and costs $650 - $2,100.
The distance between Watson Lake and Anchorage is 981 miles. The road distance is 980.7 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 24m to drive 980.7 miles from Watson Lake to Anchorage.
Anchorage is 1h behind Watson Lake. It is currently 2:05 PM in Watson Lake and 1:05 PM in Anchorage.
Yes, the driving distance between Watson Lake to Anchorage is 981 miles. It takes approximately 19h 24m to drive from Watson Lake to Anchorage.
There are 138+ hotels available in Anchorage.
What companies run services between Watson Lake, YT, Canada and Anchorage, AK, USA?
You can drive from Watson Lake to Anchorage in around 19h 24m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Skagway Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,800
Flights from Skagway Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Haines Airport, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,800
Flights from Skagway Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Juneau International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–380
Flights from Haines Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,800
Flights from Gustavus Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,800
- Phone
- +1-867-689-0540
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $128
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/wlsfservices/
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/wlsfservices/
- Road Passenger One-way
- $128
Shuttle from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $128
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/wlsfservices/
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/wlsfservices/
- Road Passenger One-way
- $128
Shuttle from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $128
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/wlsfservices/
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/wlsfservices/
- Road Passenger One-way
- $128
Shuttle from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $128
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/wlsfservices/
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/wlsfservices/
- Road Passenger One-way
- $128
- Phone
- +1 800 343 7373
- [email protected]
- Website
- wpyr.com
Bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170
- Website
- https://wpyr.com/
Bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170
- Website
- https://wpyr.com/
Bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170
- Website
- https://wpyr.com/
Bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170
- Website
- https://wpyr.com/
- 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 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
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, AK to Gustavus, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $13–45
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