There are 4 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
17h 38m$590–1,800Shuttle, 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 carferry from Skagway to Juneau, AKcarferry
- Fly from Juneau International Airport (JNU) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane JNU - ANC
21h 53m$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 carferry from Skagway to Hainescarferry
- Fly from Haines Airport (HNS) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane HNS - ANC
18h 10m$575–1,718
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 17h 38m and costs $550 - $1,800.
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 11:04 AM in Watson Lake and 10:04 AM 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 150+ 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
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,500
Flights from Skagway Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Juneau International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–380
Flights from Haines Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
- Phone
- +1-867-689-0540
- [email protected]
- Website
- Watson Lake Shuttle and Freight
Shuttle from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $128
- Website
- Watson Lake Shuttle and Freight
- Website
- Watson Lake Shuttle and Freight
- 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
- Watson Lake Shuttle and Freight
- Website
- Watson Lake Shuttle and Freight
- 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
- Watson Lake Shuttle and Freight
- Website
- Watson Lake Shuttle and Freight
- Road Passenger One-way
- $128
- Phone
- +1 800 343 7373
- [email protected]
- Website
- White Pass & Yukon Route
Bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170
- Website
- White Pass & Yukon Route
Bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170
- Website
- White Pass & Yukon Route
Bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170
- Website
- White Pass & Yukon Route
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alaska Department of Transportation
Car ferry from Skagway to Juneau, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–70
- Website
- Alaska Department of Transportation
- Schedules at
- Alaska Marine Highway System
- Adult 12+
- $20–70
Car ferry from Skagway to Haines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–16
- Website
- Alaska Department of Transportation
- Schedules at
- Alaska Marine Highway System
- Adult 12+
- $3–16
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