There are 4 ways to get from America to Ketchikan by train, plane, or car ferry
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Ketchikan
best- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane DUS - KTN
21h 30m$404–1,256Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ketchikan
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane AMS - KTN
19h 58m$495–1,472Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ketchikan
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane FRA - KTN
20h 55m$486–1,422Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Metlakatla, car ferry
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Metlakatla (MTM)plane AMS - MTM
- Take the car ferry from Metlakatla to Ketchikancarferry
23h 33m$553–1,896
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ketchikan (KTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from America to Ketchikan is to train and fly which costs $400 - $1,300 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from America to Ketchikan is to train and fly which takes 19h 58m and costs $490 - $1,500.
The distance between America and Ketchikan is 4779 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 30m to get from America to Ketchikan, including transfers.
Ketchikan is 10h behind America. It is currently 2:09 AM in America and 4:09 PM in Ketchikan.
There are 13+ hotels available in Ketchikan.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Ketchikan, AK, USA?
There is no direct connection from America to Ketchikan. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Venlo, take the train to Duesseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Ketchikan (KTN), walk to Airport Ferry/ Ketchikan International Airport, take the ferry to Airport Ferry/ Ketchikan "Town Side", walk to Tongass Hwy/ Airport Parking Lot, then take the bus to Front Street/ Eagle Park. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Ketchikan (KTN), walk to Airport Ferry/ Ketchikan International Airport, take the ferry to Airport Ferry/ Ketchikan "Town Side", walk to Tongass Hwy/ Airport Parking Lot, then take the bus to Front Street/ Eagle Park.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ketchikan via Munich, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ketchikan via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ketchikan via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ketchikan via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ketchikan via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ketchikan via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ketchikan via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ketchikan via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ketchikan via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ketchikan via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Ketchikan via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Ketchikan via Munich, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Ketchikan via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- taquanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Metlakatla via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- dot.amhs.customer@alaska.gov
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Metlakatla to Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–18
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $4–18
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