There are 2 ways to get from Ann Arbor to Ketchikan by bus, plane, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Ketchikan (KTN)DTW - KTN
11h 13m$185–725Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Vancouver Station
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Take the car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikan
4d$484–1,470
Detroit (DTW) to Ketchikan (KTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ann Arbor to Ketchikan is to bus and fly which costs $180 - $750 and takes 11h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Ann Arbor to Ketchikan is to bus and fly which takes 11h 13m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Ann Arbor and Ketchikan is 2372 miles.
The best way to get from Ann Arbor to Ketchikan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 4 days 0h and costs $480 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 11h 13m to get from Ann Arbor to Ketchikan, including transfers.
Ketchikan is 4h behind Ann Arbor. It is currently 5:08 AM in Ann Arbor and 1:08 AM in Ketchikan.
There are 14+ hotels available in Ketchikan.
What companies run services between Ann Arbor, MI, USA and Ketchikan, AK, USA?
There is no direct connection from Ann Arbor to Ketchikan. However, you can take the bus to Detroit Metro Airport, walk to North Terminal, take the bus to McNamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) 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 a train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Front Street/ Eagle Park via Chicago Union Station, Vancouver Station, Bellingham Amtrak Station, Bellingham, WA, Ketchikan, and Tongass Ave/ US Post Office/ AMHS & IFA Ferry Terminal in around 4d.
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- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Detroit to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Detroit to Ketchikan via Bozeman, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Detroit to Ketchikan via Minneapolis, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver Station to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $10–15
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- dot.amhs.customer@alaska.gov
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $160–550
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