There are 4 ways to get from Europe to Alaska by train or plane
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Anchorage International Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane FRA - ANC
15h 52m$684–1,376Train to Frankfurt, fly to Fairbanks
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane FRA - FAI
19h 24m$424–1,176Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane HAJ - ANC
20h 31mTrain, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane NUE - ANC
20h 48m$544–1,686
Frankfurt (FRA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Alaska is to train and fly which costs $420 - $1,200 and takes 19h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Alaska is to train and fly which takes 15h 52m and costs $650 - $1,400.
The distance between Europe and Alaska is 4810 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 52m to get from Europe to Alaska, including transfers.
Alaska is 10h behind Europe. It is currently 3:27 AM in Europe and 5:27 PM in Alaska.
There are 198+ hotels available in Alaska.
What companies run services between Europe and Alaska, USA?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Alaska. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport (ANC), walk to Airport South Terminal, then take the line 65 bus to Downtown Transit Center. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Fairbanks (FAI), walk to 728 - Fairbanks International Airport, then take the bus to 154 - Farmers Loop @ College Rd Northbound.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Zurich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Zurich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
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