There are 3 ways to get from Europe to Ketchikan by train, plane, or car ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ketchikan
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane FRA - KTN
21h 40m$424–1,296Train to Frankfurt, fly to Metlakatla, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Metlakatla (MTM)plane FRA - MTM
- Take the car ferry from Metlakatla to Ketchikancarferry
35h 21m$422–1,321Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Ketchikan
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane HAJ - KTN
23h 48m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Ketchikan (KTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Ketchikan is to train and fly and car ferry which costs $420 - $1,400 and takes 35h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Ketchikan is to train and fly which takes 21h 40m and costs $420 - $1,300.
The distance between Europe and Ketchikan is 4953 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 40m to get from Europe to Ketchikan, including transfers.
Ketchikan is 10h behind Europe. It is currently 12:50 AM in Europe and 2:50 PM in Ketchikan.
There are 17+ hotels available in Ketchikan.
What companies run services between Europe and Ketchikan, AK, USA?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Ketchikan. 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, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) 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 line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) 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 Frankfurt to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Ketchikan via Munich, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Ketchikan via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Ketchikan via Munich, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Ketchikan via Zurich, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–2,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Ketchikan via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Ketchikan via Amsterdam Schiphol, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Hannover Airport to Ketchikan via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- taquanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Metlakatla via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Metlakatla via Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- 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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