There are 6 ways to get from Jacksonville to Ketchikan by bus, plane, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Gainesville Regional Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane GNV - KTN
18h 39m$259–1,025Train to Orlando, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Jacksonville to Winter Park Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane MCO - KTN
17h 35m$254–956Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Jacksonville to Bellingham, WAcar
- Take the car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikancarferry
3d 14h$709–1,342Fly from Jacksonville
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane JAX - KTN
14h 22m$330–1,411Bus to Brunswick Golden Isles Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Brunswickbus
- Fly from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane BQK - KTN
17h 34m$262–1,042Train to Tampa, fly
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Tampatrain
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane TPA - KTN
19h 52m$301–1,118
Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Ketchikan (KTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jacksonville to Ketchikan is to train and fly which costs $250 - $1,000 and takes 17h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Jacksonville to Ketchikan is to fly which takes 14h 22m and costs $330 - $1,500.
The distance between Jacksonville and Ketchikan is 3087 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 39m to get from Jacksonville to Ketchikan, including transfers.
Ketchikan is 4h behind Jacksonville. It is currently 1:21 PM in Jacksonville and 9:21 AM in Ketchikan.
There are 50+ hotels available in Ketchikan.
What companies run services between Jacksonville, FL, USA and Ketchikan, AK, USA?
Delta, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Ketchikan (KTN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Ketchikan via Atlanta, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Ketchikan via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Jacksonville to Ketchikan via Atlanta, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Jacksonville to Ketchikan via Denver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Jacksonville to Ketchikan via St. Louis, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Jacksonville to Ketchikan via Nashville, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport to Ketchikan via Atlanta, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport to Ketchikan via Atlanta, Bozeman, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport to Ketchikan via Atlanta, Spokane, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport to Ketchikan via Atlanta, Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Orlando to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Tampa to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Ketchikan via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Ketchikan via Charlotte, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Ketchikan via Atlanta, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Jacksonville to Ketchikan via Atlanta, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Jacksonville to Ketchikan via Denver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Jacksonville to Ketchikan via St. Louis, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Jacksonville to Ketchikan via Nashville, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport to Ketchikan via Atlanta, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport to Ketchikan via Atlanta, Spokane, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Orlando to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Jacksonville to Winter Park Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Jacksonville to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Brunswick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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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