There are 7 ways to get from Long Beach to Ketchikan by 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.
Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane LAX - KTN
9h 32m$212–914Fly from Long Beach Airport
cheapest- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane LGB - KTN
9h 18m$139–609Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Long Beach to Bellingham, WAcar
- Take the car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikancarferry Bel
2d 10h$388–879Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikancarferry Bel
3d 5h$624–1,524Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane BUR - KTN
10h 48m$296–1,220Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane SNA - KTN
12h 5m$175–715Train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamongatrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane ONT - KTN
12h 1m$180–724
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ketchikan (KTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Long Beach to Ketchikan is to fly which costs $130 - $650 and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Long Beach to Ketchikan is to fly which takes 9h 18m and costs $130 - $650.
The distance between Long Beach and Ketchikan is 1650 miles.
The best way to get from Long Beach to Ketchikan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 3 days 5h and costs $600 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Long Beach to Ketchikan, including transfers.
Ketchikan is 1h behind Long Beach. It is currently 4:04 AM in Long Beach and 3:04 AM in Ketchikan.
There are 20+ hotels available in Ketchikan.
What companies run services between Long Beach, CA, USA and Ketchikan, AK, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. flies from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ketchikan (KTN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ketchikan via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Ketchikan via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Ketchikan via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Ketchikan via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Ketchikan via Sacramento, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Ketchikan via San Jose, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Ketchikan via Salt Lake City, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Ketchikan via Oakland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Ketchikan via Las Vegas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver Station to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.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
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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