There are 5 ways to get from Watson Lake to Anchorage by car, shuttle, bus, plane, or car ferry
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Drive 975 mi
best- Drive from Watson Lake to Anchoragecar 975 mi
19h 23m$224–323Shuttle, bus to Skagway Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Take the bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AKbus
- Fly from Skagway Airport (SGY) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane SGY - ANC
17h 14m$432–1,102Shuttle, bus, car ferry, car ferry to Juneau International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Take the bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AKbus
- Take the car ferry from Skagway to Hainescarferry
- Take the car ferry from Haines to Juneaucarferry
- Fly from Juneau International Airport (JNU) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane JNU - ANC
23h 9m$445–1,133Shuttle, bus, car ferry to Haines Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Take the bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AKbus
- Take the car ferry from Skagway to Hainescarferry
- Fly from Haines Airport (HNS) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane HNS - ANC
17h 36m$437–1,120Shuttle, bus, car ferry, car ferry to Gustavus Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Take the bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AKbus
- Take the car ferry from Skagway to Juneau, AKcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Juneau, AK to Gustavus, AKcarferry
- Fly from Gustavus Airport (GST) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane GST - ANC
32h 3m$475–1,230
Skagway Airport (SGY) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Watson Lake to Anchorage is to drive which costs $220 - $330 and takes 19h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Watson Lake to Anchorage is to shuttle and bus and fly which takes 17h 14m and costs $430 - $1,100.
The distance between Watson Lake and Anchorage is 981 miles. The road distance is 980.7 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 23m to drive 980.7 miles from Watson Lake to Anchorage.
Anchorage is 2h behind Watson Lake. It is currently 2:17 AM in Watson Lake and 12:17 AM in Anchorage.
Yes, the driving distance between Watson Lake to Anchorage is 981 miles. It takes approximately 19h 23m to drive from Watson Lake to Anchorage.
There are 245+ hotels available in Anchorage.
What companies run services between Watson Lake, YT, Canada and Anchorage, AK, USA?
You can drive from Watson Lake to Anchorage in around 19h 23m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Skagway Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Skagway Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Haines Airport, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Juneau International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Haines Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Gustavus Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Phone
- +1-867-689-0540
- wlsfservices@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/wlsfservices/
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/wlsfservices/
- Road Passenger One-way
- $130
- Phone
- 1-800-343-7373
- info@wpyr.com
- Website
- wpyr.com
Bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170
- Website
- https://wpyr.com/
- Schedules at
- https://wpyr.com/excursions/
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- dot.amhs.customer@alaska.gov
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Skagway to Haines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–16
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $3–16
Car ferry from Haines to Juneau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $17–60
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $17–60
Car ferry from Skagway to Juneau, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–70
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $20–70
Car ferry from Juneau, AK to Gustavus, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $13–45
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