There are 2 ways to get from Wrangell to Ketchikan by plane, bus, or car ferry
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Wrangell Airport (WRG) to Ketchikan (KTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wrangell to Ketchikan is to car ferry which costs $35 - $95 and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Wrangell to Ketchikan is to fly and bus which takes 1h 59m and costs $40 - $270.
The distance between Wrangell and Ketchikan is 87 miles.
The best way to get from Wrangell to Ketchikan without a car is to car ferry which takes 10h 3m and costs $35 - $95.
It takes approximately 1h 59m to get from Wrangell to Ketchikan, including transfers.
There are 15+ hotels available in Ketchikan.
What companies run services between Wrangell, AK, USA and Ketchikan, AK, USA?
Alaska DOT operates a car ferry from Wrangell, AK to Ketchikan on demand. Tickets cost $24–80 and the journey takes 10h.
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- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Wrangell Airport to Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
- Phone
- 907-225-8726
- transit@kgbak.us
- Website
- kgbak.us
Bus from Tongass Hwy/ Airport Parking Lot to Front Street/ Eagle Park
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- The Bus - Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- dot.amhs.customer@alaska.gov
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Wrangell, AK to Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $24–80
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $24–80
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