Train Transfers To and From Anchorage Airport

The train station is not directly connected to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. However, it is still accessible in Anchorage, Alaska, at the Alaska Railroad Depot, located at 411 West 1st Avenue.

Taxis take 11 minutes and cost about $25 to travel from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Anchorage Depot.

By September 2022, all domestic and international check-in counters and baggage drop locations will be in the South Terminal.

The 470-mile Alaska Railroad runs from Fairbanks in the north to Seward in the south. During the summer months, the train travels two principal daily routes: one in the south between Seward and Anchorage and the other in the north between Anchorage, Talkeetna, Denali, and Fairbanks.

Both the railroad's entry-level Adventure class and the more upscale GoldStar Class, which offers full-service dining and elaborate décor, are available on many trains.

Coastal Classic

Stops in Seward, Girdwood, and Anchorage. are a four-hour round trip.

Denali Star Route

It connects Anchorage, Wasilla, Talkeetna, Denali, and Fairbanks. Anchorage to Denali is 8 hours long; Denali to Fairbanks is 4 hours long. Denali to Anchorage: $124 - $241; Anchorage to Fairbanks: $179 - $334.

Glacier Discovery Route

Stops in Spencer, Whittier, Portage, Girdwood, and Anchorage. Five hours each way; roundtrip airfare from Whittier to Anchorage is $89.

Depot Hours

May middle to September middle (Mon - Fri) 5:30 am to 5 pm (Sat & Sun) 5:30am - 4pm

Mid-Sept to Mid-May, Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm (Sat & first Thursday of the month) 7:30am - 3pm

Alaska Railroad Depot

Anchorage Depot, also known as Alaska Railroad Depot, is the railroad station at the intersection of the two main lines on which Alaska Railroad trains travel. Many tourists taking opulent trains like the Denali Star serve as their starting point.

The station is a three-story concrete structure in the modern style that was constructed in 1942 and expanded in 1948.

It is situated beneath downtown Anchorage at the foot of a hill. It is 338 feet (103 m) long by 45 feet wide (14 m).

It was considered necessary to Alaska's transportation history in 1999 and put forward for registration on the National Register of Historic Places.

The depot, which was well-equipped and made of concrete and steel, was seen as the railroad's transition away from wooden buildings and equipment.

On August 27, 1999, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The third track over from the main depot has a high platform constructed before October 2020, making this the first train station in Alaska to have an elevated platform.

Visit https://www.alaska.org/detail/alaska-railroad-depot-anchorage for more information about the Alaska Railroad Depot.