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Alaska Bus Passenger Service Denali - Anchorage - Whittier Bus Bus Service Between Whittier, Anchorage and Denali National Park Click here for other bus destinations: Alaska Bus Passenger Service  The Denali Whittier Bus is the only scheduled transportation option available between Whittier and Denali National Park with a single days travel time, enabling you to enjoy a pre or post cruise tour of Denali Park. Other transportation options require 2 days travel time. This is a 300-mile bus trip between Denali and Anchorage and Whitter.The 60 mile Anchorage to Whittier portion of this service runs only on cruise ship arrival and departure days and is a great Whittier transportation option for cruise ship passengers. The bus service between Anchorage and Denali runs daily. The trip between Whittier and Anchorage travels the spectacular and scenic Seward Highway, a National Scenic Byway and follows the Turnagain Arm, a body of water featuring the world's second highest tides at over 30 feet. You'll pass through Portage Valley and the 2 mile long Anton Anderson tunnel. The section between Anchorage and Denali travels the George Parks Highway and depending on the weather features some of the best views of Mt. McKinley in the state. Also, on most days a one-half hour stop will be made at the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge allowing great views of Mt. McKinley, weather permitting, and the ability to purchase "to-go" coffee, soda and snacks. The southbound buses arrive in Anchorage at the Anchorage Museum at approximately 1:30 pm. The northbound buses arrive around noon. The Museum features a fabulous cafe if you would like to enjoy lunch on your own. At 3:00 pm board the bus to continue your journey north to Denali or south towards Whittier. Northbound bus arrives in Denali at 9:00 pm and the southbound bus arrives in Whittier at 5:00 pm.
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Tour Type: Motorcoach Difficulty: Easy Comfort: Generous Legroom, Large Picture Windows, Custom Bus Prior Experience: None The Denali Whittier Bus is the only scheduled transportation option available between Whittier and Denali National Park with a single days travel time, enabling you to enjoy a pre or post cruise tour of Denali Park. Other transportation options require 2 days travel time. This is a 300-mile bus trip between Denali and Anchorage and Whitter. Custom Denali transportation, lodging and Denali Tour packages are available. Email or call for information.
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Between Whittier and Anchorage service runs only on cruise ship arrival and departure days. The bus service between Anchorage and Denali runs daily. Northbound To Anchorage and Denali Whittier to Anchorage and Denali Park May 21 - September 16 Departs: 9:45 am Whittier Arrives: 12:00 am Anchorage Museum/Airport Departs: 3:00 pm Anchorage Museum Arrives: 5:30 pm Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge Departs: 6:00 pm Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge Arrives: 9:00 pm Denali National Park Arrival Information: Drop offs are limited to the Anchorage Museum, Anchorage Airport, Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge, McKinley Village Hotel, Denali Princess Lodge, McKinley Chalets, and Denali Bluff Hotel. Southbound To Whittier Denali Park to Anchorage and Whittier May 21 - September 16 Departs: 7:00 AM Denali Bluffs Hotel Departs: 7:15 AM Denali Princess Lodge Departs: 7:30 AM McKinley Chalet Resort Departs: 7:45 AM McKinley Village Lodge Arrives: 10:30 am Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge Departs: 11:00 am Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge Arrives: 1:30 pm Anchorage Museum/Airport Departs: 3:00 pm Anchorage Museum Arrives: 5:00 pm Whittier Arrival Information: Drop offs are limited to the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge, Anchorage Museum, Anchorage Airport, and Whittier Cruise Ship Terminal
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Alaska Railroad Route Map, Points Of Interest RELATED LINKS AND NATURAL HISTORY Denali National Park (National Park Service) Denali National Park Weather and Forecast Rail Passenger Service Trains Denali Star -Anchorage to Denali & Fairbanks Alaska Railroad History Alaska Railroad Wiki Alaska Central Railroad Tunnel No. 1 SUGGESTED ALASKA READING LIST Discovering Denali: A Complete Reference Guide to Denali National Park and Mount McKinley, Alaska  by Dow ScogginsIn the Shadow of Denali: Life and Death on Alaska's Mt. McKinley  by Jonathan WatermanAlaska: A History of the 49th State  by Claus-M Naske and Herman E. SlotnickGuide to the Birds of Alaska  by Robert H. ArmstrongWild Flowers of the Yukon, Alaska  by John G. S. TrelawnyComing into the Country by John McPhee Travels in Alaska by John Muir  Did You Know? Did you know that Denali or Mt. McKinley, located within Denali National Park and Preserve, is the highest mountain on the North American continent? Measured from the 2,000 foot lowlands to its snowy summit at 20,237 feet, the mountain’s vertical relief of 18,000 feet is greater than that of Mount Everest.
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