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Alaska Bus Passenger Service Whittier - Anchorage Bus Bus Service Between Whittier and Anchorage Click here for other bus destinations: Alaska Bus Passenger Service  The Whittier Anchorage Bus service runs only on cruise ship arrival and departure days offers transportation option for cruise ship passengers.Also available is bus service between Whittier and Denali National Park. 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 northbound buses will arrive in Anchorage at the Anchorage Museum at approximately 12:00 noon. The southbound buses arrive at Whittier 5:00 pm. The Museum features a fabulous cafe if you would like to enjoy lunch on your own.
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Tour Type: Motorcoach Difficulty: Easy Comfort: Generous Legroom, Large Picture Windows, Custom Bus Prior Experience: None The Whittier Anchorage Bus service runs only on cruise ship arrival and departure days offers transportation option for cruise ship passengers. Also available is bus service between Whittier and Denali National Park. Custom Whittier and Anchorage transportation, lodging and Whittier and Anchorage tours 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. Northbound To Anchorage Whittier to Anchorage May 21 - September 16 Departs: 9:45 am Whittier Arrives: 12:00 am Anchorage Museum/Airport Arrival Information: Drop offs are limited to the Anchorage Museum and Anchorage Airport Southbound To Whittier Anchorage to Whittier May 21 - September 16 Departs: 3:00 pm Anchorage Museum Arrives: 5:00 pm Whittier Arrival Information: Drop offs are limited to the 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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