Alaska Excursions

Alaska Excursions

Wide range of glorious day trips throughout Southcentral Alaska.

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Fairbanks

A statue of Alaska's unknown first family stands along the Chena River near the city's visitors center and old church.

The Golden Heart of the Interior blends the cosmopolitan and rustic. Both nature and industry are on display here.

Bus service in Fairbanks

Fairbanks has city bus service -- the MACS, or Metropolitan Area Commuter System. It covers the Fairbanks North Star Borough, including Fairbanks International Airport, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the city of North Pole and Fort Wainwright.

Flying to and from Fairbanks

Fairbanks has jet and propeller-plane service to Anchorage and the world beyond.

Trains in Fairbanks

Fairbanks has big and little railroads.

Driving around Fairbanks

Fairbanks sits at the hub of the Interior. Highways leading to the Golden Heart City are the Richardson, Parks, Elliott and Steese highways and Chena Road. The Dalton Highway to the Arctic Coast springs off the Elliott Highway north of town.

Passengers can ride around city or to Denali and Anchorage

Fairbanks has city bus service -- the MACS, or Metropolitan Area Commuter System. It covers the Fairbanks North Star Borough, including Fairbanks International Airport, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the city of North Pole and Fort Wainwright.

Adult fares are $1.50 per ride; kids K-12, 75 cents; the elderly, disabled and people on Medicare, 75 cents; and children 5 and under, free. Day passes are available for $3. Month passes for adults are $36 and for everyone else (except 5 and under) $18. Tokens are sold five for $5.

There's no Sunday service.

Buses to Denali and Anchorage

Several bus lines provide daily summer service to Denali National Park, Talkeetna and Anchorage. Although fares will vary, here is roughly what you can expect to pay one-way / round-trip:

Fairbanks to Denali: $40 / $70

Fairbanks to Talkeetna: $80 / $140

Fairbanks to Anchorage: $80 / $150

Fairbanks to Tok: $60 / $110

Fairbanks to Glennallen/
Wrangell-St. Elias visitor center: $75 / $140

Fairbanks to Valdez: $90 / $170