Bus Trips to Denali National Park

Denali Bus Trips from Anchorage

• The Alaska Park Connection offers same-day coach service between Anchorage and Denali National Park. This company advertises motorcoaches with large windows and roomy seating. Its "Denali Express" line arrives at Denali National Park in time for passengers to board park buses that take them into the park's interior.

  Traveling northbound to the park on the Denali Express, travelers leave Anchorage at 7 a.m. and arrive at Denali National Park at 12:30 p.m. Typically, passengers tour the park and stay overnight. The southbound Denali Express leaves Denali National Park at 2 p.m. and arrives in Anchorage at 7:30 p.m. The Alaska Park Connection offers Denali Express motorcoach service between June 1 and Aug. 31, weather permitting.

  Alaska Park Connection
  P.O. Box 22-1011
  Anchorage, AK 99522
  (800) 266-8625
  alaskacoach.com

Denali Bus Tours from Fairbanks

• Fairbanks residents and tourists can contact Backcountry Safaris for daily coach service from Fairbanks to Denali National Park. The Backcountry Safaris Denali Bus leaves Fairbanks at 8:15 a.m. and arrives at Denali National Park at 12:15 p.m. Like those on bus trips from Anchorage, travelers on the Denali Bus typically stay overnight near the park.

  The northbound Denali bus departs Denali National Park at 1:30 p.m. and arrives in Fairbanks at 4:30 p.m. Backcountry Safaris has offered tours and travel assistance in Alaska for 22 years. Denali bus drivers provide commentary along the trip from Fairbanks to Denali National Park and allow time to stop for photographs.

  Backcountry Safaris
  P.O. Box 231121
  Anchorage, AK 99523
  (877) 812-2159
  backcountrysafaris.com

Denali Bus Tours Inside the Park

• Travelers on bus trips to Denali National Park can reach the park entrance by bus, but private vehicles may only travel 15 miles into the park during summer. Those who want to travel deep into the park may board one of the park bus tours.

  The Denali Natural History Tour, the shortest bus tour, takes approximately 4-1/2 hours and travels 17 miles into the park. The Tundra Wilderness Tour travels 53 miles into the park and takes eight hours to complete. The longest tour, the Kantishna Experience Tour, takes 11 hours and travels 92 miles into the park. All three bus trips include naturalist drivers who provide commentary throughout the tour.

  Doyon/ARAMARK Denali National Park Concession Joint Venture
  241 N. C St.
  Anchorage, AK 99501
  (800) 622-7275
  reservedenali.com