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TRAVEL INFORMATION

The majority of overseas visitors to Alaska Passage to Southeast Alaska. There, travelers
land in Anchorage, the state’s main gateway. can transfer to ferries bound for the Kenai
Those coming from the Lower 48 can fly Peninsula, Southwest Alaska, and Prince
from Seattle directly to Ketchikan or Juneau. William Sound, where it is possible to
Bus services link the Lower 48 and Canada connect to the Alaska Railroad. Within
with Anchorage and Fairbanks, but many Alaska, rental vehicles are a good alternative
visitors journey overland by car on the to the limited public transport systems and
Alaska or Cassiar highways, or sail on an provide maximum freedom. Sites off the
Alaska Marine Highway vehicle ferry from highways can be accessed by an extensive
Bellingham, Washington, through the Inside network of scheduled or chartered flights.

Arriving by Air and connects a host of cities flights must collect their
All major cities and towns in across the US, Cuba, and luggage at the first point
Alaska have an airport, while Mexico to a wide variety of of entry into the US and
remote towns and villages Alaskan destinations such take it through US Customs
have airstrips for transport as Anchorage and Fairbanks, before checking it on to
planes and bush traffic. The several towns in the Southeast their final destination.
state’s biggest airport – and including Juneau, Sitka, and Non-resident adults are
the one most visitors are likely Ketchikan, Cordova in Prince allowed to bring in a limited
to see first – is Ted Stevens William Sound, Nome, amount of duty-free items.
International Airport in Kotzebue, and Barrow in the These include 0.2 gallons
Anchorage, which receives north, and Kodak and Dutch (1 liter) of alcohol, 50 cigars,
all international flights from Harbor in Southwest Alaska. 200 cigarettes, and up to
Europe and Asia and the Scheduled flights into $100 worth of gifts. There
greatest number of flights Anchorage are also offered is no legal limit on the
from the Lower 48. by Condor, American Airlines, amount of money that can
As the only non-stop Iceland Air, Delta, Jet Blue, be brought into the US, but
intercontinental flights to and United Airlines. They cash amounts over $10,000
Alaska are from Frankfurt connect Alaska with the US should be declared to US
and Reykjavik, most overseas and international destinations. Customs. Completed customs
visi tors arrive via Seattle. There declaration forms must be
are also non-stop flights from submitted to a US Customs
select US cities, including International Arrivals officer while exiting the
Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Overseas visitors arriving in Customs hall.
Maui, Honolulu, Los Angeles, the US must present a pass- Most major airports offer
Dallas, Portland, Phoenix, port and, if necessary, a visa a wide range of services
Chicago, and Denver. to immigration officials before such as newsstands, car
Alaska’s major airline, Alaska claiming their baggage. rental companies, shuttle
Airlines, is based in Seattle Those catching connecting buses, and taxi services.

Specially painted Alaska Airlines aircraft underscoring the carrier’s role in transporting Alaskan seafood

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