Getting to Whitehorse

By Air

Air North We recommend Air North as it's head office is in Whitehorse and it employs Yukoners. This airline has been taking people to destinations in the Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Northwest Territories and Alaska for over 30 years. Air North connects the Yukon's capital city, Whitehorse, to three major gateway cities via Boeing 737 non-stop service daily between Whitehorse and Vancouver; and direct service between Whitehorse, Calgary and Edmonton year-round.
They also offer scheduled Hawker Siddeley 748 turbo-prop service between Whitehorse and Dawson City, Old Crow, Inuvik and Fairbanks, on a seasonal basis only.

Air Canada offers a regular scheduled service all year round. These flights come via Vancouver and connect easily to other flights through the continental United States and Europe.  Air Canada and its global partners can bring you to Whitehorse from over 500 destinations worldwide.

Condor flies direct to Whitehorse from Frankfurt, Germany twice per week all summer long.  This 9 1/2 flight makes travel from Europe easy and economical.

By Land

The Yukon is connected to British Columbia by two highways. The 2,275-kilometer Alaska Highway begins in Dawson Creek, B.C. and traverses the south and southwest regions of the Yukon on its way to Fairbanks, Alaska. The distance between Dawson Creek and Whitehorse is 1,430 kilometers. The paved road is well maintained and offers services along its entire route.

Highway 37, also known as the Stewart-Cassiar Highway, is the other road connection between northern British Columbia and the Yukon. Highway 37 branches off from the Yellowhead Highway, which connects Prince Rupert to Prince George. The highway then winds its way for 724 kilometers to the Yukon border. The road is mostly pavement, with some gravel stretches. Services are more limited than those found along the Alaska Highway.

Scheduled bus services are available between most Yukon communities. Greyhound Canada (tel: (867) 667 2223; website: www.greyhound.ca) operates regular services from Edmonton, Alberta and Vancouver, British Columbia to Whitehorse during the summer. Direct coach transfers run daily from May to September between Stagway and Whitehorse or combination White Pass and Yukon Route (tel: 1 800 343 7373, in Canada and the USA; website: www.whitepassrailroad.com). Rail and coach transfers are available.

By Sea

Cruise ships and passenger and vehicle ferries operate from Bellingham in Washington (USA) and Vancouver and Prince Rupert in BC, plying the waters of the Inside Passage to arrive at Skagway in Alaska. From here, one can connect to Whitehorse by bus, or train/bus combination.

B.C. Ferries connects Port Hardy, at the north end of Vancouver Island, to Prince Rupert. The Alaska Marine Highway provides service from both Bellingham, Washington and Prince Rupert, British Columbia to communities throughout southeast Alaska, including Ketchikan, Juneau, Haines and Skagway. Whitehorse is approximately 180km (113 miles) from Skagway.

By Rail

White Pass & Yukon Route "Scenic Railway of the World" on the Trail of '98. Passengers travel across the White Pass on a narrow-gauge railway that parallels the trail followed by the frantic gold seekers in 1898. Daily scheduled summer "Through Motorcoach/Rail Service" between Whitehorse, Yukon and Skagway, AK. Morning and afternoon Rail excursions to the summit of White Pass. For information call 907.983. 2217 or 1. 800.343. 7373

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