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Alaska Road Trips

Alaska has 54 mapped road trip routes covering cities across the state. Major departure hubs include Sitka, AK, Ketchikan, AK and Juneau, AK. The average drive from a Alaska city covers about 954 miles, with options ranging from quick day trips to multi-day cross-state adventures.

Routes

54

Avg Distance

954 mi

Longest Drive

2024.4 mi

Akutan, AK → Ketchikan, AK

Quickest Drive

21m

Juneau, AK → Lena Beach, AK

Alaska Route Map

Featured Alaska Trips

Hand-picked routes for the best Alaska driving experiences.

Major Hubs in Alaska

Browse city-level route pages with detailed trip planning for each hub.

All Routes from Alaska

Akutan, AK → Ketchikan, AK

2024.4 mi 103h 6m

Ketchikan, AK → Dutch Harbor, AK

2014.8 mi 102h 38m

Ketchikan, AK → Utqiagvik, AK

1843.8 mi 74h 20m

Juneau, AK → Unalaska, AK

1751.1 mi 94h 55m

Ketchikan, AK → King Cove, AK

1707.9 mi 79h 9m

Sitka, AK → Prudhoe Bay, AK

1674.8 mi 73h 44m

Ketchikan, AK → Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK

1336.5 mi 57h 43m

Ketchikan, AK → North Pole, AK

1306.8 mi 55h 57m

Ketchikan, AK → Fairbanks, AK

1294.2 mi 55h 43m

Ketchikan, AK → College, AK

1290.7 mi 55h 37m

Dutch Harbor, AK → Wasilla, AK

1240.4 mi 57h 44m

Akutan, AK → Eagle River, AK

1221.4 mi 57h 40m

Fairbanks, AK → Wrangell, AK

1206.2 mi 58h 24m

Metlakatla, AK → Kodiak, AK

1199.6 mi 57h 54m

Sitka, AK → North Pole, AK

1188.5 mi 57h 35m

Sitka, AK → Badger, AK

1184.2 mi 57h 33m

Ketchikan, AK → Kodiak, AK

1180.9 mi 57h 7m

Sitka, AK → College, AK

1172.3 mi 57h 14m

Sitka, AK → Ester, AK

1166.2 mi 57h 5m

Fairbanks, AK → Petersburg, AK

1160.5 mi 55h 25m

Sitka, AK → Tok, AK

1135.1 mi 56h 39m

Homer, AK → Metlakatla, AK

1079.8 mi 52h 13m

Juneau, AK → Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK

1070.1 mi 49h 54m

Juneau, AK → North Pole, AK

1040.4 mi 48h 8m

Juneau, AK → Badger, AK

1036.1 mi 48h 6m

Juneau, AK → Ester, AK

1018.1 mi 47h 39m

Ketchikan, AK → Kalifornsky, AK

1001.6 mi 50h 1m

Ketchikan, AK → Big Lake, AK

998.9 mi 49h 54m

Ketchikan, AK → Ridgeway, AK

988.9 mi 49h 45m

Sitka, AK → Fritz Creek, AK

955.8 mi 53h 30m

Sitka, AK → Nikiski, AK

891.8 mi 51h 58m

Sitka, AK → Cohoe, AK

888.3 mi 51h 48m

Sitka, AK → Willow, AK

887.4 mi 51h 37m

Sitka, AK → Big Lake, AK

880.5 mi 51h 31m

Sitka, AK → Ridgeway, AK

870.5 mi 51h 22m

Sitka, AK → Lazy Mountain, AK

867.7 mi 51h 22m

Sitka, AK → Meadow Lakes, AK

867.7 mi 51h 11m

Sitka, AK → Tanaina, AK

863.6 mi 51h 4m

Sitka, AK → Seward, AK

846.6 mi 50h 45m

Sitka, AK → Bear Creek, AK

845.3 mi 50h 45m

Juneau, AK → Nikiski, AK

743.8 mi 42h 31m

Juneau, AK → Kalifornsky, AK

735.2 mi 42h 12m

Juneau, AK → Houston, AK

727.1 mi 41h 52m

Juneau, AK → Sterling, AK

707.7 mi 41h 33m

Homer, AK → Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK

622.6 mi 14h 16m

Council, AK → Shishmaref, AK

179.4 mi 10h 57m

Seldovia, AK → Falls, AK

169 mi 4h 59m

Diamond Ridge, AK → Falls, AK

144.7 mi 3h 31m

Council, AK → Brevig Mission, AK

144.4 mi 5h 59m

Port Alexander, AK → Edna Bay, AK

53.4 mi 2h 25m

Fairbanks, AK → Chickaloon, AK

27.2 mi 1h 6m

Hooper Bay, AK → Kusilvak Census Area, AK

25.2 mi 1h 5m

Chevak, AK → Kusilvak Census Area, AK

25.2 mi 1h 4m

Juneau, AK → Lena Beach, AK

15.6 mi 21m

Routes to Alaska

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Alaska Road Trip FAQ

US Trip Planner currently has 54 mapped road trip routes starting from or ending in Alaska, with drive times ranging from 21m to 103h 6m.
Every route page includes turn-by-turn distance, estimated drive time, fuel cost calculator, elevation profile, weather conditions, EV charging stations along the way, and a drive-vs-fly comparison.
Popular weekend drives include Chevak, AK to Kusilvak Census Area, AK (1h 4m), Hooper Bay, AK to Kusilvak Census Area, AK (1h 5m), Fairbanks, AK to Chickaloon, AK (1h 6m). These 1-4 hour routes are ideal for day trips.
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