Alaska Railroad Denali to Anchorage One Way

Overview

Make your travel time between Denali National Park and Anchorage a highlight of your trip, by booking a ticket aboard the Alaska Railroad's Denali Star Train. Relax in comfortable seats and watch Alaska unfold from large picture windows. Local guides share Alaska history and the stories behind the sights as you travel south. On a clear day, this route offers incredible views of the train’s namesake peak: Denali, the tallest mountain in North America.

City: Denali National Park

Fri 16 May

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Starting at $156.00

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Fri 16 May

Starting at $156.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Optional dining and snack bar

One-way rail transportation from Denali to Anchorage

Comfortable reserved seating

Alaskan tour guide providing narration throughout journey

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Infants (0-1) may be added to a reservation as lap children (not requiring a paid, reserved seat) but they must be registered in the booking. To register an infant as a lap child, please indicate so in the “Special Requests” option in the final checkout and include the infant’s name, age and gender.

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Reviews (61)

Shravan_P

Jul 2023

Tour is very good but the train is very slow .. please plan accordingly. Good scenic views and very good snacks to eat

W8143XUmichelles

Jul 2023

The BEST WAY TO SEE beautiful Alaska for the tourist! The staff was helpful and friendly, both, and on the train. The food was good for a train. The drinks were awesome and the narration and watching out those special interest places along work great you are sure to see some wildlife and the poor guys are keeping an eye out the entire time and so are the passengers, so any wildlife they will slow down and point it out.

johnsD4307YB

Jul 2023

We purchased the premium Gold Star service from Denali NP to Anchorage. First the positive: The scenery is awesome, and the ride is comfortable- as good or better than Amtrak in the lower 48. Very smooth. The plexiglas-domed cars are great for viewing the mountains and landscape. Not so good: the attendant serves as a trip narrator. We had 2: the first half of the trip she was knowledgeable and clearly had the insight of someone who had life experience in Alaska. However, after the 1/2 hour mid-trip stop for a crew change (about 3 hours into the trip), the second person only knew to read a script about the trip. We had already read or heard from our Orbridge tour director all of the information presented. Also, throughout the entire trip, the points of interest were already behind us before the oral description (Gold Star service is in the front of the train). The worst: the food service is a key selling point. We had lunch ond dinner in a very nice dining car. For lunch, my wife and I had cheeseburgers with chips, and they were good. Not premium, but good. They were apparently out of the locally-crafted IPA beer I wanted and substituted another one, without explanation or apology. We weren’t served lunch until about 3 pm, about 2.5 hours into the ride. Dinner was a disaster. We were called for the dining car at around 7:15, only 45 minutes before the scheduled arrival in Anchorage. We were the last table in the dining car to have our orders taken. Upon ordering, I requested a garden salad, but I was told that there was only time for the main course. I ordered the cod, which I had been told was the better choice. Every other table received their food (albeit without the soup or salad course) but we were told at least 3 times that our food would be out soon. It wasn’t. It was 7:45 before food arrived. The cod for all 4 of us was uncooked except for the edges of the fillet. I had about 3 bites and told the waiter, who replied that the only option was to re-order a dinner salad. It was nearly 8 pm and we were on the outskirts of Anchorage. I declined, as they had already informed us that food service was ending. We were told that we would have a choice of assorted desserts and drinks in the upper main section; however, there was no dessert offered. Instead, there was a tray of packaged desserts, which one would find in the frozen food section of a grocery. To add insult, the train arrived over 1/2 hour late in Anchorage. My advice is to save your money- don’t make food reservations. Food is available about the national park, and Anchorage has excellent restaurants. Bring your own snacks for the trip and don’t use the dining car.