Alaska Railroad Denali to Fairbanks One Way

Overview

Make your travel time between Denali National Park and Fairbanks 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 north.

City: Denali National Park

Sun 11 May

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Starting at $69.00

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Sun 11 May

Starting at $69.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Optional dining and snack bar

One-way rail transportation from Denali to Fairbanks

Comfortable reserved seating

Alaskan tour guide providing narration throughout journey

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wheelchair accessible
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 (12)

Elkbaybob

Jul 2023

This was the final leg of our cruise to Alaska, and it was wonderful experience! Scenery was spectacular and dinner in dining car was great! I highly recommend doing this if you get a chance!

SSDuckett

Jul 2023

After riding the wilderness express from anchorage to Denali, our hopes were high. But we were quickly disappointed rising this railroad car from Denali to Fairbanks. There was trash all over our seats upon getting on, the staff barely spoke English, the bartender was horrible, the drinks were terrible, the food options were super limited and it was just a dirtier experience. I would not do this again. I would pay the extra for wilderness express. Fortunately, it was a warm day so we could stand outside for most of the ride.

411terried

Jul 2023

Very disappointed in what was sold to us as being Gold Star service. We booked thru Princess Lodges and despite many attempts at resolution they must not have customer service. We arrived at the Denali train station at 3:15 pm, for our 4:00 pm departure to find that there were no boarding passes for us. Fortunately we had our paperwork with us to prove that we had a paid reservation with assigned seats in Rail Car 654 "Goldstar" with assigned seats 03c and 03d. After approximately 90 minutes and several trips back and forth to the rail office we were finally able to obtain a boarding pass with no assigned seat. It turned out to be fortunate that the 4 pm train did not arrive on time or it would have left without us since it took so long to receive boarding passes. There were a group of four others that experienced these same issues. When the train arrived, approximately 90 minutes late, the workers on the train informed us that our assigned seats had been given to someone else. They were able to find seating for us in the last seats of the "B" car. They also let us know that they were short staffed with one bartender for two cars and not enough dining staff. The train left and when the bartender came around to take drink orders, I ordered a Margarita. It turned out that there was only enough tequila for one drink and another guest changed their order so that I could have it. A while after that I was brought a plastic cup of tequila only. When I asked what that was, I was told there was no margarita mix and this was all they had. I declined and had no drinks of the two that were supposed to be included in Goldstar service. My friend did have one Bloody Mary. Only a very short portion of the beginning of the trip was narrated until the guide and bartender left to help in the dining car. I would like to comment that all of the staff on the train did work very hard to overcome the extensive difficulties. They also made extensive apologies for the lack of service. We sat, hungering for dinner, while many other guests passed us to descend to the dining car. Finally, shortly after 8 pm, we left to go downstairs. We already knew that they were out of many of the dining choices including all desert. We both ordered cod and were told that we could not have a salad with it. The meal was finally served to us at 8:38 pm. I have a photo of the portion size which seemed to be decreased based on running out of cod and that we were the last people on the train to be served dinner!