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The Blue Bus Glacier Express Is a fully narrated trip to the Mendenhall Glacier

The Blue Bus Glacier Express Is a fully narrated trip to the Mendenhall Glacier

Overview

“The Blue Bus“ is a no frills direct express trip to the Mendenhall Glacier. The knowledgeable guides will narrate about historic Juneau, gold mining and wildlife on your drive to and from the Glacier. You choose when you want to go and you choose when you want to come back. We call that the Anytime Express. It allows you to stay an hour or eight hours if you choose to do so and take advantage of the trails, visitor Center, and wildlife viewing to the fullest extent.

Blue Bus runs to and from the Glacier every 30 minutes on all ship days.

City: Juneau

Sat 11 Jan

Other dates

You can choose the date already on the booking website

Starting at $45.00

Make a reservation

Sat 11 Jan

Starting at $45.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

All Fees and Taxes

Additional Info

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
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Face mask are required to be worn by all guest and crew when on the bus due to DOT regulations.

What To Expect

Mendenhall Glacier

Our knowledgeable guide will narrate on the drive to the Mendenhall glacier. You’ll hear stories of Historic Downtown Juneau and the mining days. Learn of our black bears whales and bald eagles. The blue bus glacier express runs every 30 minutes most days from the Mount Roberts tramway parking lot to the glacier. Some days it is every hour. Please check the last return with your driver. While at the glacier be sure to visit the glacier visitor Center building and Gift Shop. See the film about the glaciers and how they are formed. The national forest service imposes a five dollar fee for entry into the visitor center but that fee is included in the cost of your tour. Don’t miss nugget falls. One of the most fabulous sites of nature near Juneau. When returning to downtown remember “The Blue Bus” picks up right where It dropped you off at and that is at the “Bear stop“

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (101)

Jeanetta_A

May 2022

Overall the weather was poor, we still enjoyed viewing the glacier up close. We waited an hour for the bus to return. It left early to take people back to the ship who should have gone earlier. I did not like waiting in the cold for the blue bus. That is my only regret

Response from Host

May 2022

I am so sorry you had to wait. I’m not sure what happened as the Blue buses run every minutes like clock work. I do get calls frequently and folks are waiting at the wrong bus stop. Again sorry for any confusion.

Tom

May 2022

Excellent tour wonderful views unreal visit. We loved all of it and can’t believe we were there. Incredible.

Response from Host

May 2022

Thank you for allowing us to share in your beautiful experience! See you next time! Mariann

Sue_W

May 2022

Driver great. Do not rely on times to leave Juneau. Info said buses start at 8. No bus until 12:30. Seemed to be geared specifically for cruise people. We were not on a cruise.

Response from Host

May 2022

I am so sorry. We do find the need to base our departure times on the cruise ships most days. If we didn’t we would be doing a one hour round trip for a couple of guest sometimes and the price of fuel just doesn’t allow us to. Again I do apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Mariann