Anchorage: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Anchorage is a city of 289,600 people in United States (Alaska), 16 m (52 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Anchorage Depot. It is a port city: Port of Alaska.
Key facts
Daylight in Anchorage runs from about 5 h 34 min a day in late December to 19 h 31 min in late June (computed for 61.22° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Anchorage is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, whose 12,400-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Merrill Field (MRI, 3 km).
Flights to Anchorage: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Anchorage Depot. Trains to Anchorage
Buses to Anchorage · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Twin towns and sister cities: Chitose, Darwin, Incheon, Magadan, Tromsø Municipality, Whitby, Harbin.
Common questions
Which airport serves Anchorage?
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Anchorage?
About 289,600 people live in Anchorage, across 5,083 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Anchorage in?
America/Anchorage, currently UTC-8.
What currency is used in Anchorage?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.