Travel to Fairbanks

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It's easier than you may think! When you look at a map of Alaska, you'll see that Fairbanks is about in the center. There are only about 90,000 people—within a radius of about 30 miles—in our community, but Fairbanks isn't as isolated as it may appear to be! There are excellent connections from all over the world into the Fairbanks International Airport with plenty of flights in and out every day on Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Northwest Airlines, and Delta Airlines.

Another way to arrive in Fairbanks is to take the Alaska Ferry System up the Inside Passage. This is a glorious trip. You could connect on into Anchorage and then take the modern Alaska Railroad on to Fairbanks. It's a 12-hour trip and a wonderful way to experience Alaska for the first time.

If you would like some professional friendly help from a local travel agent who knows all the best travel and sight seeing opportunities available, please contact Linda Hilliard at USTravel: 1-800-622-6449, or if that line is busy, call her directly at 1-907-374-5344. Linda is eager to help all Festival registrants and families with their travel.

Fairbanks is about a 365 mile drive north of Anchorage, and what a beautiful drive that is as you go through Denali National Park. If you're lucky, the clouds will move out and you'll see Mt. McKinley towering in its boldest glory! Breathtaking!

If you have the time and you're interested in driving up the Alaska Highway, check your bookstore for a helpful guidebook such as The Milepost. Then start planning for a most adventuresome trip through some of the most rugged and beautiful country in the world— leaving from either Canada on the Alaska Highway or from Seattle on the Fraser Highway, connecting on to the Alaska Highway. Plan for at least a week en-route—you don't want to rush through beautiful scenery like this! You may remember the history of the Alaska Highway— originally called the Alcan Highway. It was forged out of the wilderness and ‘completed’ in the war years—1942. It's now a modern highway with convenience stops so it isn't the road of the ‘old’ days.

Our July average temperatures are: High, 72F and Low, 53F, so don't show up in your winter coats just because it's Alaska.