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Viator · group up to 15 pax

Alaska Railroad Denali to Fairbanks One Way

4.0(16)Denali National Park1 hour
VIATOR4.0(3)TRIPADVISOR4.0(13)

Description

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.

Tour Options

Alaska Railroad Denali to Fairbanks One Way

Highlights

Optional dining and snack bar
One-way rail transportation from Denali to Fairbanks
Comfortable reserved seating
Alaskan tour guide providing narration throughout journey

What's included

Included
Optional dining and snack bar
One-way rail transportation from Denali to Fairbanks
Comfortable reserved seating
Alaskan tour guide providing narration throughout journey
Not included
These options can be booked independently or through Alaska Railroad directly after booking.
Lodging in Fairbanks
Return transportation or transportation within Fairbanks
Tours and activities in Fairbanks

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • 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.

Reviews(16)

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DeborahLynn_D
May 21, 2026
Cofuding

Your app is not clear about booking glasstop train car… had to rebook and pay MUCH more. Plus when signing up for your app you booked an extra trip that my bank caught and declined for me. Not a good time for me dealing with you.

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LaReita_B
August 21, 2025
Adventure Class = self-serve cafe food

This is for the Adventure Class, which means your food options are limited to the self-serve cafe. If you want the Gold Star Class (the fancy restaurant), then this ticket is not for you. After a long day of snack foods, we had hoped we could sit down in a nice car with good food. Alas. We had snack food again. The seats do recline A LOT more than airplane seats!

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MargaretB986
August 11, 2025
HIGHLIGHT OF OUR ALASKAN LAND VACATION

Trip highlight! Although from Talketna to Fairbanks you’re on the train for nearly 9 hours, the ride was comfortable and scenic. Seats were spacious and highly padded (surprised us). We had the Gold Star service and the meals were exceptional…honestly! Each car had a beverage station and bathrooms were easily accessed and clean. We had front seats in our car. We saw bear, elk, waterfalls, rivers….beautiful scenery. The ability to go outside and breath the fresh Alaskan air was great. The service on the train and in the station was also exceptional.

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skdennstaedt
July 11, 2025
Simply beautiful

Great way to see the beautiful landscape of AK. Was able to relax while traveling from Fairbanks to Denali. We were independent travelers (not cruisers) and thought this was really experiencing more than the coast of AK

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Juana_I
September 6, 2024
Scenic

Great experience!! Great views and good purple on boards. It's great if you have problems walking, your seating taking in all the views and short distance walk.

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Q9990XYjenniferd
May 29, 2024
Excellent

Great experience you see so much that you can not see by car . Do the upgrade to gold star excellent service and meals. It’s a long ride but it goes by fast .

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525billr
September 16, 2023
Alaska by Train, Car, & Boat

Not a cruise but a t4ue trip through the heart of Alaska. The train from Anchorage toFairbanks was exceptionally interesting, fun, and enjoyable. the Tour of Danali was fact filled and well done. We picked up a rental car in Fairbanks and picked our way back to Anchorage. Took our time, no crowds, saw what we wanted to see on our terms. Great trip.

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440shellyc
September 2, 2023
Glad we did it once

I am very glad we did this at least one time. The company set everything up for us including our hotels in Denali and Fairbanks. I was not disappointed with the accommodations. They transported out luggage from the railway in Denali to the hotel and then back again. We did have to pick up our luggage in Fairbanks at the station. It was a comfortable, informational ride with great people. From Anchorage to Denali we did the star package. The food was fine and I really liked being able to go out into the open air part of the car. We did the coach from Denali to Fairbanks and it was also fine. I'm glad we did it once but don't really need to do it again.

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Jolly S
July 29, 2023
Best Customer Service and Cool Railroad

The railroad experience was very cool! Awesome scenery from Denali to Fairbanks. We’ve had the best customer service experience here - I accidentally booked a ticket on the wrong date and the staff were able to help me book a new reservation but also refunded my duplicate booking error in full. I’m very appreciative of all the help and great customer service. Thank you!

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Kenney G
July 26, 2023
Comfortable way to travel

Lots of room making it a comfortable and enjoyable trip. Food was above average. Nice views from the gold star cars.

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