Alaska: By road
For many people, the drive up to Alaska through Canada is one of the major highlights of a visit to the state. Originally built by the military in just eight months, and with a fearsome reputation, the 1500-mile Alaska Highway is now fully paved (though long sections are often under repair) and equipped with sufficient service stations, campgrounds and hotels along the way. It remains as beautiful as ever, and still demands a spirit of adventure from drivers who attempt it.No direct buses run to Alaska, though for around $380 (sometimes considerably less) you can hop on a Greyhound in Seattle and, after a few transfers over two grueling days, reach Whitehorse in the Yukon, from where Alaskon Express continues to Haines or Skagway in the southeast, or on the longer haul to Fairbanks and Anchorage.
Alaska city guides
| Anchorage | Ketchikan |
| Cordova | Sitka |
| Fairbanks | Skagway |
| Girdwood | Talkeetna |
| Haines | Valdez |
| Homer | Wrangell |
| Juneau |
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