Allan provided an amazing commentary to complement the wondrous sites from the bus windows. He budgeted our time wisely and gave us ample opportunity to explore at each stop. The tour was very professional and I would certainly recommend it to others.
6 Hours
Cruise Ship Transfer
Restroom On Board
Full Day Sightseeing
Maximise Your Seward Cruise Transfer Time And See More of Alaska
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Turn your cruise transfer into a full-day Alaskan adventure! This Anchorage to Seward bus tour isn’t just about getting from point A to point B – it’s a chance to explore some of Alaska’s most breathtaking sights along the way. From standing beside Exit Glacier to spotting wildlife at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, and riding a tram to jaw-dropping views atop Alyeska Mountain, every stop offers a unique experience. Enjoy narrated insights, scenic drives through the Kenai Mountains, and fascinating highlights along the route, all from the comfort of our spacious, climate-controlled coach. Sit back, relax, and let us make your journey as memorable as the cruise itself!
Rest assured, all of our bus transfers and tours will deliver you to the cruise ship in time for boarding. You will not miss your cruise ship if you travel with our buses, our schedule is coordinated with the cruise ship schedule.
What to Expect on Your Anchorage to Seward Bus Transfer
Direct pick-up from Anchorage airport and selected hotels
Comfortable seating with plenty of space for you and your luggage
Scenic route along the breathtaking Seward Highway, with narrated history and points of interest
A visit to Exit Glacier, where you can stand beside this majestic natural wonder
A stop at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center to see iconic Alaskan animals in a stunning natural setting
Ride the Alyeska Mountain tram for panoramic views of glaciers, mountains, and Turnagain Arm (weather permitting)
Onboard restroom for your convenience during the full-day journey
Friendly, knowledgeable driver-guide sharing fascinating stories and local insights
Drop off directly at your Seward cruise ship
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Seward to Anchorage Transfer Schedule
Fridays
| Schedule | Departure time | Arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| Morning |
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Arrives at Seward cruise terminal at 3:30–4:00PM |
Pricing & Logistics
Anchorage to Seward Transfer
Price
Fridays: $172 per person
Meeting point
Anchorage airport and selected hotels (click here to view hotels list)
Duration
6 hours
Luxury coach features
- Restroom
- PA system
- Sound system
- Tinted windows
- Air-conditioned comfort
- Lots of legroom
- Large luggage section
Included
- Pick up at Anchorage airport and selected hotels
- Fully narrated bus tour allows you to learn the history and scenery that surrounds you while traveling on one of the most scenic highways in Alaska with a knowledgeable Alaskan guide
- Tour of Anchorage – Lake Hood, Ship Creek (salmon viewing), downtown
- Exit Glacier with a short walk which gets you very close to the glacier
- Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center – bear, moose, caribou, bison. See www.alaskawildlife.org
- Majestic Alyeska Mountain Tram with a view of seven glaciers www.alyeskaresort.com
- Basic lunch included (sandwich, snacks, and water)
- Turnagain Arm with beluga whales and dall sheep (drive by)
- Tour of Seward
- All entrance fees to above sites included
- Mild activity level
- Each tour stop allows plenty of time at each location
- Drop off directly at your Seward cruise ship
What to bring
Comfortable, layered clothing
Staff
Certified coach driver and guide
Anchorage to Seward Transfer Overview
Our Anchorage to Seward Bus Tour with Wildlife and Glacier is the best alternative to get to your cruise ship in Seward from Anchorage airport, car rental, or hotel. This super sightseeing Anchorage to Seward tour makes a 2-hour stop at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, where you can view bears, bison, elk, eagles, moose, caribou, and musk oxen in a natural setting. We will make a stop at Beluga Point for a chance to see beluga whales. We will hike very close to Exit Glacier for spectacular views of this natural wonder (easy, paved walkway). We will provide a full lunch with sandwich, snacks, and water.
This Anchorage to Seward bus tour with wildlife/glaciers will first pick up at Anchorage International airport, car rentals, or hotels, our friendly drivers/guides will direct you to your Seward tour bus, where you will be seated in the comfort of a personal seat with lots of luggage space in the luggage section. You will then continue on to the most scenic Seward Highway on your Anchorage to Seward wildlife/glacier adventure. You will make a first stop at the Beluga Point for a chance to see beluga whales or Dall sheep, to take some amazing photos.
You will learn about history and surrounding places of interest on your way from Anchorage to Seward Wildlife Glacier Bus Tour. You will visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center where you will have an opportunity to see bears, moose, caribou, musk oxen in their natural setting. Get ready to take lots of pictures of Alaskan animals as they play right in front of you. Hearty lunch will be served to you and included in the price.
You will then continue traveling on the scenic Seward highway to the next attraction, which is the magnificent Exit Glacier located 4 miles north of Seward. You will stop at the Exit Glacier Visitor Center and go on an easy, paved walkway to get pretty close to the glacier for some amazing photos.
You will then be dropped off directly at the cruise ship terminal where you check in your luggage. You will have plenty of time to board the ship if you take this tour. Enjoy the wonderful views of the Seward Highway designated top ten “National scenic byway.” We make your experience while traveling from Anchorage to Seward easy and unforgettable. Reserve your Wildlife/Glacier lunch tour combo with your transfer from Anchorage to Seward today, receive your confirmation email with travel details and get ready for an unforgettable ride.
This bus tour is a shared transfer service in our most comfortable coaches with restroom, tinted windows, easy step-up (unlike full-size vans that other transfer companies use, you don’t have to bend over or hit your head climbing in and out), air conditioner/heater, large picture-view windows, full-size individual bus seats (unlike vans that other transfer companies use, you will have a private seat for yourself and will not be holding somebody else’s bag), full narration.
Frequently Asked Questions
These are our most common inquiries. You can find more information about our Alaska Cruise Ship Transfers here. In case you still have questions, please contact us directly by phone or email(opens in a new tab).
We can accommodate 2 large or 3 small luggage size bags per person, this is what will fit into the luggage section of the bus when the bus is completely full. You can also bring a personal item such as a backpack or a purse into the cabin of the bus. You can also bring a foldable/travel size wheelchair, walker, stroller. We can accommodate motorized scooters with prior approval, please email us directly.
Once you make a reservation, you will receive an email confirmation that will have very detailed instructions on how to find the bus whether you are looking for the bus at the cruise ship terminal or at the airport.
YES, absolutely!
All we do everyday is transport cruise ship passengers. We have a schedule for each cruise line for each day. Our schedule was set up after years of picking up and dropping off people at the cruise ship terminal to accommodate cruise ship passengers.
It works great for passengers getting off a ship on each particular day. There is only ONE SHIP per day, per port in our area and each port is a VERY small place with ONE small terminal building right in front of the ship dock. Our cruise ship ports differ from large ports in other places, there are NO several large ships which are able to dock in Seward or Whittier, only ONE (rarely two in Seward) per day.
Once the ship calls your number to disembark, it takes 5-10 minutes to find us (for normal walking pace) inside the cruise ship terminal building next to the luggage and our buses are right outside the building.
Each passenger is designated a specific time to get off the ship according to the form that each passenger fills out once on the ship. If you travel with us, you will be given a specific time as listed below to disembark. This does NOT mean that all the rest of 2000 people will be getting off at the same time. Since disembarkation lasts about 4 hours, each group of people will be walking off at a specific time. There are no customs in Seward or Whittier ports, so there are no lines, or chaos when disembarkation is happening. Everything is done in an efficient and timely manner. There are no delays, rushing, hassle or panic. If you feel that you are going to be delayed, please give us a CALL on 1-907-350-6010 OR 1-888-257-8527 so we know what is happening to you, since our bus has to depart at specific time also found below.
Here are all the ship docking and disembarkation times along with our bus departure times. These times work for passengers traveling with our company year after year:
Princess cruise line:
- 12:00AM (NOTE: midnight) docking time at Whittier port
- 7:30-8:30AM disembarkation time (passengers spend the night on the ship)
- 8:45AM bus departure from Whittier port
- 11:45AM bus departure from Whittier port
Holland America Cruise Line:
- 1:00AM (NOTE: night time) docking time at Whittier port
- 7:30-8:30AM disembarkation time (passengers spend the night on the ship)
- 8:45AM bus departure from Whittier port
Norwegian Cruise Line:
- 5:00AM docking time at Whittier port
- 7:00-8:45AM disembarkation time
- 8:45AM bus departure from Whittier port
- 11:45AM bus departure from Whittier port
Regent and Oceania Cruise Lines:
- 6:00AM docking time to Whittier port
- 7:30-8:45AM disembarkation time
- 8:45AM bus departure from Whittier port
Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruise lines:
- 6:00AM docking time at Seward port
- 7:30-8:15AM disembarkation time
- 8:30AM bus departure from Seward port
- 10:30AM bus departure from Seward port
Viking Cruise Lines:
- 7:00AM docking time to Seward port
- 7:30-8:15AM disembarkation time
- 8:30AM bus departure from Seward port
We accept Visa, Master, American Express or Discover cards. This service is pre-paid, pre-booked in advance. You can pay full balance or put a 30% deposit down on reservations larger than $250, and the remaining 70% is charged to your card within 30 days or less prior to your transfer date. For smaller reservations we take the full balance at the time of booking.
We pick up and drop off directly at the cruise ship terminal, right next to the ship. You are a few steps away from the ship, you don’t need to walk very far or get another transportation to get to the ship, we bring you directly to or from it.
Narrated transfer and tour both take the same route, same narration, however the tour is a little bit longer as it stops at the Wildlife Conservation Center which is the most popular attraction on Seward highway. You will see black bears, moose, caribou, bison, and other Alaskan animals in their natural settings at the Wildlife Conservation Center. We highly recommend it as most people truly enjoy the view and animals and leave this place with a ton of photos. As time permits the tour also stops for photo opportunities.
This direct Seward to Anchorage transfer option that you are currently viewing does not make any stops.
NO, we would NEVER cancel anyone’s reservation on a cruise ship day. Our services are only for cruise ship passengers and we know that you have to get on the cruise ship that you paid lots of money for. Our company’s sole purpose is to deliver cruise passengers to and from their cruise ship safely and ON TIME!
This service is pre-paid, pre-booked in advance. We do have limited seating capacity and sometimes get sold out. It is advised to book in advance, check out our cancellation policy here. Please plan your transfer in advance to avoid any inconveniences.
You can book by filling out our SECURE online reservation form CLICK HERE. You will receive an email confirmation immediately. We don’t normally take reservations over the phone, please call if you are having technical difficulties in booking your reservation online 907-350-6010.
You will need to call in your reservation if you are booking a private transfer or different price than what is showing up on the reservation system.
Yes, all the entrance fees are included in our scheduled tours. Our wildlife tours include the entrance fees to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Our full day tours include the Alyeska Tram fees, Alaska Wildlife Center, and lunches.
We provide boxed lunches on our day tours. It includes a full-size sandwich (mayo, mustard on the side), chips, apple, cookie, beef stick, fruit snack, and water. We don’t provide hot meals or meals at a sit down restaurant. The lunch is meant to be consumed on the go during a tour.
We also offer snack packs that can be purchased separately on our short tours and include – apple slices and grapes, chocolate, crackers, salami or beef stick, cheese stick, chips, cookie, olives.
Our all day tours include a boxed lunch as part of the tour.
We also offer snack packs that can be purchased separately for our short tours or transfers and include – apple slices and grapes, chocolate, crackers, salami or beef stick, cheese stick, chips, cookie, olives, water.
Read more on our FAQS page!
What Previous Passengers Say About Us
This was an unexpected addition and so much more enjoyable and informative than a cruise shuttle. The tour guide Bailey and driver Doug were 10 out of 10! Bailey was enthusiastic and informative. She added her personal stories which painted another view to the beauty of Alaska! Even though we had to trek back to pick a passenger who missed the bus (which was impressive) we had plenty of time to see the sights and stop for some wildlife and Glacier visits! Well worth the money! I recommend this for anyone traveling from Anchorage to Seward or elsewhere 🤔 😉 – June 2023
Great way to transfer from Seward to Anchorage
Such a great way to get from Seward to Anchorage. Originally just looking for a straight transfer but the day tour option would drop us at the hotel so we upgraded and so glad we did. Visited some great spots, had just the right amount of time at each, just an excellent day. The driver (Allen) made it – his informative commentary and stories just made it. Highly recommend.
About Seward, Alaska
Seward is the easiest place to find fish and see glaciers. The year-round population is about 2,000, but it can swell to about 30,000 around the popular Fourth of July weekend festivities. The town was named after William Seward, secretary of state under President Andrew Johnson, who engineered the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. His critics around the country were appalled. The United States had spent $7.2 million, they cried, for icebergs, and polar bears. Cartoonists showed Seward amid glaciers and walruses. They claimed the new territory should more aptly be called “Walrussia” or “Seward’s Folly.” Asked at the end of his long and distinguished career about his single greatest achievement, Seward responded, “The purchase of Alaska! But it will take Congress and the American people a generation to find it out.” That original purchase price has been paid back thousands of times over in fur, gold, fish, timber, and oil. Ironically, now tourists come (and pay) to see icebergs, walruses, polar bears, and glaciers.
While you’ll see plenty of ice in Seward, you won’t see walruses or polar bears this far south, unless you come for a strange event the third week of January, known as the Seward Polar Bear Jump-off Festival. When everyone else is wearing parkas and wool hats, strange characters in costumes and capes – all for charity and the theater of the absurd – plunge into the frigid waters of Resurrection Bay and come flying back out. It’s their entry fee to an elite and wacky club, the Polar Bear Club. Resurrection Bay is the best of Seward, an inviting front yard, attracting boaters, birders, kayakers, fisherman, sailors, and whale watchers. Full of glaciers and incredible wildlife, all the western coast of the bay is in Kenai Fjords National Park. Seward is the beginning of the railroad to Fairbanks and Mile 0 on the old historic Seward to Nome gold rush/mail route, today more familiarly known as the Iditarod Trail.
If you need transportation from Seward to Anchorage or Anchorage to Seward, our Anchorage Seward Wildlife Glacier Bus Tour provide the most reliable, efficient, and overall best way to travel between those cities. Our shuttle service is conveniently coordinated with every cruise ship arrival and departure, our shuttle tour service between Anchorage Seward Alaska offers the professionally narrated tour with stop at Wildlife Park, and other places along the most beautiful Seward highway. The distance between Seward and Anchorage is about 125 miles and covers the most beautiful scenery when driving on the highway. Why take a train or rent a car or taxi in Seward or Anchorage Alaska when you can save money and our environment using our economical shuttle bus service between Anchorage airport or hotels to Seward cruise ship pier. Since Seward Alaska airport is not available for commercial airlines, we provide the bus Seward cruise ship pier to Anchorage Alaska Ted Stevens airport, major hotels and car rentals. Our transportation service between Seward and Anchorage (and Whittier to Anchorage) is done via motor coaches with restrooms – which are most comfortable with large windows, much leg room, professional narration and licensed drivers driven to make your vacation the most memorable and comfortable.
