Yukon Territory Travel Guide - Getting There

The main international services are run by Air Canada (AC) (website: www.aircanada.com), with regular flights from Whitehorse to Vancouver. Air North (website: www.flyairnorth.com) provides flights from Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver to Whitehorse and First Air (website: www.firstair.ca) flies from Whitehorse to Fort Simpson and Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) (website: www.gov.yk.ca/yxy).

Cruise ships and passenger and vehicle ferries operate from Bellingham in Washington (USA) and Vancouver and Prince Rupert in British Columbia, arriving at Skagway in Alaska and connecting with Whitehorse by bus, or train/bus combination. Whitehorse is approximately 180km (113 miles) from Skagway. Ferry information can be obtained by phone (tel: 1 800 642 0066, in Canada and the USA).

The major road in the region is the Alaska Highway, running from Alaska to British Columbia through Whitehorse. The Dempster Highway connects Dawson City with Inuvik in the north. The Klondike Highway connects Skagway, Alaska to Dawson City, Yukon. 

Bus/Coach: Scheduled bus services are available between most Yukon communities. Greyhound Canada (tel: (867) 667 2223; website: www.greyhound.ca) operates regular services from Edmonton, Alberta and Vancouver, British Columbia to Whitehorse during the summer. Direct coach transfers run daily from May to September between Stagway and Whitehorse or combination White Pass and Yukon Route (tel: 1 800 343 7373, in Canada and the USA; website: www.whitepassrailroad.com) rail and coach transfers are available.