JNU-SEA RT $190! Amazing!!
May 21, 2015, 10:35 pm
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In no physical universe that we as humans presently occupy is a six hour drive or twelve hour train ride less than 45 minutes in the air, even after you factor in two hours at the airport.
May 22, 2015, 11:25 am
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May 22, 2015, 11:16 pm
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In no physical universe that we as humans presently occupy is a six hour drive or twelve hour train ride less than 45 minutes in the air, even after you factor in two hours at the airport.
May 23, 2015, 3:05 am
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I wouldn't take the train if I were trying to get there quickly. Just took it today, incredible ride though.
You're not going to beat the airplane in a car, unless you're going to Palmer or Wasilla or something. But to be fair, FAI-ANC, you have to add 10-15 minutes to get to the airport, 2 hours at the airport, the flight (call it an hour, the jets can beat that by about 5 minutes, the turboprops are over it by about 5), time to get off said plane and get a rental car, and then another 10-15 minutes to drive to wherever it is you're actually going. So that's close to 4 hours door to door vs 6 to drive in your own car and come and go whenever you please. At that point, there really isn't a decision. The car is the only way that makes sense.
6 hours is optimistic if you encounter winter conditions or the other season known as construction 
If not checking a bag (or even if so) an hour before departure is reasonable for a flight to FAI- and if flying 7H there is no TSA either (so less time required).
If its a full car driving can make costs go down, but especially for ANC-FAI, flying seemingly speeds up the pace.
Of course if flying you skip visiting skinny...
Originally Posted by BiggAW
In no physical universe that we as humans presently occupy is a six hour drive or twelve hour train ride less than 45 minutes in the air, even after you factor in two hours at the airport.
If not checking a bag (or even if so) an hour before departure is reasonable for a flight to FAI- and if flying 7H there is no TSA either (so less time required).
If its a full car driving can make costs go down, but especially for ANC-FAI, flying seemingly speeds up the pace.
Of course if flying you skip visiting skinny...
May 23, 2015, 12:14 pm
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May 23, 2015, 12:58 pm
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You didn't hear this from me. Me? I'm a matronly professional woman who's live in Alaska for decades and at one point used to drive back and forth to Fairbanks twice each month.
Skinny Dick's Halfway Inn website.
Skinny Dick's Trip Advisor page.
May 23, 2015, 9:31 pm
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Off topic, but ...
You didn't hear this from me. Me? I'm a matronly professional woman who's live in Alaska for decades and at one point used to drive back and forth to Fairbanks twice each month.
Skinny Dick's Halfway Inn website.
Skinny Dick's Trip Advisor page.
You didn't hear this from me. Me? I'm a matronly professional woman who's live in Alaska for decades and at one point used to drive back and forth to Fairbanks twice each month.
Skinny Dick's Halfway Inn website.
Skinny Dick's Trip Advisor page.
I'll have to check it out sometime when I have a little time to kill in ANC, and feel like going for a drive
May 23, 2015, 9:35 pm
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May 23, 2015, 11:51 pm
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May 24, 2015, 12:34 pm
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Chugach is correct - the "Halfway" in the dive's name is relative to Nenana and Fairbanks, not Anchorage and Fairbanks.
May 24, 2015, 8:42 pm
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AS 66 today for the JNU-SEA leg: 54/132. Everyone gets their own row.
I'd say ouch and go
but I love sub-$200 r/t fares to Alaska too much...
I'd say ouch and go
but I love sub-$200 r/t fares to Alaska too much...
May 27, 2015, 11:35 am
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So... 54 out of 72 isn't a bad load on that flight. I've never EVER seen that plane full unless there's something going on in Cordova or Yakutat.