jackal

Hertz has an office in Seward. I couldn't find any one-way availability online, but try calling Hertz in Anchorage (907-243-4118 x0 for the airport or 907-562-4595 for Hertz downtown) and asking about one-way availability. Note that rates drop significantly after about September 1.

The train is very scenic and worth riding. $75pp is not a bad price; GoldStar is a nice upgrade, but regular coach is quite comfortable, especially if you snag a seat in one of the historic UP dome cars.

If your hotel is downtown, it's a short walk (maybe 10 minutes max, unless you're at the Sheraton) to the train depot or a correspondingly cheap cab ride (short and cheap enough the cabbie might roll his eyes at you for wasting his time ). If you are staying nearer to the airport, check with your hotel and see if their airport shuttle will also take you to the train depot--many do. During the summer months, I know there's a free downtown shuttle bus that circulates around downtown and the train depot, but I couldn't find details on it. The ARR staff may know more about that and if it can get you from your hotel to the depot.

Otherwise, some other options are listed at http://alaska.org/alaska-transportation.htm. Specifically, it looks like http://alaska.org/gettingaround/alas...ection-bus.htm might be able to do it for as low as $55 per person (direct link: http://www.alaskacoach.com/schedule.html#rates), and http://alaska.org/gettingaround/seward-bus-lines.htm might be worth calling, too. Other options may be available by digging around on those links.