There are 5 ways to get from America to Ketchikan by train, plane, or car ferry
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Ketchikan
best- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane DUS - KTN
22h 8m$352–861Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Ketchikan
cheapest- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane BRU - KTN
22h 55m$343–836Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ketchikan
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane AMS - KTN
21h 36m$410–1,024Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ketchikan
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane FRA - KTN
22h 6m$353–874Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Metlakatla, car ferry
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Metlakatla (MTM)plane AMS - MTM
- Take the carferry from Metlakatla to Ketchikancarferry
36h 3m$458–1,598
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ketchikan (KTN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from America to Ketchikan is to train and fly which costs $340 - $850 and takes 22h 55m.
The fastest way to get from America to Ketchikan is to train and fly which takes 21h 36m and costs $410 - $1,100.
The distance between America and Ketchikan is 4779 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 8m to get from America to Ketchikan, including transfers.
Ketchikan is 10h behind America. It is currently 1:50 PM in America and 3:50 AM in Ketchikan.
There are 24+ hotels available in Ketchikan.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Ketchikan, AK, USA?
There is no direct connection from America to Ketchikan. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Venlo, take the train to Duesseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Ketchikan (KTN), walk to Airport Ferry/ Ketchikan International Airport, take the ferry to Airport Ferry/ Ketchikan "Town Side", walk to Tongass Hwy/ Airport Parking Lot, then take the bus to Front Street/ Eagle Park. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Ketchikan (KTN), walk to Airport Ferry/ Ketchikan International Airport, take the ferry to Airport Ferry/ Ketchikan "Town Side", walk to Tongass Hwy/ Airport Parking Lot, then take the bus to Front Street/ Eagle Park.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ketchikan via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ketchikan via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ketchikan via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ketchikan via Munich, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ketchikan via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ketchikan via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ketchikan via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ketchikan via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ketchikan via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ketchikan via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ketchikan via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ketchikan via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ketchikan via Munich, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ketchikan via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ketchikan via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Frankfurt to Ketchikan via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Ketchikan via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Ketchikan via Munich, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- taquanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Metlakatla via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Metlakatla via Vancouver, Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 22m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alaska Department of Transportation
Car ferry from Metlakatla to Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–18
- Website
- Alaska Department of Transportation
- Schedules at
- Alaska Marine Highway System
- Adult 12+
- $4–18
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