White Pass bus and train combination?

[ilya12000]

Hi guys,

I don't remember where I read an advance to take bus up and train down. How could we do it technically? Is it possible to book only one-way ticket for train? The same question about bus. What bus is recommended?

Thank you in advance,
Ilya
P.S. I'm novice here and relatively fresh cruiser. Only one cruise in the past: Norwegian Wind, November 2003. In future: Norwegian Star, Alaska, September 12.

[robbinsca]

The ships offer these types of combo trips. If you want to book independently you could check the Skagway listings for other vendors, but the ships tend to hog up all the space on the train.

[maxwelldr]

We booked thru princess a best of skagway tour--train up bus back down--friends just returned from AK and took the train both ways and were sorry they did.

[Budget Queen]

It is usually best to take the train out of Skagway as most of the narration is in this direction- toward the summit. There usually are 2 bus return routes. Best I think is the bus that goes into the Yukon so as to see the great scenery there- the shorter bus trips are about 20+ miles and return from the summit back to Skagway with a possible stop at Lairsville- a recreated Gold Camp. A lot of people enjoy going to the Yukon and take photos of the beautiful sign entering it, (a bus stop). The summit is in BC.

[Coral]

There are several bus/train combos (at least with Princess).

Just make sure you know which one you are looking for - there is one that combines Liarsville (via bus) with the train and then one that combines the Yukon (via bus) with the train. There is also the Best of Skagway which is a different combination I believe. So research what you want and book accordingly!

[Florida Beach]

It's an okay trip, JMHO. You might enjoy the trip more than we do. The views were beautiful, but it was too long of a trip for us (8 hours total). :)

[ilya12000]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]Thank you all for help. Here is extract from the NCL Shore excursions book[/size][/font]

[size=3][font=Times New Roman] Is it the trip Budget Queen wrote about? [/font][/size]

[size=3][font=Times New Roman]WHITE PASS RAILWAY, BUS & GOLD RUSH TRAIL CAMP. This tour combines the White Pass and Yukon Route railway with a scenic motorcoach ride along the Klondike Highway and a visit to historic Liarsville Gold Rush Trail Camp. As you crest the summit of the White Pass, you will enter the eerie landscape of the Tormented Valley in Fraser, British Columbia. Here you will debark the White Pass train for the return motor coach ride along the Klondike Highway. From the vantage of the highway, you can view Dead Horse Gulch and the railroad route etched in the mountain face where you traveled just an hour before.[/font][/size]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]NCL also propose Best of Skagway combo tour, but it’s too pricey for us, as it is more expensive and doesn’t give discount for child. [/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]And again, if we are booking independently, is it possible to book only one way trip for train and bus? Does anybody has the appropriate links?[/size][/font]

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[size=3][font=Times New Roman]Best, Ilya [/font][/size]

[Budget Queen]

[quote name='ilya12000'][font=Times New Roman][size=3]Thank you all for help. Here is extract from the NCL Shore excursions book[/size][/font]

[size=3][font=Times New Roman] Is it the trip Budget Queen wrote about? [/font][/size]

[size=3][font=Times New Roman]WHITE PASS RAILWAY, BUS & GOLD RUSH TRAIL CAMP. This tour combines the White Pass and Yukon Route railway with a scenic motorcoach ride along the Klondike Highway and a visit to historic Liarsville Gold Rush Trail Camp. As you crest the summit of the White Pass, you will enter the eerie landscape of the Tormented Valley in Fraser, British Columbia. Here you will debark the White Pass train for the return motor coach ride along the Klondike Highway. From the vantage of the highway, you can view Dead Horse Gulch and the railroad route etched in the mountain face where you traveled just an hour before.[/font][/size]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]NCL also propose Best of Skagway combo tour, but it’s too pricey for us, as it is more expensive and doesn’t give discount for child. [/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]And again, if we are booking independently, is it possible to book only one way trip for train and bus? Does anybody has the appropriate links?[/size][/font]

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[size=3][font=Times New Roman]Best, Ilya [/font][/size][/QUOTE]


This is the short tour. Yukon had the link for independent bus/train options. I think???