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Alaska's Finest Tours & Cruises Is Pleased to Introduce Our Sister Company - The Turnagain Arm Shuttle!

The Turnagain Arm Shuttle is a comprehensive Tour Company providing an assortment of self-guided tours and mainline transport to breathtaking sights along the Turnagain Arm. We have prepared this site to act as a quick reference and resource guide to help you plan the life changing experiences you want to enjoy on your Alaskan adventure.

You Are Now Free To Get Out And Explore The Turnagain Arm

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Alaska's Turnagain Arm is among those voted as one of the country's most unforgettable, must see areas of Alaska.

Visit Girdwood

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Girdwood, Alaska is where adventure seekers go to play…

Girdwood is a small resort town located 36 miles south of Anchorage – just a 35 minute drive on the Turnagain Arm Shuttle. If you are traveling on our shuttle from Anchorage to Girdwood you will witness some stunning views as we venture south along the Turnagain Arm.

Things to do

Nestled within a tempered rain first and surrounded by the Chugach Mountain Range, Girdwood is an adventure-seekers paradise. This nature-enthusiast loving community offers biking, skiing, rafting, fishing, hiking, gold panning, and sightseeing for both the seasoned traveller and novice alike.

Girdwood offers so many different kinds of adventures it may take you two days to see it all. Be sure to do your homework and plan your day around shuttle departure and arrival times (see below). To view the town’s local brochure for more information just click here.

Glacier Valley Transit

The Glacier Valley Transit provides a bus service around town. Be sure to utilize this transportation route to visit the Alyeska Resort where you can take the Alyeska Aerial Tram up the side of a mountain to an elevation of 2300 feet for amazing views of the surrounding mountain peaks, glaciers, and wildlife. There are plenty of hiking trails around the resort as well. We encourage visitors to visit the resort and check in with the concierge for more information on tours and area attractions.

Turnagain Arm Shuttle Service to Girdwood

The Shuttle has convenient hourly departures from Anchorage to Girdwood and back. If you book an excursion in Girdwood ask your vendor to give you a code to get substantial discounts. We are always happy to partner with vendors in Girdwood and help them pass savings on to you.

Below is our schedule from Anchorage to Girdwood and back:

  • Anchorage to Girdwood

  • Girdwood to Anchorage

  • Girdwood to the Wildlife Center - Roundtrip Guided Service

  • Girdwood to Portage

  • Portage to Girdwood

  • Anchorage to Girdwood

Did you know that if you are staying at the Alyeska Prince Hotel that we can get you from Girdwood to Anchorage, Girdwood to the Wildlife Center and Girdwood to the Portage Valley?

See our schedule below for those offers:

Departs Arrives
8:00 am 9:00 am
9:00 am 9:55 am
10:00 am 10:55 am
11:00 am 11:55 am
Noon 1:00 pm
1:30 pm 2:40 pm
2:30 pm 3:40 pm
3:30 pm 4:35 pm
  • Girdwood to Anchorage

Depart Arrives
10:45 am 11:30 am
12:30 pm 1:30 pm
1:30 pm 2:30 pm
2:20 pm 3:10 pm
2:30 pm 3:30 pm
5:25 pm 6:20 pm
5:55 pm 6:35 pm
6:25 pm 7:20 pm
  • Girdwood to the Wildlife Center - Roundtrip Guided Service

Girdwood to the Wildlife Center – Roundtrip Guided Service

Departs Arrives Wildlife Back to Girdwood
9:55 am 11:10 am 12:30 pm
10:55 am 12:10 pm 1:30 pm
11:55 am 1:10 pm 2:30 pm
2:40 pm 4:00 pm 5:25 pm
3:40 pm 5:00 pm 6:25 pm

(Wildlife entrance fee is paid for separately and customers must pre purchase Alaska Wildlife tickets here.

Note: Each tour shuttle goes down Portage Valley Road to enjoy Explorer Glacier and a walk through the rainforest.

  • Girdwood to Portage

Departs Arrives
9:55 am 10:40 am
(Customers will be going through the wildlife center and must pay entrance fee separate)
10:55 am 11:40 am
(Customers will be going through the wildlife center and must pay entrance fee separate)
11:55 am 12:40 pm
(Customers will be going through the wildlife center and must pay entrance fee separate)
12:30 pm 1:45 pm
(Customers will be going through the wildlife center and must pay entrance fee separate)
1:00 pm 1:45 pm
(This shuttle does not go through the wildlife center)
2:40 pm 3:25 pm
(Customers will be going through the wildlife center and must pay entrance fee separate)
3:40 pm 4:25 pm
(Customers will be going through the wildlife center and must pay entrance fee separate)
4:35 pm 5:20 pm
(This shuttle does not go through the wildlife center)
  • Portage to Girdwood

Depart Arrives
10:50 am 12:30 pm
11:40 am 1:30 pm
12:40 am 2:30 pm
1:45 pm 2:20 pm
3:25 pm 5:25 pm
4:25 pm 6:25 pm

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