Other Transportation

Ferry: The ferries of the Alaska Marine Highway System are the primary means of getting yourself from here to there in much of Alaska's Inside Passage, as well as stops to many northern Panhandle cities. The ferries transport passengers, cars, trucks and even container vans from ports in Bellingham, Washington and Prince Rupert, B.C. Either port sends you to Ketchikan; and it's a non-stop trip. Staterooms, solariums, cafeterias and lounges are to be found on nine southeast-based ships. The MV Kennicott, the newest addition to the fleet, began touring the waterways in 1998.

In 2002, ferry service between Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island was appropriated by a group of local communities, launching the Inter-Island Ferry Authority. The 198-foot MV "Prince of Wales Island" makes daily runs between Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island. Service for another ship is scheduled to begin in 2005, connecting Coffman Cove on P.O.W. Island to Petersburg and Wrangell.

Bus: Two bus routes are maintained by the Ketchikan Gateway Borough. One runs south between Saxman on the south end of town to Wal-Mart on the North end of town. The town line runs through all of Ketchikan's neighborhoods including stops at the community college and the recreation center.