Ketchikan to Port Alberni runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:26 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €50.94, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 26h 14m over 863 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €50.94, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 7 October 2026
€50.94
- 255%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Ketchikan
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:26First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Ketchikan and Port Alberni.
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Buying this journey
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €143.89Mon21
- about €93.29Tue22
- about €102.09Wed23
- about €121.34Thu24
- about €102.64Fri25
- about €109.79Sat26
- about €86.14Sun27
- about €74.58Mon28
- about €72.38Tue29
- about €72.38Wed30
- about €85.03Thu1
- about €89.99Fri2
- about €76.79Sat3
- about €77.89Sun4
- about €54.78Mon5
- about €54.23Tue6
- about €50.94Wed7
- about €67.43Thu8
- about €77.89Fri9
- about €60.84Sat10
- about €73.48Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Port Alberni. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Port Alberni for the night the ferry gets in
Sort by distance from Port Alberni Railway Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Ketchikan to Port Alberni
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €70.1990 days
- €52.0460 days
- €45.9945 days
- €40.4930 days
- €73.4821 days
- €77.8914 days
- €86.147 days
- €102.093 days
- €143.891 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €40.49.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 255 percent. The dearest point is €143.89, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Ketchikan to Port Alberni and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
863 km
822 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
8,197 → 20,712
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 863 km against 822 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Nanaimo, West Vancouver, Courtenay, Campbell River. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Port Alberni is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Port Alberni Railway Station
Most of the points near Port Alberni Railway Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Ketchikan to Port Alberni
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Ketchikan to Port Alberni?
The fastest journey from Ketchikan to Port Alberni takes 26h 14m door to door, of which 27h 2m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 28h 1m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Ketchikan to Port Alberni?
The cheapest fare from Ketchikan to Port Alberni is €50.94, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €88.34. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Ketchikan to Port Alberni?
The cheapest way from Ketchikan to Port Alberni is by ferry, at €50.94 for one passenger on 7 October 2026. That journey takes 28h 32m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Ketchikan to Port Alberni?
Fares from Ketchikan to Port Alberni bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €40.49. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 255 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Ketchikan to Port Alberni?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Ketchikan to Port Alberni, at €72.38. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Ketchikan to Port Alberni?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Ketchikan to Port Alberni, at €47.09 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Ketchikan to Port Alberni?
Alaska Marine Highway publish service areas covering both Ketchikan and Port Alberni, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Ketchikan to Port Alberni?
20 percent of the services we sell from Ketchikan to Port Alberni are direct. The rest connect at Nanaimo, West Vancouver, Courtenay, Campbell River, with about 54 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Ketchikan to Port Alberni use?
Services from Ketchikan to Port Alberni by ferry leave from Alaska Marine Highway Ketchikan Ferry Terminal and arrive at Port Alberni. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Ketchikan to Port Alberni?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Ketchikan to Port Alberni allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Ketchikan to Port Alberni on 20 September 2026: 863 km of route against 822 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €50.94, and 26h 14m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Port Alberni a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Port Alberni and across Canada
Day trips that leave Port Alberni in the morning and cover a good part of Canada by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Ketchikan reaches 8 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 370 to 1,073 km. Port Alberni reaches 7 places in 2 countries, from 51 to 822 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Ketchikan
- 8Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 2Operators
Arriving in Port Alberni
Leaving Port Alberni
- 7Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 2Operators