How to get here

Tagish is located about 70 minutes from the capital city of Whitehorse, where there is the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY), and about 1.5 hours from the salt water port of Skagway Alaska.

Getting here can require a long boring trip on Greyhound or sometimes expensive airfare, but many times you can get a flight from Vancouver for Just over $200 with Air North. Sometimes cheaper than Greyhound!

From Calgary or Edmonton for just over $220!

If you plan on flying, Air North is my choice, but it only flies direct out of Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and now Ottawa.

Westjet is a good choice from anywhere in Canada, but they only fly here in summer.

You can also get to Whitehorse from anywhere by Air Canada, but there's always a plane swap in Vancouver where they like to lose luggage.

With Greyhound, buy your ticket for Whitehorse, but you will get off earlier at Jake's Junction. It is cheaper that way. Getting off the bus at Jake's Junction is much closer than Whitehorse to my house. From here I can pick you up and then it is a 20 minute drive to my house.

Yes the bus arrives at 3:05 am, but the alternative is to get off in Whitehorse at 4:30 am and face a 70 minute drive. I am getting used to this middle of the night run to Jake's Corner (as it is really called).

Choose your departure date carefully! While the bus departs most major centers everyday, it only travels to Whitehorse three times a week. Choosing the wrong departure date can leave you spending a day waiting for the next bus. :(

Another possible route would be taking the BC Ferry up the inside passage from Vancouver, transferring to the Alaska State ferry at Prince Rupert. (Or catching the Alaska ferry in Prince Rupert.) You would get off in Skagway where I can picked you up.

This takes several days and, to keep your costs down, they have a place on one of the decks for tenting. I have not done this route myself yet, but Arabelle did it in September 2010.

BC Ferries (Vancouver to Prince Rupert)
Alaska State Ferries (Prince Rupert to Skagway)
Arabelle's Blog on the trip

Driving Here

There are two major routes to Yukon, the famous Alaska Highway or the newer Cassiar Highway.

The Alaska Highway starts in Dawson Creek on the east side of BC, close to Grande Prairie Alberta. This would be the best route from Alberta and points east.

From most points in BC, Dawson Creek can be accessed through Prince George.

If you are in Vancouver or near the west coast, you can take the Cassiar Highway from Terrace BC and connect with the Alaska Highway near Watson Lake Yukon.