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Arrival, information and getting around
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Ferries
(tel 907/983-2229) and two independent operators arrive daily from Haines at the foot of the main thoroughfare, Broadway, and just a block from the
train station
from where two to five trains a day run over the White Pass to Fraser, British Columbia. Here you can connect with buses to Whitehorse, Yukon. Alaska Direct
buses
(tel 1-800/780-6652) also run daily in summer direct to Whitehorse ($35), from where trips run to Anchorage ($145) and Fairbanks ($120) three times a week; Alaskon Express offers a similar service from the
Westmark Inn
on Third Avenue (tel 907/983-2241).
Skagway is very compact, and most of the sights can easily be seen on foot. The Klondike Gold Rush National Park
visitor center
, Broadway at second Avenue (May & Sept daily 8am-6pm; June-Aug daily 8am-8pm; tel 907/983-2921,
), holds talks, leads walking tours, and has historical displays and an impressive movie about the Gold Rush, as well as maps and information on the Chilkoot Trail. Skagway's
visitor center
(summer daily 8am-6pm; tel 907/983-2854 or 1-888/762-1898,
) is on Broadway between Second and Third avenues in the Arctic Brotherhood Hall building. Other useful information
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