Schedules
2025 Alaska Railroad Schedule
The Wilderness Express private dome rail cars are attached to the Alaska Railroad's Denali Star train, and consequently operate on the same schedule listed below. The Wilderness Express operating dates can fluctuate on the first and last few days of the season, you can check current availability here. The McKinley Explorer private dome rail cars operate on the separate schedule shown below. Contact us for schedule if your desired route or segment is not shown.
| ARR Denali Star Northbound Train Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14 - September 17, 2025 | |||
| Departure Time | Arrival Time | ||
| Anchorage | 8:20 AM | Talkeetna | 11:05 AM |
| Talkeetna | 11:20 AM | Denali Park | 3:40 PM |
| Denali Park | 4:00 PM | Fairbanks | 8:00 PM |
| ARR Denali Star Southbound Train Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15 - September 18, 2025 | |||
| Departure Time | Arrival Time | ||
| Fairbanks | 8:20 AM | Denali Park | 12:10 PM |
| Denali Park | 12:30 PM | Talkeetna | 5:05 PM |
| Talkeetna | 5:20 PM | Anchorage | 8:00 PM |
| ARR Seward Coastal Classic Train Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17 - September 14, 2025 | |||
| Departure Time | Arrival Time | ||
| Anchorage | 6:45 AM | Seward | 11:20 AM |
| Seward | 6:00 PM | Anchorage | 10:15 PM |
| ARR Whittier Glacier Discovery Train Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12 - September 15, 2025 | |||
| Departure Time | Arrival Time | ||
| Anchorage | 9:45 AM | Whittier | 12:05 PM |
| Whittier | 6:45 PM | Anchorage | 9:00 PM |
| McKinley Explorer Northbound Train Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15 - September 15, 2025 | |||
| Departure Time | Arrival Time | ||
| Anchorage | 9:15 AM | Talkeetna | 12:15 PM |
| Talkeetna | 12:35 PM | Denali Park | 4:40 PM |
| McKinley Explorer Southbound Train Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15 - September 15, 2025 | |||
| Departure Time | Arrival Time | ||
| Denali Park | 9:15 AM | Talkeetna | 1:40 PM |
| Talkeetna | 1:55 PM | Anchorage | 5:00 PM |