Pacific Wing Air Charters:How to Get to Petersburg

How to Get to Petersburg
Alaska Airlines 737-200

Will the trip to the small fishing town of Petersburg involve riding in a sealskin boat, or
dugout canoe? No, in fact Petersburg has a great transportation system for bringing
people and supplies in. Alaska Airlines has two scheduled flights a day with Boeing 737
jet aircraft. One flight arrives from the south (Seattle, WA) in the morning and continues
north, while a second flight arrives from the north (Anchorage, AK) in the afternoon and
continues south. Alaska Airlines treats the Petersburg stop just like any other schedule,
and a reservation can be made just like any other major airline reservation. Reservations
can be made and schedules can be looked at on AlaskaAir.com, the Alaska Airlines web page.

Alaska Marine Highway Ship M/V Taku

The State of Alaska runs a ferry system called the Alaska Marine Highway, which
runs schedules year-round between all of the major cities in Southeast Alaska, with some
voyages beginning in Bellingham, Washington and Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
Both Bellingham and Prince Rupert are accessible by road, so it is easy to make a driving
trip to Alaska putting your car or RV on the ferry to visit all of the towns in Southeast.
To get information on the ferry system or to reserve a ticket, visit the Alaska Marine Highway web site.

Alaska Marine Lines' Tug and Barge

If you want to ship things, there are a variety of different services available.
We have a full service Post Office, and most major letter carriers operate here (Fed Ex, UPS,
Airborne Express, DHL, etc…) Alaska Airlines runs a cargo service into Petersburg,
including their goldstreak express service. If you want to send something large, or if there
is plenty of time to get something to Petersburg there is also a barge service. Alaska
Marine Lines (AML) operates a system of tugs and barges that bring everything from
groceries to automobiles to heavy equipment. This barge service is usually cheaper than
most other services, but can take up to a couple of weeks to arrive.