Anchorage / Cooper Landing Bus Service - Trip Details
| Drive Time: | 2 hrs |
| Number of stops: | 1 |
| Distance: | 100 miles |
Anchorage Pickup/Dropoff: Ted Stevens International Airport - South Terminal (bus parking outside Alaska Airlines baggage claim.)
Cooper Landing Pickup/Dropoff: Wildman’s Store - 19194 Sterling Hwy, Cooper Landing, AK 99572
Schedule
Southbound (Anchorage to Cooper Landing)
| Anchorage Departure | 2:00pm |
| Cooper Landing Arrival | 4:00pm |
Northbound (Cooper Landing to Anchorage)
| Cooper Landing Departure | 11:00am |
| Anchorage Arrival | 1:00pm |
For additional travel details check our route and schedule page.
What to Expect
The drive between Anchorage and Cooper Landing is split into two legs; Anchorage/Girdwood and Girdwood/Cooper Landing. There is a short stop in Girdwood to allow passengers to stretch their legs.
Anchorage/Girdwood
The Anchorage/Girdwood leg takes about 45 minutes and you’ll be treated to fantastic views of the Turnagain Arm coastline and surrounding mountains. Keep your eyes peeled for Dall sheep, harbor seals, and the occasional beluga whale.
If you get lucky, you might get to see Turnagain Arm’s bore tide in action. A bore tide is the result of an extreme tidal exchange (Turnagain Arm has one of the most extreme exchanges in the world) and can create a wave upwards of 6 feet high.
Girdwood/Cooper Landing
The leg between Girdwood and Cooper Landing takes just over an hour and is primarily through mountain passes.
Moose and the occasional black bear can be spotted along this leg, particularly getting closer to Cooper Landing. Just before arriving in Cooper Landing, you’ll but up against Kenai Lake, which eventually turns into the Kenai River; highly regarded by fishermen for its world-class salmon runs.