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Shared journey, composed 21 July 2026

London to Sheldon Chalet

Thursday 27 August to Friday 28 August 2026LHR → JFK → PDX → ANC → Talkeetna → Sheldon Chalet

“Ruth Glacier, by the Morning Ski-Plane”

Door to door
32h20
In the air
17h56
Connections
2New York, Portland, 11 h 28 between legs
Per guest
€3,972not the car
  1. Leaves 11:20Thu 27 AugGMT+1

    London HeathrowLHR

    Flight · Virgin Atlantic VS 9 · 7 h 45

  2. Arrives 14:05Thu 27 AugGMT−4

    New York, John F. Kennedy InternationalJFK

    Layover 3 h 24 · New York

    Leaves 17:29Thu 27 AugGMT−4

    Flight · Alaska AS 335 · 6 h 11

  3. Arrives 20:40Thu 27 AugGMT−7

    Portland InternationalPDX

    Layover 50 min · Portland

    Leaves 21:30Thu 27 AugGMT−7

    Flight · Alaska AS 2192 · 4 h 00

  4. Arrives 00:30Fri 28 AugGMT−8

    Ted Stevens Anchorage InternationalANC

    Layover 5 h 30 · Anchorage

    Leaves 06:00Fri 28 AugGMT−8

    Car · 2 h 16 · 195 km

  5. Arrives 08:16Fri 28 AugGMT−8

    Talkeetna

    Layover 1 h 44 · Talkeetna

    Leaves 10:00Fri 28 AugGMT−8

    Ski-plane · 40 min · Sheldon Air Service. Ski-plane onto the Ruth Glacier, weather permitting.

  6. Arrives 10:40Fri 28 AugGMT−8

    Sheldon Chalet

    All times are local.

Booking

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Worth knowing

  • Route spans 2 days

Where next?

  1. January: out of season
  2. February: out of season
  3. March: out of season
  4. April: out of season
  5. May: in season
  6. June: in season
  7. July: in season
  8. August: in season
  9. September: out of season
  10. October: out of season
  11. November: out of season
  12. December: out of season

The long days, May to August

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