There are three main ways to get to Haines, which makes Haines more accessible than most other southeast Alaskan communities of its size. First, you can drive to Haines from Haines Junction, Yukon, of the Alaska Highway. If this is your route, Haines is the very end of the Haines Highway, about 155 miles.
You can fly into Haines, but there are no large commercial flights. More likely you will fly into Juneau on Alaska Airlines, and from there catch a smaller bush carrier or charter a flight. The Haines Airport is on the Haines Highway about 4 miles west of town.
The third, and probably most popular, way to Haines is by boat. The primary mode of inter-Alaskan transportation is by the Alaska Marine Highway. The Lynn Canal route of the ferry system (Juneau-Haines-Skagway) receives a large amount of ferry traffic, especially in the summer. The Haines state ferry terminal at 2112 Lutak Road is about 4 miles north of town.
Recently, Haines became a port-of-call to cruise ships, only about 20 calls per season, mainly from the Holland-America Line. The cruise ship docks at the Port Chilkoot Wharf, at the foot of Portage St below Fort Seward. If you are on a cruise that visits Haines, you can rest assured that your ship will be the only ship in port and there won't be any large crowds to contend with in town.
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