Alaska Travel Tips - Seward hotels, tours, cruises, railroad and bus trips. Most visitors travel to Seward by the Alaska Railroad, bus, or rental car. Alaska Railroad . The Alaska railroad departs Anchorage for Seward early in the morning and returns in the evenings with daily service from mid May to mid September.
Railcars feature comfortable seating with large windows.
An upgrade to a private dome car is available, as is meal service. The trip usually takes just over 4 hours. Many people choose to travel one direction by train and the other by bus, to take maximum advantage of the great views offered by both services. The Seward train runs on a separate schedule from rail service to Denali or Fairbanks, so an overnight in Anchorage is required to travel by rail between Seward and Talkeetna or Denali. Bus Line .