Overview
Tok is a town in Interior Alaska.
2 places to eat · 1 bars & cafés · 5 places to stay
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Jun–Aug. Summer highs reach about 72°F; winter lows dip to about -20°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Jun and Jul.
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- ORT Northway Airport, Northway — 42 mi away. Directions
- GKN Gulkana Airport, Gulkana — 112 mi away. Directions
- ANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage — 269 mi away (major hub). Directions
Tok is an important is where two major highways intersect:
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.
Food for you
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Understand
Climate
Get in
By car
Tok is an important is where two major highways intersect:
- Highway 1. This highway terminates at Tok. From the southwest, the highway travels from Anchorage.
- Highway 2 (Alaska Highway). From the northwest, the highway travels from Fairbanks. From the southeast, the highway travels from Whitehorse, Yukon via the border crossing at Port Alcan. In the Yukon, the highway is numbered Highway 1.
By bus
Place Interior Alaska Bus Line
Year round service on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday between Tok and Anchorage, and Tok and Fairbanks. Trips between Tok and Anchorage stop along the way at locations including Glennallen and Palmer. Trips between Tok and Fairbanks stop along the way at locations including Delta Junction. Trips depart from Tok in the morning and return to Tok in afternoon. Therefore to travel involving switching between the routes at Tok requires multiple nights stay in Tok. Be sure to reserve in advance and allow some flexibility in your schedule as buses may be rescheduled based on demand. Travel time to Tok from Anchorage is 7.25 hours, from Palmer is 5.75 hours, from Glenallen is 2.75 hours, from Fairbanks is 4 hours, and from Delta Junction is 1.75 hours.
Get around
The "downtown" portion of Tok is spread along the highway. There are local taxis but no other public transit.
See
Frankly, Tok is not in one of the more scenic areas of the state. The region is mostly flat with young forests that are still recovering from many wildfires in the region.
Eat
Eat Fast Eddies
Pizza, burgers and sandwiches, salad bar.
Drink
Sleep
Stay A Mooseberry Inn B&B
Stay Caribou Cabins
Stay Discovery Inn B&B
Stay Sourdough RV Park
Nearby
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