Phase 3 · Ship & Drive
Getting Out: Shipping and Driving From Alaska to the Lower 48
This is the part that makes an Alaska move unlike any other. Your belongings go by sea or over the Alaska Highway, often through Canada, and sometimes by barge or air before either.
Ship & Drive guides
- How Moving From Alaska to the Lower 48 Actually WorksFour realistic ways to get a household from Alaska to the contiguous U.S., and how to choose between them.
- Driving the ALCAN Out of AlaskaWhat to expect on the Alaska Highway, and how to plan a safe drive to the Lower 48 in any season.
- Crossing the Canadian Border When You Life After AlaskaWhat to know before you pull up to the Canadian border with a carload of your life.
- Taking the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry to BellinghamFor Southeast Alaskans, the state ferry can carry you, your vehicle and your pets south, with no road needed.
- Moving Out of Rural and Bush AlaskaWhen there's no road, your move starts with a plane or a barge. Here's how to plan it.
- Shipping Your Car From Alaska to the Lower 48Ports, paperwork, prep and the ship-drive-or-sell decision.
- Moving Pets Out of AlaskaHow to get dogs, cats and other animals to the Lower 48 safely, whether you fly, drive or sail.
Coming soon in Ship & Drive
- · Shipping firearms legally
- · Packing for cold, condensation and ocean transit
- · Valuation and moving insurance
- · Moving documents explained
- · Claims and complaints
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