DENNAS Posted January 5, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) How much is a cab to Mendenhall Glacier and will it fit 5 adults? If not, do I have any other options besides city bus or the shuttle to the Glacier which I understand is around $45? Is that round trip?? Thanks! Edited January 5, 2020 by DENNAS Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted January 5, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 5, 2020 The transportation options are listed on the Forest Service website. The options you were missing are the 2 shuttle companies (last yr was $45pp RT) and a rental car. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/tongass/about-forest/offices/?cid=fseprd495443 Taxis can fit 5 or 7. The fare used to be about $40 each way, but the fare has been rising steadily since the Forest Service started charging a fee to vendors (and passengers). Give the taxi company a call and ask them for an approx cost for summer 2020. Please post back with their response as others will be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DENNAS Posted January 5, 2020 Author #3 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Oh that’s great. Thanks. I’ll call the cab companies. 👍🏼👍🏼 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuzu99 Posted January 22, 2020 #4 Share Posted January 22, 2020 So, I just called Evergreen Taxi to get an idea of the cost to get to Mendenhall Glacier. They quoted me $138 round trip for our party of 4 and including park passes. Pickup from the Glacier is whatever time we need. Just need to text our driver. Cost for our family of 4 — Taxi cost: $35 each way ($70) $17 Park passes for each passenger ($68) Total $138 Blue Shuttle cost: $45 round trip per person Total $180 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glaciers Posted January 22, 2020 #5 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Another option is a car rental for about $120. Would also allow for more touring of the area than just the glacier. Juneau is an easy place to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted January 22, 2020 #6 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) I don't understand the $17 1 hour ago, Zuzu99 said: So, I just called Evergreen Taxi to get an idea of the cost to get to Mendenhall Glacier. They quoted me $138 round trip for our party of 4 and including park passes. Pickup from the Glacier is whatever time we need. Just need to text our driver. Cost for our family of 4 — Taxi cost: $35 each way ($70) $17 Park passes for each passenger ($68) Total $138 Blue Shuttle cost: $45 round trip per person Total $180 Park pass for $17pp ?? The Forest Service fee is only $5. By the way, thank you for making the call and posting the response ! Edited January 22, 2020 by mapleleaves thx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuzu99 Posted January 22, 2020 #7 Share Posted January 22, 2020 25 minutes ago, mapleleaves said: I don't understand the $17 Park pass for $17pp ?? The Forest Service fee is only $5. By the way, thank you for making the call and posting the response ! After researching here as well as Trip Advisor, I found out that the taxi companies can charge anywhere from $5 up to $17 for the pass. Yes, the individual pass is $5 if you go to the visitor center but if you take a taxi, it’s up to $17. So far, most of the reviews that I’ve read did confirm the $17 charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuzu99 Posted January 22, 2020 #8 Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Glaciers said: Another option is a car rental for about $120. Would also allow for more touring of the area than just the glacier. Juneau is an easy place to drive. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneylover89 Posted January 23, 2020 #9 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) Does the shuttle bus at a cost of $45pp include the park entrance fee? Disregard: I see it does Edited January 23, 2020 by disneylover89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandFam4 Posted January 23, 2020 #10 Share Posted January 23, 2020 We have a rental car booked from the Avis right by the pier. Its $100 for the day. This was the cheapest option for our family of four. It looks like about a 15-20 minute walk from the pier to Avis. Be careful, there are two Avis locations, one by the airport and a seasonal one by the pier. This is the one by the pier. https://www.avis.com/en/locations/us/ak/juneau/j2d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXRed Posted January 23, 2020 #11 Share Posted January 23, 2020 On 1/21/2020 at 6:10 PM, Zuzu99 said: So, I just called Evergreen Taxi to get an idea of the cost to get to Mendenhall Glacier. They quoted me $138 round trip for our party of 4 and including park passes. Pickup from the Glacier is whatever time we need. Just need to text our driver. Cost for our family of 4 — Taxi cost: $35 each way ($70) $17 Park passes for each passenger ($68) Total $138 Blue Shuttle cost: $45 round trip per person Total $180 thanks for this information. My husband has a National Parks Seniors pass would we still have to pay the Park pass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted January 23, 2020 #12 Share Posted January 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, TXRed said: thanks for this information. My husband has a National Parks Seniors pass would we still have to pay the Park pass? According to the Forest Service, it looks like his Pass will work at Mendenhall. But if you're travelling by taxi, who knows ? if they are getting away with a $17 charge for a $5 pass, they will probably charge him. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/tongass/about-forest/offices/?cid=fseprd502109 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuzu99 Posted January 23, 2020 #13 Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, mapleleaves said: According to the Forest Service, it looks like his Pass will work at Mendenhall. But if you're travelling by taxi, who knows ? if they are getting away with a $17 charge for a $5 pass, they will probably charge him. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/tongass/about-forest/offices/?cid=fseprd502109 I did ask about that as well. They said it will save you $5 per passenger. So for our family of 4, it saves $20. So the taxi fare is $118. It looks like they are still charging more then the fare itself. I don’t know how to get around that. Hoping someone else has better luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneylover89 Posted January 24, 2020 #14 Share Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) What if you take an Uber/Lyft vs a regular taxi? Do you still have to pay the entrance fee to them or would you just pay yourself at the entrance? Edited January 24, 2020 by disneylover89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted January 24, 2020 #15 Share Posted January 24, 2020 37 minutes ago, disneylover89 said: What if you take an Uber/Lyft vs a regular taxi? Do you still have to pay the entrance fee to them or would you just pay yourself at the entrance? According to this thread from last yr on tripadvisor, Uber didn't get a permit from the Forest Service so they can't access Mendenhall. https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g31020-i1190-k12729285-Confusion_about_taxi_charges_to_Mendenhall_Glacier-Juneau_Alaska.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DENNAS Posted January 27, 2020 Author #16 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Thanks for the info Zuzu. Did they ask you to book Days / weeks ahead or Do you call upon arrival to the dock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinto18 Posted January 27, 2020 #17 Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) Thanks for the info...we will have to remember to bring our Senior National Parks pass! That plus taking a regular bus should make it pretty inexpensive Edited January 27, 2020 by pinto18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuzu99 Posted January 27, 2020 #18 Share Posted January 27, 2020 9 hours ago, DENNAS said: Thanks for the info Zuzu. Did they ask you to book Days / weeks ahead or Do you call upon arrival to the dock? Definitely book ahead of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermeulT Posted January 28, 2020 #19 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Isn't the blue buss $30pp ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted January 28, 2020 #20 Share Posted January 28, 2020 54 minutes ago, VermeulT said: Isn't the blue buss $30pp ? nope, $45 pp. https://www.mmtoursofjuneau.com/land-tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermeulT Posted January 28, 2020 #21 Share Posted January 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, mapleleaves said: nope, $45 pp. https://www.mmtoursofjuneau.com/land-tours The Mendenhall Glacier is located just 12 miles outside of Juneau and you can get there by taking a bus from downtown for $30 roundtrip. A taxi will cost you around $35 one-way. https://www.alaska.org/detail/mendenhall-glacier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted January 28, 2020 #22 Share Posted January 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, VermeulT said: The Mendenhall Glacier is located just 12 miles outside of Juneau and you can get there by taking a bus from downtown for $30 roundtrip. A taxi will cost you around $35 one-way. https://www.alaska.org/detail/mendenhall-glacier alaska.org is not current with that information. That's what this thread is about ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted January 28, 2020 #23 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Read #11. Taxis are also charging $17 pp for the $5 park pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermeulT Posted January 28, 2020 #24 Share Posted January 28, 2020 12 hours ago, mapleleaves said: alaska.org is not current with that information. That's what this thread is about ! Well that's stupid for the state tourism board. Thank you for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DENNAS Posted February 20, 2020 Author #25 Share Posted February 20, 2020 I called Evergreen Taxi - -The gentleman I spoke with said to call or book online - evergreen taxi.com -about a week before. He said that’s plenty of time. -He confirmed the approximate $35 each way - then the $17 per person to get in the park/ visitor center etc. -He said talk to driver on the ride out about the approximate pick up time. -Just chatting with him, he said on a sunny day if folks like doing trails and visitor center, etc you can spend up to 3.5-4 hours there and if it’s rainy, two hours is average. He said July ‘tends to be’ sunny. That’s when I’m going. So my fingers are crossed. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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