roupa Posted April 29, 2023 #1 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Planning a cruise out of Seward after visiting Homer. Looking to rent a car for a few days ahead of the cruise. (Did so a few years back…Anchorage to Seward to Anchorage before a cruise/tour …Denali then departed from Whittier for cruise). Anybody done the drive from Anchorage to Homer to Seward? Looks like a nice trip to interesting Homer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel1973 Posted April 29, 2023 #2 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Sounds like a whole lot of driving. Have done all those trips in the past. How long are you allowing for the Anchorage-Homer-Seward trip. Be sure to allow extra time in case of accidents / road construction.. Are you returning to Anchorage or Seward for the cruise. If you rent the car in Anchorage I don't know if possible to drop car in Seward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roupa Posted April 29, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Cruise departs from Seward, so No return drive to anchorage. Our drive would end in Seward providing car drop is available. If not, then that drive plan would have to be scrapped. Will determine number of days to allow once route is set. No time frame yet. Previously we drove round trip Anchorage/Seward in 3-4 days. Did a nice/scenic boat tour at Resurrection Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel1973 Posted April 29, 2023 #4 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Good luck with your plans. Homer is my favorite town as the views from there are great. If your planning on going in the summer those roads can get quite congested with fishermen depending on the salmon runs I'll be up there July and August. Will probably be down in that area sometime depending on the fish. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne123 Posted April 29, 2023 #5 Share Posted April 29, 2023 If you can possibly fit Homer into your plans, you absolutely should. IMO the drive along Kachemak Bay into Homer is stunning, and even nicer than the trip from Anchorage down to Seward. Homer has a lot to do, and the times I have been there it had much better weather than Seward on the same day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKStafford Posted April 29, 2023 #6 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Hertz and... I think it's Thrifty have rental car offices in Seward for the drop off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Aurora Posted April 30, 2023 #7 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Homer is actually my favorite coastal community accessible by car. The drive is lovely and the community has an interesting funky-ness to it. I would definitely consider visiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKJonesy Posted May 6, 2023 #8 Share Posted May 6, 2023 Car rentals are uber expensive here. Not sure when your cruise is, but if you haven't booked a car already, you may be out of luck, plus one way rentals are virtually impossible. I just checked with Hertz for a 4 day return to Anchorage in mid June and cars were $210 per day, and about the same for Thrifty. If you are going to do this, you might consider a Turo with a return to Anchorage then get your ship transfer to Seward. But, you will be traveling over the same road then 3 times if going to Homer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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