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Mendenhall Glacier Round-Trip Shuttle

This is a no-frills bus from the cruise port to Mendenhall Glacier, where you get about two hours to explore on your own.

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By Greg Peters, editor · Updated October 2026 · Ratings checked October 18, 2026

#16 Popular · ranked 16 of 17 Juneau excursions

This is a no-frills bus from the cruise port to Mendenhall Glacier, where you get about two hours to explore on your own. Visitor center entry is included. It is the cheapest way to see the glacier without renting a car.

Tour details

TypeGlacier
How longAbout 3 hours (about 2 at the glacier)
SeasonSummer cruise season; several departures a day
Good forIndependent travelers who want to walk the trails, including to Nugget Falls, at their own pace. Stroller-friendly; not wheelchair accessible.
Rating4.5 / 5 from 796 reviewsViator (Viator and Tripadvisor reviews combined), checked October 18, 2026
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Times and policies from viator.com, juneauwhalewatch.com, checked October 18, 2026. They change; the booking page has the final word.

You give your ship's arrival and all-aboard times when booking so the operator can fit your return.

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How we ranked it

On October 18, 2026, we looked up every Juneau excursion on Viator, Tripadvisor and GetYourGuide and noted its star rating and number of reviews. We used the numbers for the specific tour, not an operator's total across everything it sells. Because Tripadvisor reviews also show up in Viator's totals, each tour gets a single Viator or Tripadvisor figure, with GetYourGuide counted on its own. We sorted tours into rating bands first, then put the most-reviewed tours at the top of each band, so a new tour with a few five-star reviews doesn't jump ahead of one with thousands of strong ones. The Goldbelt Tram was closed on the day we checked, so it isn't ranked. Reviews stay on the sites that host them; the links take you there. Operators can't pay to be listed or to move up.

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