Summer Shuttle
The Alaska Zoo operates a FREE summer shuttle with a looped route between Downtown Anchorage and the Alaska Zoo. Our shuttle requires online reservations in advance. The pickup location in Downtown Anchorage is on the north side of 4th Avenue between D and E Streets. Click here to view a photo of the Downtown shuttle location. This change is due to renovations Downtown. The meeting location at the zoo is next to the Gift Shop, curbside at the entry to the lower parking lot.
Each trip is reserved separately, both to and from the zoo. The last shuttle to the zoo departs from Downtown at 1:30pm. The last shuttle from the zoo departs for Downtown at 2:30pm. If you plan to be at the zoo past 2:30pm, you will need to book alternate transportation (Uber, Lyft, Taxi) to return Downtown.
Note: The zoo will closer early at 3pm on June 25th or July 16th for after-hours events.
Destination Zoo: Arrive early on the north side of 4th Avenue, between D and E Streets (Downtown Anchorage):
Departure times from Downtown: 9:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm.
Destination Downtown: Arrive early to the shuttle curb near the Zoo Gift Shop:
Departure times from the Zoo: 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm.
Shuttle Area at the Zoo
The zoo shuttle picks up passengers for transport back to downtown at the curbside location marked in red on this map.