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Location & Travel Information When you have registered (click on "REGISTRATION") we will send you a letter to confirm that you have a place assured in the specific program(s) Atlin Art Centre's location was chosen with a vision in mind. The setting in Northern British Columbia is awe-inspiring and the area is known as 'The Switzerland of the North' and 'Sunny Atlin'. The panoramic coastal mountains across Atlin Lake hold back the Pacific rain clouds, creating a dry climate with low humidity, giving mosquitoes little chance to breed. The days are not just sunny, but long, too. During the summer the sun sets close to midnight. The air and water are pristine. Travel Information:  New - faster and cheaper travel connections to Atlin with the Art Centre Bus! For your Convenience: Bus transportation from Whitehorse Airport to Atlin/Atlin Centre with the Art Centre Bus is available on the specific arrival and departure days.   Round trip $35, one-way $20.   The Art Centre bus connection eliminates an overnight stay in Whitehorse, as you do not depend on the commercial Atlin Express Bus, which goes just Monday, Wednesday and Friday, leaving Whitehorse at 12 noon.   It also eliminates an overnight stay in Vancouver as you can take the afternoon flight to Whitehorse instead of the morning flight, because the Art Centre bus does not leave Whitehorse until 5 pm.   This arrangement can save you up to a second day of travel time, especially if you travel from the East of Canada or from the U.S.A.   Look below for the specific arrival and departure days for each specific program.

Booking your flight

As always, you will get a cheaper air fare if you book your flight early.

If your travel agent isn't clear about the flights to Whitehorse from Vancouver or from Edmonton, we suggest that you phone Atlas Travel in Whitehorse for detailed information (ask for Dennis). Phone: 1-867-667-7823 Fax: 1-867-668-7143

The most direct route to get to Atlin from within Canada and the USA:
1. Fly to Vancouver
2. Fly from Vancouver to Whitehorse with Air Canada. Phone 1-888-247-2262 or with Air North. Phone 1-800-661-0407

3. By Bus from Whitehorse to Atlin:     Travel from the Whitehorse Airport to Atlin/Atlin Centre on the Art Centre Bus is available on the specific arrival and departure days. Round trip $35, one-way $20. Look in DATES, FEES & DISCOUNTS to check for the date of the specific arrival and departure days.  But if you like, you're also welcome to arrive a few days early and stay a few days after your program ends, at no extra charge.  In this case you depend on the Atlin Express Bus.

The Atlin Express Bus goes just on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, leaving from the Greyhound Bus Station in Whitehorse for Atlin at 12 noon, and leaving Atlin for Whitehorse on the same weekdays at 6:15 am.  Round trip $56, one-way fee $28.  (The Atlin Express Bus is 1 hour slower than the Atlin Art Centre bus!!)  For reservation call 1-250-651-7575.  If you are traveling from Whitehorse to Atlin with the Atlin Express Bus and not with the Art Centre Bus, please inform us of your arrival day in Atlin.

When you arrive at Whitehorse Airport we will transport you in our Art Centre bus from the airport to Atlin/Atlin Centre.  Look for our yellow School Bus, round trip - $35.  Travel time to Atlin is 2 1/2 hours.
(The round trip fee with the Atlin Express Bus, Monday, Wednesday and Friday only, is $56 and takes 3 1/2 hours).
For the Vancouver departure to Whitehorse you can book the morning or the noon flight, but you must arrive at Whitehorse Airport before 4:00 pm.

Dates & Times for the specific return flights Vancouver - Whitehorse,  with Airport pick-up, to bring you by bus to the Atlin Centre.

Program	Starting	Ending	Vancouver Dep.	Atlin Departure
Atlin Quest Wilderness Adventure	....Sat. July 21...	....Mon. July 30.....	.....Fri. July 20....	....Tues. Aug. 31....
Art Adventure in the Wilderness	....Wed. Aug. 1st....	.....Fri. Aug. 10.... ....or Mon. Aug. 20..	....Tues. July 31....	.....Sat. Aug. 11...... ....or Tues. Aug. 21..

Should you decide to fly to Whitehorse on a different day, then you depend on the commercial Atlin Express Bus which goes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday only; leaving Whitehorse at 12:00 noon from the Greyhound Bus Station on 2nd Ave. Travel time to Atlin with the Atlin Express Bus is slower (3 1/2 hours) and it will cost you $21 Cdn. more.
From the Whitehorse airport, take a taxi to the Greyhound Station on 2nd Ave.
If you need an overnight stay in Whitehorse, the Bonanza Hotel is the most reasonable.  As an Atlin Centre participant, ask for the discount rate of $59.
If you are not coming on any of the specific flight days, as listed above and you arrive in Atlin with the Atlin Express Bus, please inform us of your arrival day in Atlin so that we can pick you up in Atlin and bring you to the Centre (5 km).

If you come by car, the latest arrival time is 6:00 pm, on the day before your program starts.