# Valdez

- Kind: port
- Data version: 2026-10-14
- Reference month: 2026-10
- Checked: 2026-07-22
- Page: https://cruise-pitta.com/en/port/valdez

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## Overview

Photo: Jason Grote from Brooklyn, United States · [CC BY-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valdez_Alaska_1.jpg)

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- Region: [View Alaska on the map](https://cruise-pitta.com/explore?r=alaska)
- Description: A scenic cruising port for glacier sightseeing
- Port name: Valdez
- English name: Valdez
- Country: USA
- Latitude / longitude: 61.13, -146.35

A fjord-shaped port town on Alaska's Gulf, known as a gateway to Columbia Glacier. It is also important as the terminus of an oil pipeline, but cruise visitors mainly come for the area's immense glaciers and wildlife cruises.

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## Port highlights

- Population: About 4,000
- Climate: Subarctic maritime climate. Summers are cool, while winters bring heavy snowfall.
- Language: English
- Currency: US dollars
- Best time to visit: June to August

### Local food

Salmon dishes, Alaskan crab, clam chowder, fried halibut

### Sights

- Columbia Glacier cruise
- Keystone Canyon
- Valdez Museum
- Valdez Fish Derby (fishing tournament)
- Wildlife watching in the bay

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## Monthly average high / low temperatures

| Month | Average high (°C / °F) | Average low (°C / °F) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jan | -2 °C / 29 °F | -7 °C / 19 °F |
| Feb | 0 °C / 32 °F | -6 °C / 21 °F |
| Mar | 3 °C / 37 °F | -5 °C / 23 °F |
| Apr | 8 °C / 46 °F | 0 °C / 32 °F |
| May | 13 °C / 56 °F | 4 °C / 40 °F |
| Jun | 17 °C / 62 °F | 8 °C / 46 °F |
| Jul | 18 °C / 64 °F | 10 °C / 49 °F |
| Aug | 17 °C / 62 °F | 8 °C / 47 °F |
| Sep | 13 °C / 55 °F | 5 °C / 42 °F |
| Oct | 7 °C / 45 °F | 1 °C / 34 °F |
| Nov | 1 °C / 34 °F | -4 °C / 25 °F |
| Dec | -1 °C / 31 °F | -6 °C / 22 °F |

NOAA climate normals · Period: 1991–2020 · Station: VALDEZ WSO · about 0.1 km from port · Last checked: 2026-10-04

Checked: 2026-10-04

## Local prices for travelers

- Compared with Tokyo, Japan (median of items): 179 (Tokyo = 100) (Estimated)
- Category: Much more expensive than Tokyo

Compared with Tokyo, everything is somewhat more expensive.

| Item | Amount | Currency | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Water 500 ml | $1.19 | USD | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Coffee | $4.50 | USD | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Inexpensive meal | $17.95 | USD | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Local beer | $7.25 | USD | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Big Mac | $8.20 | USD | Checked: none (unverified) |

- Survey month: 2026-10

Prices from nearby Anchorage (about 191 km away). Actual prices here may be higher, as this is a remote island or location. · Amounts in the recorded local currency. No currency conversion applied. · Last checked: Oct 2026 (partly estimated) · Prices in remote areas and islands may be higher. · Sources: Shop and menu prices

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## Getting there from Japan

- Nearest airport: VDZ
- Description: Unknown
- Airport to port (approx.): Unknown
- Ease of access: C — Two or more connections (Estimated)

About 5.6 km from airport to port (straight-line distance) (Estimated)

Calculated from OurAirports coordinates

Access from Japan: A = direct flight / B = one connection / C = two or more connections (indicative)

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English text in preparation.

## Itineraries calling here

### [10-Night Alaska Cruise from Vancouver to Seward](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/viking-venus-10n-vancouver-to-seward)

- Region: Alaska
- Itinerary: May–Sep 2027
- Departure months: 2027-05, 2027-06, 2027-07, 2027-08, 2027-09
- Ship: Viking Venus
- Cruise line: Viking Ocean Cruises
- Duration: 10 nights
- Departure / arrival: Vancouver → Seward
- Port: Vancouver › Inside Passage › Ketchikan › +7 › Seward
- Cruise type: One way / 11
- Amount: From $8,399.00 · Price on the US site (USD, tax inclusion unknown; JPY is an estimate)
- Fare level: Highest

Checked: 2026-07-22

### [21-Night Japan & Asia Cruise from Yokohama to Vancouver](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/viking-venus-21n-tokyo-incl-yokohama-to-vancouver)

- Region: Japan & Asia
- Itinerary: May 2027
- Departure months: 2027-05
- Ship: Viking Venus
- Cruise line: Viking Ocean Cruises
- Duration: 21 nights
- Departure / arrival: Yokohama → Vancouver
- Port: Yokohama › Otaru › Kodiak › +5 › Vancouver
- Cruise type: One way / 9
- Amount: From $12,599.00 · Price on the US site (USD, tax inclusion unknown; JPY is an estimate)
- Fare level: Highest

Checked: 2026-10-09

## Links

### External sites and sources

- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valdez_Alaska_1.jpg)

### Related Cruise Pitta pages

- [View Alaska on the map](https://cruise-pitta.com/explore?r=alaska)
- [10-Night Alaska Cruise from Vancouver to Seward](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/viking-venus-10n-vancouver-to-seward)
- [21-Night Japan & Asia Cruise from Yokohama to Vancouver](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/viking-venus-21n-tokyo-incl-yokohama-to-vancouver)

## Checked

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Sources

- Unverified (no source recorded for this information)