Private Northern Lights Tour Fairbanks

A private northern lights tour in Fairbanks costs $445 for one person or $565 for a car of up to six. Interior Tours & Taxi charges the same $565 whether one or six of you ride, so the price per person falls fast: $283 each for two, $188 for three, $94 for six. Far North Aurora Tours charges per person on a sliding scale, $445 for one and $395 each for two or three, with a maximum of three guests.

The comparison that matters is a seat on a group chase. Arctic Night Tours sells seats at $225, so for one or two people the group tour is cheaper; from three people up, the private car costs less per person and the night is yours. Drag the group size below to see where the lines cross.

Pickup is included in both prices. Interior Tours & Taxi collects from hotels and Airbnbs in Fairbanks and charges extra for North Pole and nearby places such as Fox; Far North Aurora Tours collects from your place of stay in Fairbanks. Both cancel free up to 24 hours before, which makes it easy to move a private night when the cloud forecast for your date looks poor.

For three to six people, book Interior Tours & Taxi; for one to three people who care most about photographs, book Far North Aurora Tours. Interior Tours & Taxi is the shorter night, about 4–5 hours from 9:30 PM, with all photos, a tripod and help with your own camera. Far North Aurora Tours stays out 6–8 hours between 8 PM and 4 AM, includes aurora portraits, photography tips, hot drinks and hand and toe warmers, but is new on GetYourGuide with no reviews yet.

Interior Tours & Taxi has four reviews on GetYourGuide, all five stars; one from August 2025 says the guide “went above and beyond in the search for the Aurora” even though the clouds never cleared. Far North Aurora Tours is new on GetYourGuide, so there are no reviews to read yet; its listing describes a photography-led chase with portraits, and it isn’t suitable for children under 10, people with heart problems, wheelchair users or anyone over 95.

If there are one or two of you, a small-group tour costs less than a private one and still keeps the van uncrowded. Three tours cap their groups, and each solves a different problem.

Small groups aren’t always what they seem. A 2024 reviewer of Greatland Adventures expected several viewing locations and spent four hours at one cabin on a 5.5-hour trip, while a September 2026 reviewer describes the guide chasing openings in the clouds until the rain closed in. Read the most recent reviews, and check whether a listing promises a chase or a fixed viewing spot.

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Our first night had barely any aurora, so Nathan invited us to go out the next night at no cost and we had amazing views.

Arthur, January 2026 · Electric Moose Studios · GetYourGuide review

Both private tours in Fairbanks include pickup, a guide who drives toward clear sky and photos of your group. The differences are in the extras: Interior Tours & Taxi adds a tripod, camera help and a spare camera but not snacks, and charges extra to collect you from North Pole; Far North Aurora Tours adds coffee, tea, light snacks and hand and toe warmers.

Photos work differently on each. Interior Tours & Taxi includes all photos, a tripod and phone or camera instruction, and lends a spare camera when one is free; Far North Aurora Tours includes aurora portraits and photography tips. Neither listing says how soon the photos arrive, so ask when you book if you want them before you fly home.

Book the private car for an early night of your stay, and count your group before you choose the operator. The two private tours in Fairbanks differ less in price than in length, group size and who they are suited to, and both cancel free up to 24 hours ahead, so an early booking leaves room to cancel and rebook if the forecast turns cloudy.

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   Count your group

   Interior Tours & Taxi charges $565 for the car whether one or six ride; its booking form refused a seventh guest although the description says up to 7. Far North Aurora Tours takes at most three.
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   Pick the length of the night

   Interior Tours & Taxi runs about 4–5 hours from 9:30 PM. Far North Aurora Tours operates from 8 PM to 4 AM and stays out 6–8 hours, so it covers the whole 10 PM – 2 AM peak.
3. 3
   Check who it suits

   Far North Aurora Tours is not suitable for children under 10, people with heart problems, wheelchair users or anyone over 95. Interior Tours & Taxi lists no such limits.
4. 4
   Confirm the pickup address

   Interior Tours & Taxi collects from hotels and Airbnbs in Fairbanks and charges extra for North Pole and Fox; Far North Aurora Tours picks up at your place of stay in Fairbanks.
5. 5
   Pack for the car

   Interior Tours & Taxi includes water but not snacks. Far North Aurora Tours brings coffee, tea, light snacks and hand and toe warmers.

For a solo traveler the private car is the most expensive way to see the aurora: one person pays $445 or $565, while a seat on Arctic Night Tours’ chase costs $225.

A private northern lights tour in Fairbanks is worth it for groups of three or more, and a luxury for one or two. Three people pay $188 each in the private car, less than a group seat at $225; a couple pays $565 or $790, against $450 for two group seats. What you buy beyond the price is control: your own stops, your own pace and a guide focused on your photos.

The gap grows with the group: in the private car four people pay $141 each, five pay $113 and six pay $94, against $225 for a seat on a group chase. If there are three or more of you and you have one aurora night, the private tour is both the cheaper and the more flexible choice.

For one person, the private car makes sense mainly for the photographs. Far North Aurora Tours gives a single guest a photographer for 6–8 hours, portraits included, for $445; a seat on Arctic Night Tours’ group chase costs $225 and also includes photos, but the guide is shared with the rest of the van. For a family with children under 10, Interior Tours & Taxi is the only private option, because Far North Aurora Tours doesn’t take them.