Seward is connected to the Alaska Highway system by the Seward Highway. Bus and commercial trucking services to and from Anchorage are available daily. While air services and charters are available at the state-owned airport, regularly scheduled commercial air service out of Seward is not available. Two paved runways are utilized. Seasonal passenger transportation is available by rail, as Seward is a major transit site for the Alaska Railroad. The port, located at the north end of the 900 foot deep Resurrection Bay, serves cruise ships, cargo barges, and ocean freighters from Seattle and overseas. The small boat harbor has moorage for 650 boats and 2 boat launch ramps as well as a 250 ton boat lift and a 5,000 ton lift for ships and barges.