There are 5 ways to get from Brisbane to Kelowna by plane, shuttle, or bus
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Fly to Kelowna International Airport
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane BNE - YLW
20h 47m$1,426–1,869Fly to Penticton Regional Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Penticton Regional Airport (YYF)plane BNE - YYF
- Take the bus from Wade & Winnipeg to Queensway Exchbus
21h 48m$740–2,451Fly to Kamloops Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)plane BNE - YKA
- Take a shuttle bus from Kamloops Airport to Sun Peaks Resort, BC
- Take a shuttle bus from Sun Peaks, BC to Kelowna Airport
23h 31m$1,031–3,179Fly to Vancouver International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane BNE - YVR
- Take a shuttle bus from Vancouver Downtown to Abbotsford Airport
- Take the bus from Abbotsford Airport to Kelowna, BC - Downtownbus
22h 45mFly to Castlegar Airport, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Castlegar Airport (YCG)plane BNE - YCG
- Take the bus from Castlegar, BC to Kelowna, BCbus
26h 17m$801–2,522
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Kelowna is to fly and bus which costs $700 - $2,500 and takes 21h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Kelowna is to fly which takes 20h 47m and costs $1,400 - $1,900.
The distance between Brisbane and Kelowna is 12161 km.
It takes approximately 20h 47m to get from Brisbane to Kelowna, including transfers.
Kelowna is 17h behind Brisbane. It is currently 2:32 AM in Brisbane and 9:32 AM in Kelowna.
There are 207+ hotels available in Kelowna.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Kelowna, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kamloops Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Castlegar Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kelowna International Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kamloops Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Phone
- (250) 554-8005
- [email protected]
- Website
- sunstarshuttle.com
Shuttle from Kamloops Airport to Sun Peaks Resort, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.sunstarshuttle.com/
- Adult One-Way
- $55
- Adult Round Trip
- $110
Shuttle from Sun Peaks, BC to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.sunstarshuttle.com/
- Adult One-way
- $150
- Adult Round Trip
- $300
- Phone
- +1 604 229 1232
- [email protected]
- Website
- reliablebus.ca
Shuttle from Vancouver Downtown to Abbotsford Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://reliablebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Abbotsford Airport to Kelowna, BC - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- [email protected]
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Abbotsford Airport to Kelowna, BC - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.redarrow.ca/
- Phone
- +1 844 442 2212
- [email protected]
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Wade & Winnipeg to Queensway Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/south-okanagan-similkameen/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- Phone
- +1 778 760 1891
- [email protected]
- Website
- fritztravels.com
Bus from Castlegar, BC to Kelowna, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–95
- Website
- https://fritztravels.com/
- Book at
- https://book.fritztravels.com/
- Adult
- $80–95
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