There are 10 ways to get from British Columbia to Calgary by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly from Vancouver International Airport
best- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YVR - YYC
3h 39m$113–487Bus
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Calgary - Downtown 9 Ave Sebus Van-Cal
14h 59m$113–247Train
- Take the train from Vancouver to Calgarytrain Vancouver
3d 14hDrive 968.5 km
- Drive from Vancouver to Calgarycar 968.5 km
11h 1m$192–277Line 97 bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Harvey Ave at Richter Stn to UBCO Exchange Bay Cbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YLW - YYC
3h 38m$121–556Fly from Nanaimo Airport
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YCD - YYC
3h 35m$178–853Fly from Victoria International Airport
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YYJ - YYC
4h$113–653Shuttle to Abbotsford International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Vancouver Downtown to Abbotsford Airport
- Fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YXX - YYC
4h 6m$135–545Bus to Penticton Regional Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Queensway Exch to Peachtree Squarebus
- Fly from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YYF - YYC
4h 47m$137–702Bus via Kelowna Airport (YLW)
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airportbus Vancouver to Kelowna
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Calgarybus Kelowna
16h 14m$183–252
British Columbia to Calgary by subway and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from British Columbia to Calgary is to bus which costs $110 - $250 and takes 14h 59m.
The fastest way to get from British Columbia to Calgary is to fly which takes 3h 35m and costs $170 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from British Columbia to Calgary. However, there are services departing from Vancouver and arriving at Calgary - Downtown 9 Ave Se via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 59m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Vancouver and arriving at Calgary. Services depart three times a week. The journey takes approximately 3 days 14h.
The distance between British Columbia and Calgary is 720 km. The road distance is 968.5 km.
The best way to get from British Columbia to Calgary without a car is to bus which takes 14h 59m and costs $110 - $250.
It takes approximately 3h 39m to get from British Columbia to Calgary, including transfers.
British Columbia to Calgary bus services, operated by Rider Express, depart from Vancouver station.
British Columbia to Calgary train services, operated by Rocky Mountaineer, depart from Vancouver station.
The best way to get from British Columbia to Calgary is to fly which takes 3h 39m and costs $110 - $490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $250 and takes 14h 59m, you could also train, which costs and takes 3 days 14h.
What companies run services between British Columbia, Canada and Calgary, AB, Canada?
WestJet, Flair Airlines, and Air Canada fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) hourly. Alternatively, Rider Express operates a bus from Vancouver to Calgary - Downtown 9 Ave Se once daily. Tickets cost $110–240 and the journey takes 13h 55m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–480
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–650
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–700
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Phone
- +1 877 460 3200
- [email protected]
- Website
- HOME Rocky Mountaineer
Train from Vancouver to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- HOME Rocky Mountaineer
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Vancouver to Calgary - Downtown 9 Ave Se
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $110–240
- Phone
- +1 250 860 8160
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kelowna
Bus from Harvey Ave at Richter Stn to UBCO Exchange Bay C
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Kelowna
- Adult - Single Ride
- $3
- Phone
- +1 604 229 1232
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reliable Bus
Shuttle from Vancouver Downtown to Abbotsford Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- Reliable Bus
- Phone
- +1 844 442 2212
- [email protected]
- Website
- South Okanagan - Similkameen
Bus from Queensway Exch to Peachtree Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- South Okanagan - Similkameen
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- [email protected]
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–95
- Website
- Red Arrow
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- EBus
- Adult
- $100–150
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More Questions & Answers
British Columbia to Calgary bus services, operated by Rider Express, arrive at Calgary - Downtown 9 Ave Se station.
Calgary is 1h ahead of British Columbia. It is currently 3:14 AM in British Columbia and 4:14 AM in Calgary.
British Columbia to Calgary train services, operated by Rocky Mountaineer, arrive at Calgary station.
Yes, the driving distance between British Columbia to Calgary is 968 km. It takes approximately 11h 1m to drive from British Columbia to Calgary.
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