There are 6 ways to get from British Columbia to Whitehorse by plane, train, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Vancouver International Airport
best- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY)plane YVR - YXY
3h 50m$223–467Fly from Nanaimo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY)plane YCD - YXY
6h 24m$143–703Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Juneaucarferry Bel
- Take the car ferry from Juneau, AK to Hainescarferry Jnu
- Take the car ferry from Haines to Skagwaycarferry Jnu
- Take the train from Bennett, BC to Whitehorse, YTtrain
3d 8h$533–2,375Drive 2,339.2 km
- Drive from Vancouver to Whitehorsecar 2,339.2 km
30h 16m$462–667Fly from Victoria International Airport
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY)plane YYJ - YXY
4h 4m$313–553Fly from Kelowna International Airport
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY)plane YLW - YXY
6h 27m$266–606
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from British Columbia to Whitehorse is to fly which costs $220 - $470 and takes 3h 50m.
The fastest way to get from British Columbia to Whitehorse is to fly which takes 3h 50m and costs $220 - $470.
The distance between British Columbia and Whitehorse is 1499 km. The road distance is 2339.2 km.
It takes approximately 3h 50m to get from British Columbia to Whitehorse, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between British Columbia to Whitehorse is 2339 km. It takes approximately 30h 16m to drive from British Columbia to Whitehorse.
There are 58+ hotels available in Whitehorse.
What companies run services between British Columbia, Canada and Whitehorse, YT, Canada?
Air North, Air Canada, and WestJet fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–460
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–460
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–550
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–550
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–600
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,200
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800 343 7373
- [email protected]
- Website
- wpyr.com
Train from Bennett, BC to Whitehorse, YT
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
- Website
- https://wpyr.com/
- Adult
- $700–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- [email protected]
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Juneau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $310–1,100
Car ferry from Juneau, AK to Haines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $23–75
Car ferry from Haines to Skagway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $4–22
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $4–22
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