There are 4 ways to get from Courtenay to Castlegar by taxi, plane, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Campbell River Airport, fly to Trail Airport
best- Take the taxi from Courtenay to Campbell River Airport (YBL)taxi
- Fly from Campbell River Airport (YBL) to Trail Airport (YZZ)plane YBL - YZZ
6h 39m$598–1,094Fly Comox Valley Airport to Castlegar Airport
cheapest- Fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Castlegar Airport (YCG)plane YQQ - YCG
6h 48m$91–481Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Courtenay to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferrybus
- Take the ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bayferry
- Take the bus from New Westminster, BC - Braid Station to Castlegar, BC - 692 18th Stbus
15h 49m$251–428Fly Comox Valley Airport to Trail Airport
- Fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Trail Airport (YZZ)plane YQQ - YZZ
5h 11m$483–983
Courtenay to Castlegar by bus, ferry, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Courtenay to Castlegar is to fly which costs $90 - $490 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Courtenay to Castlegar is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs $480 - $1,000.
The distance between Courtenay and Castlegar is 644 km.
The best way to get from Courtenay to Castlegar without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 15h 49m and costs $250 - $430.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Courtenay to Castlegar, including transfers.
There are 14+ hotels available in Castlegar.
What companies run services between Courtenay, BC, Canada and Castlegar, BC, Canada?
Pacific Coastal Airlines, Air Canada, and WestJet fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Trail Airport (YZZ) once daily.
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Campbell River Airport to Trail Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Trail Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–850
- [email protected]
- Website
- Island Link Bus
Bus from Courtenay to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $44
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- BC Ferries
Ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–140
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $21–40
- Adult
- $45–75
- Car
- $95–140
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Comox Taxi
- Phone
- +1 250 339 7955
- Website
- comoxtaxi.com
Ambassador Transportation Corp.
- Phone
- +1 250 339 5252
- Website
- ambassadortransportation.net
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