There are 4 ways to get from Courtenay to Vernon by plane, bus, ferry, or taxi
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Fly from Comox Valley Airport, bus
best- Fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane YQQ - YLW
- Take the bus from Aerospace Dr & Airport Way to Downtown Exchangebus
4h 35mBus, ferry via Kamloops
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bayferry
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamloops, BCbus
- Take the bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Vernon, BCbus
13h 21mTaxi to Campbell River Airport, fly, bus
- Take the taxi from Courtenay to Campbell River Airport (YBL)taxi
- Fly from Campbell River Airport (YBL) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane YBL - YLW
- Take the bus from Aerospace Dr & Airport Way to Downtown Exchangebus
5h 42mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bayferry
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airportbus
- Take the bus from Aerospace Dr & Airport Way to Downtown Exchangebus 90
13h 31m
Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Courtenay and Vernon is 455 km.
The best way to get from Courtenay to Vernon without a car is to bus and ferry via Kamloops which takes 13h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Courtenay to Vernon, including transfers.
There are 44+ hotels available in Vernon.
What companies run services between Courtenay, BC, Canada and Vernon, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Courtenay to Vernon. However, you can take the line 11 bus to Comox Valley Airport, walk to Comox-Airport-YQQ airport, fly to Kelowna International Airport (YLW), walk to Aerospace Dr & Airport Way, then take the bus to Downtown Exchange. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Vernon, BC via Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Departure Bay, Horseshoe Bay, Keith Rd @ Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal, Eastbound W Georgia St @ Burrard St, Burrard Station @ Platform 2, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 2, Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station, Kamloops, BC, and Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall in around 13h 21m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Campbell River Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–400
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Campbell River Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–700
- Phone
- +1 250 545 7221
- [email protected]
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Aerospace Dr & Airport Way to Downtown Exchange
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/shuswap/
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/vernon/
Bus from Aerospace Dr & Airport Way to Downtown Exchange
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/shuswap/
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/vernon/
Bus from Aerospace Dr & Airport Way to Downtown Exchange
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/shuswap/
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/vernon/
- [email protected]
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamloops, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Vernon, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamloops, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $50–110
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- [email protected]
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–95
- Website
- https://www.redarrow.ca/
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–140
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Child
- $21–40
- Adult
- $45–75
- Car
- $95–140
Ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–140
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- 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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