There are 9 ways to get from Dallas to Nelson by plane, car, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Spokane International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Spokane International Airport (GEG)plane DFW - GEG
- Drive from Spokane-Airport-GEG to Nelsoncar
9h 35m$179–669Bus
- Take the bus from Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum to Fort Worth Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Fort Worth Downtown to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Streetbus
2d 16h$768–1,156Train, drive, bus
- Take the train from Dallas to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to West Glacier Amtraktrain
- Drive from Lake McDonald Lodge to Pincher Creekcar
- Take the bus from Pincher Creek, AB to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Streetbus
2d 17h$2,140–3,320Drive 3,197.3 km
- Drive from Dallas to Nelsoncar 3,197.3 km
32h 49m$572–826Fly to Glacier Park International Airport, drive
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane DFW - FCA
- Drive from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Nelsoncar
10h 46m$224–864Fly to Castlegar Airport, bus
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Castlegar Airport (YCG)plane DFW - YCG
- Take the bus from Frank Beinder Way at Hwy 3A to Nelson Exchange Bay Bbus
20h 9m$187–807Fly to Missoula International Airport, drive
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane DFW - MSO
- Drive from Missoula-Airport-MSO to Nelsoncar
11h 56m$234–794Fly to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)plane DFW - YXC
- Take the bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Streetbus
14h$339–1,049Train, bus
- Take the train from Dallas to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Streetbus
3d 22h$2,635–4,187
Dallas to Nelson by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dallas to Nelson is to fly and drive which costs $170 - $700 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Dallas to Nelson is to fly and drive which takes 9h 35m and costs $170 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Dallas to Nelson. However, there are services departing from Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum and arriving at Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street via Fort Worth Downtown, Denver Union Station, Seattle Bus Station and Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Dallas and Nelson is 2662 km. The road distance is 3197.3 km.
The best way to get from Dallas to Nelson without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $750 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Dallas to Nelson, including transfers.
Dallas to Nelson bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum station.
Dallas to Nelson bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Fort Worth Downtown station.
Nelson is 1h behind Dallas. It is currently 12:10 AM in Dallas and 11:10 PM in Nelson.
Yes, the driving distance between Dallas to Nelson is 3197 km. It takes approximately 32h 49m to drive from Dallas to Nelson.
What companies run services between Dallas, TX, USA and Nelson, BC, Canada?
You can take a bus from Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street via Fort Worth Downtown, Denver Union Station, Seattle Bus Station, Vancouver, and Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Castlegar Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Castlegar Airport via Denver, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Castlegar Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Castlegar Airport via Calgary, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Castlegar Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Castlegar Airport via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Missoula International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Minneapolis, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Denver, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Austin, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,700
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Seattle, Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Dallas to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to West Glacier Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Dallas to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum to Fort Worth Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Fort Worth Downtown to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- [email protected]
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–250
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Pincher Creek, AB to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–250
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
- Phone
- +1 855 993 3100
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Kootenay
Bus from Frank Beinder Way at Hwy 3A to Nelson Exchange Bay B
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- West Kootenay
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