There are 4 ways to get from Edmonton to Watson Lake by car, plane, shuttle, or bus
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Drive 1,549.7 km
best- Drive from Edmonton to Watson Lakecar 1,549.7 km
18h 13m$308–444Fly Edmonton International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY)plane YEG - YXY
- Take a shuttle bus from Whitehorse - Yukon Inn to Watson Lake - Tags
11h 34m$480–890Fly Edmonton International Airport to Northern Rockies Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Northern Rockies Regional Airport (YYE)plane YEG - YYE
- Drive from Northern Rockies Regional Airport (YYE) to Watson Lakecar
13h 28m$708–1,158Bus to Calgary International Airport, fly to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Edmonton to Calgary Int. Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY)plane YYC - YXY
- Take a shuttle bus from Whitehorse - Yukon Inn to Watson Lake - Tags
15h 1m$470–900
Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edmonton to Watson Lake is to drive which costs $300 - $450 and takes 18h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Edmonton to Watson Lake is to fly and shuttle which takes 11h 34m and costs $480 - $900.
The distance between Edmonton and Watson Lake is 1550 km. The road distance is 1549.7 km.
It takes approximately 18h 13m to drive 1549.7 km from Edmonton to Watson Lake.
Watson Lake is 1h behind Edmonton. It is currently 12:06 AM in Edmonton and 11:06 PM in Watson Lake.
Yes, the driving distance between Edmonton to Watson Lake is 1550 km. It takes approximately 18h 13m to drive from Edmonton to Watson Lake.
What companies run services between Edmonton, AB, Canada and Watson Lake, YT, Canada?
You can drive from Edmonton to Watson Lake in around 18h 13m.
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–600
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- flycma.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Northern Rockies Regional Airport via Prince George
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–950
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,000
- Phone
- +1-867-689-0540
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Whitehorse - Yukon Inn to Watson Lake - Tags
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $179
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/wlsfservices/
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/wlsfservices/
- Road Passenger One-way
- $179
Shuttle from Whitehorse - Yukon Inn to Watson Lake - Tags
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $179
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/wlsfservices/
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/wlsfservices/
- Road Passenger One-way
- $179
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Calgary Int. Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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