There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Bowen Island by train, plane, or ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vancouver International Airport, ferry
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane FRA - YVR
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Islandferry
18h 10m$607–1,560Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane HAJ - YVR
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Islandferry
20h 24mTrain, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane MUC - YVR
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Islandferry
20h 49m$793–1,780Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nanaimo Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane FRA - YCD
- Take the ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bayferry
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Islandferry
24h 18m$978–1,892Train to Frankfurt, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane FRA - SEA
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Islandferry
23h 51m$717–2,105
Frankfurt (FRA) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Bowen Island is to train and fly and ferry which costs $600 - $1,600 and takes 18h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Bowen Island is to train and fly and ferry which takes 18h 10m and costs $600 - $1,600.
The distance between Europe and Bowen Island is 8288 km.
It takes approximately 18h 10m to get from Europe to Bowen Island, including transfers.
Bowen Island is 9h behind Europe. It is currently 6:56 AM in Europe and 9:56 PM in Bowen Island.
There are 902+ hotels available in Bowen Island.
What companies run services between Europe and Bowen Island, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Bowen Island. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), walk to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), take the subway to Vancouver City Centre Station @ Platform 1, walk to Westbound W Georgia St @ Seymour St, take the line 257 bus to Keith Rd @ Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal, walk to Horseshoe Bay, then take the ferry to Bowen Island. Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), walk to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), take the subway to Vancouver City Centre Station @ Platform 1, walk to Westbound W Georgia St @ Seymour St, take the line 257 bus to Keith Rd @ Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal, walk to Horseshoe Bay, then take the ferry to Bowen Island.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Hannover Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Vancouver International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- BC Ferries
Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $2–17
- Adult
- $4–35
- Car
- $24–35
Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $2–17
- Adult
- $4–35
- Car
- $24–35
Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $2–17
- Adult
- $4–35
- Car
- $24–35
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
Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $2–17
- Adult
- $4–35
- Car
- $24–35
Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $2–17
- Adult
- $4–35
- Car
- $24–35
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