There are 5 ways to get from Fort McMurray to Prince Rupert by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, bus
best- Fly from Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM) to Northwest Regional Airport (YXT)plane YMM - YXT
- Take the bus from Terrance Skeena Mall to Prince Rupertbus
10h 40m$515–3,431Drive 1,870.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Fort McMurray to Prince Rupertcar 1,870.4 km
22h 33m$379–547Bus
- Take the bus from Fort McMurray - 10013 Macdonald Ave to Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 Stbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SWbus
- Take the bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mallbus
- Take the bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Prince George - Bus Shelter - 1295 7 Ave - Bay C near Terry Fox Statuebus
- Take the bus from Prince George, BC to Prince Rupertbus
35h 35mBus, train
- Take the bus from Fort McMurray Downtown to Edmonton Southbus
- Take the bus from West Edmonton Mall, AB to Jasper, ABbus
- Take the train from Jasper to Prince Ruperttrain
46h 13mBus, train via Edmonton
- Take the bus from Fort McMurray - 10013 Macdonald Ave to Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 Stbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton - West Edmonton Mall to Jasper Townsitebus
- Take the train from Jasper to Prince Ruperttrain
47h 33m
Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM) to Northwest Regional Airport (YXT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fort McMurray to Prince Rupert is to drive which costs $370 - $550 and takes 22h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Fort McMurray to Prince Rupert is to fly and bus which takes 10h 40m and costs $500 - $3,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Fort McMurray to Prince Rupert. However, there are services departing from Fort McMurray - 10013 Macdonald Ave and arriving at Prince Rupert via Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St, Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW, Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall and Prince George, BC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 35m.
The distance between Fort McMurray and Prince Rupert is 1293 km. The road distance is 1870.4 km.
The best way to get from Fort McMurray to Prince Rupert without a car is to bus which takes 35h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Fort McMurray to Prince Rupert, including transfers.
Fort McMurray to Prince Rupert bus services, operated by Red Arrow, depart from Fort McMurray - 10013 Macdonald Ave station.
Fort McMurray to Prince Rupert bus services, operated by Red Arrow, arrive at Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St station.
Prince Rupert is 1h behind Fort McMurray. It is currently 8:05 AM in Fort McMurray and 7:05 AM in Prince Rupert.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort McMurray to Prince Rupert is 1870 km. It takes approximately 22h 33m to drive from Fort McMurray to Prince Rupert.
What companies run services between Fort McMurray, AB, Canada and Prince Rupert, BC, Canada?
You can take a bus from Fort McMurray - 10013 Macdonald Ave to Prince Rupert via Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St, Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW, Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall, Prince George - Bus Shelter - 1295 7 Ave - Bay C near Terry Fox Statue, and Prince George, BC in around 35h 35m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Fort Mcmurray Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–3,300
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Jasper to Prince Rupert
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $260–600
- Business
- $320–550
- Business Plus
- $340–550
- Economy
- $290–600
- Economy Plus
- $330–600
Train from Jasper to Prince Rupert
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $260–600
- Business
- $320–550
- Business Plus
- $340–550
- Economy
- $290–600
- Economy Plus
- $330–600
- Phone
- +1 778 763 4155
- Website
- BC Bus North
Bus from Terrance Skeena Mall to Prince Rupert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- BC Bus North
Bus from Prince George, BC to Prince Rupert
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- BC Bus North
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- [email protected]
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Fort McMurray - 10013 Macdonald Ave to Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Fort McMurray - 10013 Macdonald Ave to Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- Red Arrow
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Prince George - Bus Shelter - 1295 7 Ave - Bay C near Terry Fox Statue
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Fort McMurray Downtown to Edmonton South
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $60–130
- Phone
- +1 780 852 4056
- [email protected]
- Website
- SunDog Tours
Bus from West Edmonton Mall, AB to Jasper, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- SunDog Tours
- Phone
- +1 587-557-7719
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cold Shot Bus Service
Bus from Edmonton - West Edmonton Mall to Jasper Townsite
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- Cold Shot Bus Service
- Schedules at
- Cold Shot Bus Service Routes
- Adult
- $90–120
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