There are 5 ways to get from Fort St. John to Cochrane by plane, shuttle, bus, car, or train
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Fly, shuttle
best- Fly from North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YXJ - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary to Cochrane
4h 14m$325–901Drive 881.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Fort St. John to Cochranecar 881.5 km
9h 56m$177–255Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Fort St. John to Prince Georgebus
- Take the bus from Prince George, BC to Valemountbus
- Drive from Valemount to Jasper, ABcar
- Take the bus from Jasper, AB to Banff, ABbus
- Drive from Banff, AB to Cochranecar
19h 47mBus
- Take the bus from Fort St. John to Prince Georgebus
- Take the bus from Prince George - Bus Shelter - 1295 7 Ave - Bay C near Terry Fox Statue to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mallbus
- Take the bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Canmore - Northwind Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Northwinds Hotel, Canmore to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-ITbus
23h 31mBus, train
- Take the bus from Fort St. John to Prince Georgebus
- Take the bus from Prince George, BC to McBride, BC - Train Stationbus
- Take the train from McBride to Jaspertrain
- Take the bus from Jasper to Calgary Downtownbus
26h$350–682
North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fort St. John to Cochrane is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 9h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Fort St. John to Cochrane is to fly and shuttle which takes 4h 14m and costs $320 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Fort St. John to Cochrane station. However, there are services departing from Fort St. John and arriving at Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT via Prince George - Bus Shelter - 1295 7 Ave - Bay C near Terry Fox Statue, Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall and Northwinds Hotel, Canmore. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 31m.
The distance between Fort St. John and Cochrane is 785 km. The road distance is 881.5 km.
The best way to get from Fort St. John to Cochrane without a car is to bus which takes 23h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 14m to get from Fort St. John to Cochrane, including transfers.
Fort St. John to Cochrane bus services, operated by BC Bus North, depart from Fort St. John station.
Fort St. John to Cochrane bus services, operated by BC Bus North, arrive at Prince George station.
Cochrane is 1h ahead of Fort St. John. It is currently 9:52 AM in Fort St. John and 10:52 AM in Cochrane.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort St. John to Cochrane is 881 km. It takes approximately 9h 56m to drive from Fort St. John to Cochrane.
What companies run services between Fort St. John, BC, Canada and Cochrane, AB, Canada?
You can take a bus from Fort St. John to Cochrane via Prince George, Prince George - Bus Shelter - 1295 7 Ave - Bay C near Terry Fox Statue, Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall, Northwinds Hotel, Canmore, and Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT in around 23h 31m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from North Peace Regional Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from McBride to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $85–220
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
- Phone
- +1 780 852 4056
- [email protected]
- Website
- SunDog Tours
Train from McBride to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- SunDog Tours
- Phone
- +1 58 7899 0844
- [email protected]
- Website
- Falcon Bus
Shuttle from Calgary to Cochrane
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13
- Website
- Falcon Bus
- Phone
- +1 778 763 4155
- Website
- BC Bus North
Bus from Fort St. John to Prince George
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- BC Bus North
Bus from Prince George, BC to Valemount
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- BC Bus North
Bus from Fort St. John to Prince George
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- BC Bus North
Bus from Fort St. John to Prince George
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- BC Bus North
Bus from Prince George, BC to McBride, BC - Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- BC Bus North
- Phone
- +1 780 852 4056
- [email protected]
- Website
- SunDog Tours
Bus from Jasper, AB to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- SunDog Tours
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Prince George - Bus Shelter - 1295 7 Ave - Bay C near Terry Fox Statue to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Canmore - Northwind Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 403 285 3004
- [email protected]
- Website
- Banff Golden Xpress
Bus from Northwinds Hotel, Canmore to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- Banff Golden Xpress
- Phone
- +1 855 757 3222
- [email protected]
- Website
- ABestX
Bus from Northwinds Hotel, Canmore to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- ABestX
- Phone
- +1 587 968 5088
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vivo Green Travel
Bus from Northwinds Hotel, Canmore to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- Vivo Green Travel
- Schedules at
- Vivo Green Travel
- Phone
- +1 866 606 6700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brewster Express Homepage
Bus from Jasper to Calgary Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–250
- Website
- Brewster Express Homepage
- Adult
- $200–250
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