There are 7 ways to get from Kelowna to Whistler by bus, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Vancouver - Pacific Stationbus Ebus
- Take the bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Hilton Whistler Resort and Spabus Express NB
8h 1mDrive 419.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Kelowna to Whistlercar 419.7 km
6h$76–109Fly Kelowna International Airport to Vancouver International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YLW - YVR
- Take the bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Village Centrebus
5h 31m$121–391Bus via Whistler Gateway Bus Loop
- Take the bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Vancouver - Pacific Stationbus Ebus
- Take the bus from Burrard Station - 1088 Melville Street to Whistler Gateway Bus Loopbus Epic Rides
8h 6mBus via Whistler Village, Gateway Bus Loop
- Take the bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Vancouver - Pacific Stationbus Ebus
- Take the bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Village Centrebus Northbound / ...
8h 18mBus to Penticton Regional Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Queensway Exch to Peachtree Squarebus
- Fly from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YYF - YVR
- Take the bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Village Centrebus
7h 23m$168–534Bus to Coal Harbour Spb, fly to Whistler
- Take the bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Vancouver - Pacific Stationbus
- Fly from Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Whistler (YWS)plane CXH - YWS
7h 42m
Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kelowna to Whistler is to drive which costs $75 - $110 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Kelowna to Whistler is to fly and bus which takes 5h 31m and costs $120 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Kelowna to Whistler. However, there are services departing from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave and arriving at Hilton Whistler Resort and Spa via Burrard Skytrain Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 1m.
The distance between Kelowna and Whistler is 531 km. The road distance is 419.7 km.
The best way to get from Kelowna to Whistler without a car is to bus which takes 8h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Kelowna to Whistler, including transfers.
Kelowna to Whistler bus services, operated by EBus Canada, depart from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave station.
Kelowna to Whistler bus services, operated by EBus Canada, arrive at Vancouver - Pacific Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kelowna to Whistler is 420 km. It takes approximately 6h to drive from Kelowna to Whistler.
There are 526+ hotels available in Whistler.
What companies run services between Kelowna, BC, Canada and Whistler, BC, Canada?
You can take a bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Hilton Whistler Resort and Spa via Vancouver - Pacific Station, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1, Burrard Station @ Platform 1, and Burrard Skytrain Station in around 8h 1m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–320
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Comox
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–460
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–460
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–440
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–220
- Website
- flycma.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Whistler
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–300
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Vancouver - Pacific Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Vancouver - Pacific Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Vancouver - Pacific Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Vancouver - Pacific Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 604 326 1616
- [email protected]
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
Bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Hilton Whistler Resort and Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
Bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Village Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
Bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Village Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
Bus from Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Village Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
- Phone
- +1 604 349 1234
- [email protected]
- Website
- Epic Rides
Bus from Burrard Station - 1088 Melville Street to Whistler Gateway Bus Loop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Epic Rides
- Schedules at
- Epic Rides Schedules
- Phone
- +1 844 442 2212
- [email protected]
- Website
- South Okanagan - Similkameen
Bus from Queensway Exch to Peachtree Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- South Okanagan - Similkameen
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $4–7
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