There are 6 ways to get from Lake Louise to Merritt by bus, car, or plane
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Bus via Kamloops
best- Take the bus from Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mallbus Ebus
- Take the bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Merritt - Esso-Popeye's Chickenbus Ebus
6h 4mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lake Louise Village to Merrittbus Cal-Van
8h 30m$70–147Drive 522.8 km
- Drive from Lake Louise to Merrittcar 522.8 km
6h 6m$106–153Bus, fly to Kamloops Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd to Calgary - Airport YYCbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)plane YYC - YKA
- Drive from Kamloops-Airport-YKA to Merrittcar
5h 55mBus, fly to Kelowna International Airport
- Take the bus from Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd to Calgary - Airport YYCbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane YYC - YLW
- Take the bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Merritt - Esso-Popeye's Chickenbus
6h 32mBus, fly to Abbotsford International Airport
- Take the bus from Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd to Calgary - Airport YYCbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Abbotsford International Airport (YXX)plane YYC - YXX
- Take the bus from Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrance to Merritt - Esso-Popeye's Chickenbus
7h 44m
Lake Louise to Merritt by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lake Louise to Merritt is to bus which costs $70 - $150 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Louise to Merritt is to drive which takes 6h 6m and costs $100 - $160.
No, there is no direct bus from Lake Louise station to Merritt. However, there are services departing from Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd and arriving at Merritt - Esso-Popeye's Chicken via Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 4m.
The distance between Lake Louise and Merritt is 528 km. The road distance is 522.8 km.
The best way to get from Lake Louise to Merritt without a car is to bus via Kamloops which takes 6h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Lake Louise to Merritt, including transfers.
Lake Louise to Merritt bus services, operated by EBus Canada, depart from Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd.
Lake Louise to Merritt bus services, operated by EBus Canada, arrive at Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall station.
Merritt is 1h behind Lake Louise. It is currently 7:35 AM in Lake Louise and 6:35 AM in Merritt.
Yes, the driving distance between Lake Louise to Merritt is 523 km. It takes approximately 6h 6m to drive from Lake Louise to Merritt.
What companies run services between Lake Louise, AB, Canada and Merritt, BC, Canada?
You can take a bus from Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd to Merritt via Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall and Merritt - Esso-Popeye's Chicken in around 6h 4m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Kamloops Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Abbotsford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–750
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Abbotsford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Merritt - Esso-Popeye's Chicken
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd to Calgary - Airport YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd to Calgary - Airport YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Merritt - Esso-Popeye's Chicken
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd to Calgary - Airport YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrance to Merritt - Esso-Popeye's Chicken
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Lake Louise Village to Merritt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $65–150
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