There are 7 ways to get from Nakusp to Williams Lake by car, car ferry, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry, bus
best- Drive from Nakusp to Galena Baycar
- Take the car ferry from Galena Bay to Shelter Baycarferry
- Drive from Shelter Bay to Revelstokecar
- Take the bus from Revelstoke to Kamloopsbus
- Take the bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canadabus
10h 2mBus to Castlegar Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW to Playmor Junction P&Rbus
- Fly from Castlegar Airport (YCG) to Williams Lake Airport (YWL)plane YCG - YWL
9h 49m$158–583Drive 870.7 km
- Drive from Nakusp to Williams Lakecar 870.7 km
11h 31m$173–249Bus, bus to Trail Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW to Nelson Exchange Bay Bbus
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC to Trail, BCbus
- Fly from Trail Airport (YZZ) to Williams Lake Airport (YWL)plane YZZ - YWL
10h 16m$542–1,097Drive, car ferry, bus via Vernon
- Drive from Nakusp to Galena Baycar
- Take the car ferry from Galena Bay to Shelter Baycarferry
- Drive from Shelter Bay to Silver Star Mountain Resortcar
- Take the bus from Vernon, BC to Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mallbus
- Take the bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canadabus
12h 20mBus
- Take the bus from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW to Nelson Exchange Bay Bbus 74
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC to Kelowna, BCbus
- Take the bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown 516 Lawrence Ave to Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mallbus
- Take the bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canadabus
16h 28mBus, drive, bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW to Needles Ferrybus
- Drive from Needles Ferry to Big White Ski Resortcar
- Take the bus from Big White Ski Resort to Kelowna Airportbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Williams Lake Airport (YWL)plane YLW - YWL
11h 8m$723–1,187
Trail Airport (YZZ) to Williams Lake Airport (YWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nakusp to Williams Lake is to drive which costs $170 - $250 and takes 11h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Nakusp to Williams Lake is to bus and fly which takes 9h 49m and costs $150 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Nakusp to Williams Lake. However, there are services departing from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW and arriving at Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canada via Nelson, BC, Orchard Park Exchange Bay B, Kelowna, BC - Downtown 516 Lawrence Ave and Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 28m.
The distance between Nakusp and Williams Lake is 605 km. The road distance is 870.7 km.
The best way to get from Nakusp to Williams Lake without a car is to bus which takes 16h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Nakusp to Williams Lake, including transfers.
Nakusp to Williams Lake bus services, operated by BC Transit - West Kootenay, depart from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW station.
Nakusp to Williams Lake bus services, operated by BC Transit - West Kootenay, arrive at Nelson Exchange Bay B station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nakusp to Williams Lake is 871 km. It takes approximately 11h 31m to drive from Nakusp to Williams Lake.
There are 11+ hotels available in Williams Lake.
What companies run services between Nakusp, BC, Canada and Williams Lake, BC, Canada?
You can take a bus from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW to Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canada via Nelson Exchange Bay B, Nelson, BC, Orchard Park Exchange Bay B, Bernard Ave at Bertram St, Kelowna, BC - Downtown 516 Lawrence Ave, and Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall in around 16h 28m.
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Trail Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–900
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–600
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Comox, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–700
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Victoria, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–650
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Calgary, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–900
- Website
- flycma.com
Flights from Trail Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Vancouver, Quesnel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Vancouver, Quesnel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Vancouver, Quesnel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Trail Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Vancouver, Quesnel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Vancouver, Quesnel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Vancouver, Quesnel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Revelstoke to Kamloops
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Vernon, BC to Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown 516 Lawrence Ave to Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 855 993 3100
- [email protected]
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW to Nelson Exchange Bay B
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/west-kootenay/
Bus from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW to Nelson Exchange Bay B
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/west-kootenay/
Bus from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW to Playmor Junction P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/west-kootenay/
Bus from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW to Needles Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/west-kootenay/
- Phone
- +1 778 760 1891
- [email protected]
- Website
- fritztravels.com
Bus from Nelson, BC to Trail, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://fritztravels.com/
- Book at
- https://book.fritztravels.com/
- Adult
- $55–70
Bus from Nelson, BC to Kelowna, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–100
- Website
- https://fritztravels.com/
- Book at
- https://book.fritztravels.com/
- Adult
- $85–100
- Phone
- 1-888-658-3874
- [email protected]
- Website
- cheersokanagantours.com
Bus from Big White Ski Resort to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $360–460
- Website
- https://cheersokanagantours.com/
- Passenger
- $360–460
- Phone
- 1 800 663 7867
- Website
- www2.gov.bc.ca
Car ferry from Galena Bay to Shelter Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- www2.gov.bc.ca
Car ferry from Galena Bay to Shelter Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- www2.gov.bc.ca
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