There are 5 ways to get from Nelson to Cochrane by bus, car ferry, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SEbus Kaslo
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - 6th Ave & 1st SE to Cochrane, AB - Transit Hub Parking Lot 360 Railway St. W.bus Cochrane Commuter
11h 32mCar ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Balfour, BC to Kootenay Bay, BCcarferry Balfour to Kootney Bay
- Drive from Kootenay Bay, BC to Cochranecar
8h 37m$97–139Bus to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St Northbus
- Fly from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YXC - YYC
8h 5m$414–1,041Bus to Castlegar Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nelson Exchange Bay A to Selkirk College Bay Bbus
- Fly from Castlegar Airport (YCG) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YCG - YYC
8h 44m$135–545Bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC to Kelowna, BCbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YLW - YYC
10h 49m$207–755
Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Cochrane is to car ferry and drive which costs $95 - $140 and takes 8h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Cochrane is to bus and fly which takes 8h 5m and costs $410 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Nelson to Cochrane. However, there are services departing from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street and arriving at Cochrane, AB - Transit Hub Parking Lot 360 Railway St. W. via SB 24 ST @ Douglas Glen GA SE and Calgary, AB - 6th Ave & 1st SE. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 32m.
The distance between Nelson and Cochrane is 715 km.
The best way to get from Nelson to Cochrane without a car is to bus which takes 11h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 32m to get from Nelson to Cochrane, including transfers.
Nelson to Cochrane bus services, operated by Mountain Man Mikes Bus Service, depart from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street station.
Nelson to Cochrane bus services, operated by Mountain Man Mikes Bus Service, arrive at Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE station.
Cochrane is 1h ahead of Nelson. It is currently 4:50 AM in Nelson and 5:50 AM in Cochrane.
There are 26+ hotels available in Cochrane.
What companies run services between Nelson, BC, Canada and Cochrane, AB, Canada?
You can take a bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Cochrane, AB - Transit Hub Parking Lot 360 Railway St. W. via Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE, SB 24 ST @ Douglas Glen GA SE, Anderson LRT Station, NB Anderson CTrain Station, WB City Hall/Bow Valley College, and Calgary, AB - 6th Ave & 1st SE in around 11h 32m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- [email protected]
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–250
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
Bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Phone
- +1 587 534 0542
- [email protected]
- Website
- onitregionaltransit.ca
Bus from Calgary, AB - 6th Ave & 1st SE to Cochrane, AB - Transit Hub Parking Lot 360 Railway St. W.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- onitregionaltransit.ca
- Phone
- +1 855 993 3100
- [email protected]
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Nelson Exchange Bay A to Selkirk College Bay B
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 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
- 1 800 663 7867
- Website
- www2.gov.bc.ca
Car ferry from Balfour, BC to Kootenay Bay, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- www2.gov.bc.ca
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