There are 7 ways to get from Nelson to Horseshoe Bay by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Trail Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Nelson, BC to Trail, BCbus
- Fly from Trail Airport (YZZ) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YZZ - YVR
4h 42m$373–609Bus to Castlegar Airport, fly, line 257 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nelson Exchange Bay A to Selkirk College Bay Bbus
- Fly from Castlegar Airport (YCG) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YCG - YVR
- Take the bus from Westbound W Georgia St @ Seymour St to Keith Rd @ Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminalbus
4h 58m$66–399Bus
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus Kaslo
11h 16m$201–261Drive 664.8 km
- Drive from Nelson to Horseshoe Baycar 664.8 km
8h 23m$132–190Bus 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 Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YXC - YVR
7h 21m$525–805Bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC to Kelowna, BCbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YLW - YVR
9h 8m$163–399Bus via Kelowna
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC to Kelowna, BCbus Nelson to Kelowna
- Take the bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus Kelowna
13h 2m
Nelson to Horseshoe Bay by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Horseshoe Bay is to drive which costs $130 - $190 and takes 8h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Horseshoe Bay is to bus and fly which takes 4h 42m and costs $370 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Nelson to Horseshoe Bay. However, there are services departing from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street and arriving at Keith Rd @ Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal via Westbound W Georgia St @ Burrard St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 16m.
The distance between Nelson and Horseshoe Bay is 521 km. The road distance is 664.8 km.
The best way to get from Nelson to Horseshoe Bay without a car is to bus which takes 11h 16m and costs $200 - $270.
It takes approximately 4h 42m to get from Nelson to Horseshoe Bay, including transfers.
Nelson to Horseshoe Bay bus services, operated by Mountain Man Mikes Bus Service, depart from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street station.
Nelson to Horseshoe Bay bus services, operated by Mountain Man Mikes Bus Service, arrive at Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nelson to Horseshoe Bay is 665 km. It takes approximately 8h 23m to drive from Nelson to Horseshoe Bay.
There are 1421+ hotels available in Horseshoe Bay.
What companies run services between Nelson, BC, Canada and Horseshoe Bay, BC, Canada?
Mountain Man Mikes Bus Service operates a bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station twice a week. Tickets cost $190–250 and the journey takes 10h 20m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Trail Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–490
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Comox
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–460
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- flycma.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–290
- Phone
- +1 778 760 1891
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fritz Travels
Bus from Nelson, BC to Trail, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- Fritz Travels
- Book at
- Fritz Travels
- Adult
- $55–70
Bus from Nelson, BC to Kelowna, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–100
- Website
- Fritz Travels
- Book at
- Fritz Travels
- Adult
- $85–100
Bus from Nelson, BC to Kelowna, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–100
- Website
- Fritz Travels
- Book at
- Fritz Travels
- Adult
- $85–100
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- [email protected]
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $190–250
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
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
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
- Phone
- +1 855 993 3100
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Kootenay
Bus from Nelson Exchange Bay A to Selkirk College Bay B
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- West Kootenay
- Phone
- +1 604 953 3333
- Website
- TransLink CA
Bus from Westbound W Georgia St @ Seymour St to Keith Rd @ Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- TransLink CA
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- [email protected]
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Red Arrow
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