How to get fromNelson to Red Deerby car, bus, plane, or car ferry

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There are 4 ways to get from Nelson to Red Deer by car, bus, plane, or car ferry

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Drive 748.2 km
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1. Drive from Nelson to Red Deercar 748.2 km
8h 50m
$136–196
Bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport, drive
1. Take the bus from Nelson Visitor Centre to Orchard Park Mall - Kelownabus
2. Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YLW - YYC
3. Drive from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Red Deercar
9h 19m
$202–704
Bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly to Edmonton International Airport, drive
1. Take the bus from Nelson Visitor Centre to Orchard Park Mall - Kelownabus
2. Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane YLW - YEG
3. Drive from Edmonton-Airport-YEG to Red Deercar
9h 31m
$220–594
Car ferry, drive to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport, drive
1. Take the carferry from Balfour, BC to Kootenay Bay, BCcarferry
2. Drive from Kootenay Bay, BC to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)car
3. Fly from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YXC - YYC
4. Drive from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Red Deercar
7h 22m
$238–771

Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights

77Weekly Planes

1h 12mAverage Duration

$50Cheapest Price

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Distance: 748.2 km
Duration: 8h 50m

What companies run services between Nelson, BC, Canada and Red Deer, AB, Canada?

You can drive from Nelson to Red Deer in around 8h 50m.

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Red Deer(opens in a new window), Canada(opens in a new window)

Red Deer is a city in Alberta, Canada, located midway on the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Red Deer serves central Alberta, and its key industries include health care, retail trade, construction, oil and gas, hospitality, manufacturing and education. It is surrounded by Red Deer County and borders on Lacombe County. The city is in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills, alongside the Red Deer River.

Things to do in Red Deer

Wild Rapids Waterslide Park(Opens in a new window)

Wild Rapids Waterslide Park was located on the shores of Sylvan Lake in the resort town of Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada. Wild Rapids opened to the public in 1982, and it was Alberta's second-largest water park after the World Waterpark in West Edmonton Mall. Wild Rapids Waterslide was one of five waterslide parks in Alberta, and the last outdoor water park to operate until it closed in 2016. The park contained 12 slides, many small pools, three hot tubs, and a children's water playground. The park closed at the end of the 2016 season, after operating for 34 years. The park was located near Red Deer, between Edmonton and Calgary, along Alberta Highway 11A. Wild Rapids was the largest water park of its kind in western Canada.

Places to stay in Red Deer

Sandman Hotel Red Deer(Opens in a new window)

7.9Good

Red Deer Resort & Casino(Opens in a new window)

7.7Good

Holiday Inn Express Red Deer by IHG(Opens in a new window)

7.6Good

Prairie Crest Red Deer(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good