There are 7 ways to get from Nelson to Squamish by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Trail Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the bus from Nelson, BC to Trail, BCbus
- Fly from Trail Airport (YZZ) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YZZ - YVR
- Take the bus from Vancouver Downtown to Squamishbus
5h 56m$380–677Bus to Castlegar Airport, fly, 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 Vancouver Downtown to Squamishbus
6h 12m$93–457Bus
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus Kaslo
- Take the bus from Pacific Central Station to Squamishbus Standard
12h 35m$225–322Drive 708 km
- Drive from Nelson to Squamishcar 708 km
9h$140–202Bus to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, fly, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Vancouver Downtown to Squamishbus
8h 35m$552–873Bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC to Kelowna, BCbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YLW - YVR
- Take the bus from Vancouver Downtown to Squamishbus
10h 32m$190–467Bus via Kelowna
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC to Kelowna, BCbus
- Take the bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver Downtown to Squamishbus
13h 54m
Nelson to Squamish by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Squamish is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Squamish is to bus and fly which takes 5h 56m and costs $380 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Nelson to Squamish. However, there are services departing from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street and arriving at Squamish via Pacific Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 35m.
The distance between Nelson and Squamish is 563 km. The road distance is 708 km.
The best way to get from Nelson to Squamish without a car is to bus which takes 12h 35m and costs $220 - $330.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Nelson to Squamish, including transfers.
Nelson to Squamish bus services, operated by Mountain Man Mikes Bus Service, depart from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street station.
Nelson to Squamish bus services, operated by Mountain Man Mikes Bus Service, arrive at Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nelson to Squamish is 708 km. It takes approximately 9h to drive from Nelson to Squamish.
There are 17+ hotels available in Squamish.
What companies run services between Nelson, BC, Canada and Squamish, BC, Canada?
You can take a bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Squamish via Pacific Central Station in around 12h 35m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
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
- $55–370
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Trail Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–490
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
- $250–380
- 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
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
- +1 604 326 1616
- [email protected]
- Website
- yvrskylynx.com
Bus from Vancouver Downtown to Squamish
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://yvrskylynx.com/
- Executive/Express
- $50–75
- Standard
- $30–45
Bus from Pacific Central Station to Squamish
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://yvrskylynx.com/
- Executive/Express
- $50–75
- Standard
- $30–45
Bus from Vancouver Downtown to Squamish
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://yvrskylynx.com/
- Executive/Express
- $50–75
- Standard
- $30–45
Bus from Vancouver Downtown to Squamish
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://yvrskylynx.com/
- Executive/Express
- $50–75
- Standard
- $30–45
Bus from Vancouver Downtown to Squamish
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://yvrskylynx.com/
- Executive/Express
- $50–75
- Standard
- $30–45
Bus from Vancouver Downtown to Squamish
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://yvrskylynx.com/
- Executive/Express
- $50–75
- Standard
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- [email protected]
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
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
- 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
- +1 855 993 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
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- [email protected]
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.redarrow.ca/
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