There are 5 ways to get from North Vancouver to Williams Lake by ferry, plane, bus, car, or train
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Ferry, fly
best- Take the ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southboundferry
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Williams Lake Airport (YWL)plane YVR - YWL
3h 3m$261–499Drive 486 km
cheapest- Drive from North Vancouver to Williams Lakecar 486 km
7h 25m$96–139Bus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamloops, BCbus Vancouver
- Take the bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canadabus Kamloops to Prince George
10h 20mBus via YVR-Airport Station @ Canada Line
- Take the bus from Vancouver International Airport to Kamloopsbus Van-Cal
- Take the bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canadabus Kamloops to Prince George
12h 7mFerry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southboundferry
- Take the train from Vancouver to Agassiztrain
- Take the bus from Hope, BC to Kamloops, BCbus
- Take the bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canadabus
12h 18m
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Williams Lake Airport (YWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from North Vancouver to Williams Lake is to drive which costs $95 - $140 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from North Vancouver to Williams Lake is to ferry and fly which takes 3h 3m and costs $260 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from North Vancouver to Williams Lake. However, there are services departing from Lonsdale Quay and arriving at Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canada via Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station and Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between North Vancouver and Williams Lake is 374 km. The road distance is 486 km.
The best way to get from North Vancouver to Williams Lake without a car is to bus which takes 10h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 3m to get from North Vancouver to Williams Lake, including transfers.
North Vancouver to Williams Lake bus services, operated by EBus Canada, depart from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station.
North Vancouver to Williams Lake bus services, operated by EBus Canada, arrive at Kamloops, BC station.
Yes, the driving distance between North Vancouver to Williams Lake is 486 km. It takes approximately 7h 25m to drive from North Vancouver to Williams Lake.
There are 10+ hotels available in Williams Lake.
What companies run services between North Vancouver, BC, Canada and Williams Lake, BC, Canada?
You can take a bus from Lonsdale Quay to Williams Lake, BC - Petro Canada via East-Van, Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station, Kamloops, BC, and Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall in around 10h 20m.
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Williams Lake Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–440
- Website
- flycma.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Williams Lake Airport via Quesnel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–350
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Vancouver to Agassiz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $26–220
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $26–95
- Business
- $70–210
- Business Plus
- $85–220
- Economy
- $29–110
- Economy Plus
- $30–120
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamloops, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- 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 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 Hope, BC to Kamloops, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- 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
- +1 833 583 3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamloops, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $50–110
Bus from Vancouver International Airport to Kamloops
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $50–120
- Phone
- +1 604 953 3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
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