There are 5 ways to get from Richmond to Yellowknife by plane, car, bus, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Richmond International Airport
best- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane RIC - YZF
20h 44m$666–2,820Bus to Charlottesville, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Richmond to Charlottesvillebus
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane CHO - YZF
21h 6m$487–1,701Drive 5,261.5 km
- Drive from Richmond to Yellowknifecar 5,261.5 km
2d 10h$1,031–1,489Bus, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane IAD - YZF
15h 39m$894–1,870Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly
- Take the train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane DCA - YZF
12h 33m$966–4,022
Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Richmond to Yellowknife is to bus and fly which costs $480 - $1,700 and takes 21h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Richmond to Yellowknife is to train and fly which takes 12h 33m and costs $950 - $4,100.
The distance between Richmond and Yellowknife is 3765 km. The road distance is 5261.5 km.
It takes approximately 20h 44m to get from Richmond to Yellowknife, including transfers.
Yellowknife is 2h behind Richmond. It is currently 10:56 AM in Richmond and 8:56 AM in Yellowknife.
Yes, the driving distance between Richmond to Yellowknife is 5262 km. It takes approximately 2 days 10h to drive from Richmond to Yellowknife.
There are 29+ hotels available in Yellowknife.
What companies run services between Richmond, VA, USA and Yellowknife, NT, Canada?
Delta, WestJet, and four other airlines fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via New York La Guardia, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Newark, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Philadelphia, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Charlottesville to Yellowknife Airport via Charlotte, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Charlottesville to Yellowknife Airport via Atlanta, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Charlottesville to Yellowknife Airport via Charlotte, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Minneapolis, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Minneapolis, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Minneapolis, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Charlottesville to Yellowknife Airport via Charlotte, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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