There are 6 ways to get from Vancouver to Lake Louise by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly from Portland International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane PDX - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
7h 15m$348–1,108Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouverbus FlixBus 2115
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Lake Louisebus Van-Cal
21h 52m$162–312Train, bus
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Vancouvertrain Amtrak Cascades
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Lake Louisebus Van-Cal
20h 2m$232–489Drive 1,118.2 km
- Drive from Vancouver to Lake Louisecar 1,118.2 km
13h 29m$221–318Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane SEA - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
9h 16m$401–1,022Train, bus via Kelowna Airport (YLW)
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Lake Louisebus
21h 32m$287–494
Vancouver to Lake Louise by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vancouver to Lake Louise is to bus which costs $160 - $320 and takes 21h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Vancouver to Lake Louise is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 15m and costs $340 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Vancouver to Lake Louise. However, there are services departing from E 15th St & Broadway and arriving at Lake Louise via Portland Curbside Bus Stop and Vancouver. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 52m.
The distance between Vancouver and Lake Louise is 1100 km. The road distance is 1118.2 km.
The best way to get from Vancouver to Lake Louise without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 2m and costs $230 - $490.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Vancouver to Lake Louise, including transfers.
Vancouver to Lake Louise bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Portland Curbside Bus Stop station.
Vancouver to Lake Louise bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Vancouver station.
Lake Louise is 1h ahead of Vancouver. It is currently 10:25 AM in Vancouver and 11:25 AM in Lake Louise.
Yes, the driving distance between Vancouver to Lake Louise is 1118 km. It takes approximately 13h 29m to drive from Vancouver to Lake Louise.
What companies run services between Vancouver, WA, USA and Lake Louise, AB, Canada?
You can take a bus from E 15th St & Broadway to Lake Louise via NW 5th & Davis, Portland Curbside Bus Stop, and Vancouver in around 21h 52m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver Station to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 403 800 0355
- [email protected]
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
- Phone
- +1 403 762 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
- Phone
- +1 403 754 6467
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
- Schedules at
- Mountain Park Transportation Schedules
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
- Schedules at
- Mountain Park Transportation Schedules
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Vancouver to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $95–200
Bus from Vancouver to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $95–200
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- [email protected]
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–95
- Website
- Red Arrow
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- EBus
- Adult
- $70–110
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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