There are 8 ways to get from Vancouver to Shuswap Lake by train, bus, bus (Flixbus), car, plane, shuttle, or taxi
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Vancouvertrain Amtrak Cascades
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Sorrento Eastboundbus Van-Cal
14h 47m$195–422Fly Portland International Airport to Kelowna International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane PDX - YLW
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Salmon Arm, BCbus
9h 5m$84–382Bus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouverbus FlixBus 2115
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Sorrento Eastboundbus Van-Cal
16h 37m$122–242Drive 832.3 km
- Drive from Vancouver to Salmon Armcar 832.3 km
9h 11m$163–236Train, bus via Kelowna
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna, BC - Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown 516 Lawrence Ave to Salmon Arm, BCbus
17h 2mTrain, bus via Kamloops
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Kamloopstrain
- Take the bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Sorrento, BCbus
24h 38mFly Portland International Airport to Kamloops Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)plane PDX - YKA
- Take a shuttle bus from Kamloops Airport to Sun Peaks Resort, BC
- Take the taxi from Sun Peaks Resort, BC to Sorrentotaxi
9h 17m$303–798Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Kelowna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane SEA - YLW
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Salmon Arm, BCbus
9h 24m$398–997
Vancouver to Shuswap Lake by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vancouver to Shuswap Lake is to bus which costs $120 - $250 and takes 16h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Vancouver to Shuswap Lake is to fly and bus which takes 9h 5m and costs $80 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Vancouver to Shuswap Lake. However, there are services departing from E 15th St & Broadway and arriving at Sorrento Eastbound via Portland Curbside Bus Stop and Vancouver. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 37m.
The distance between Vancouver and Shuswap Lake is 958 km. The road distance is 832.3 km.
The best way to get from Vancouver to Shuswap Lake without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 47m and costs $190 - $430.
It takes approximately 14h 47m to get from Vancouver to Shuswap Lake, including transfers.
Vancouver to Shuswap Lake bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Portland Curbside Bus Stop station.
Vancouver to Shuswap Lake bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Vancouver station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vancouver to Shuswap Lake is 832 km. It takes approximately 9h 11m to drive from Vancouver to Shuswap Lake.
There are 30+ hotels available in Shuswap Lake.
What companies run services between Vancouver, WA, USA and Shuswap Lake, BC, Canada?
You can take a bus from E 15th St & Broadway to Sorrento Eastbound via NW 5th & Davis, Portland Curbside Bus Stop, and Vancouver in around 16h 37m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver Station to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 877 460 3200
- [email protected]
- Website
- HOME Rocky Mountaineer
Train from Vancouver to Kamloops
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- HOME Rocky Mountaineer
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Vancouver to Sorrento Eastbound
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $55–130
Bus from Vancouver to Sorrento Eastbound
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $55–130
Bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Sorrento, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $21–55
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Salmon Arm, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- EBus
- Adult
- $16–24
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna, BC - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown 516 Lawrence Ave to Salmon Arm, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Sorrento, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Salmon Arm, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- EBus
- Adult
- $16–24
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- [email protected]
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna, BC - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Red Arrow
- Phone
- (250) 554-8005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sun Star Shuttle
Shuttle from Kamloops Airport to Sun Peaks Resort, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Sun Star Shuttle
- Adult One-Way
- $55
- Adult Round Trip
- $110
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Estimated price
- $160–200
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