There are 5 ways to get from Vancouver to Kelowna by plane, bus or car
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Recommended option
Fly to Kelowna, bus • 3h 8m
Cheapest option
Bus • 5h 25m
3 alternative options
Fly to Penticton, bus • 4h 4m
Fly to Kamloops, drive • 4h 34m
Drive • 4h 8m
Vancouver to Kelowna by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vancouver to Kelowna is to bus which costs $0 - $95 and takes 5h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Vancouver to Kelowna is to fly and bus which takes 3h 8m and costs $110 - $360.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station station and arriving at Kelowna, BC. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 25m.
The distance between Vancouver and Kelowna is 312 km. The road distance is 389.6 km.
The best way to get from Vancouver to Kelowna without a car is to bus which takes 5h 25m and costs $0 - $95.
It takes approximately 3h 8m to get from Vancouver to Kelowna, including transfers.
Vancouver to Kelowna bus services, operated by BC Connector - Wilson's Group, depart from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station.
Vancouver to Kelowna bus services, operated by BC Connector - Wilson's Group, arrive at Kelowna, BC station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vancouver to Kelowna is 390 km. It takes approximately 4h 8m to drive from Vancouver to Kelowna.
There are 165+ hotels available in Kelowna. Prices start at $67 CAD per night.
- Distance: 312.4 km
- Duration: 3h 8m
What companies run services between Vancouver, BC, Canada and Kelowna, BC, Canada?
BC Connector - Wilson's Group operates a bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna, BC twice daily. Tickets cost $0 - $95 and the journey takes 5h 25m. EBus Canada also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver to Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $440
Flights from Vancouver to Kamloops
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver to Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $330
Flights from Vancouver to Kamloops
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Vancouver to Kelowna via Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $600
Flights from Vancouver to Kelowna via Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $600
Flights from Vancouver to Penticton
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $420
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Vancouver to Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $280
- Website
- flycma.com
Flights from Vancouver to Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $330
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Vancouver to Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $700
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from Kelowna Airport, BC to Kelowna, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40 - $55
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
Bus from Penticton, BC to Westbank, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45 - $65
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Phone
- 1.833.276.5841
- Website
- bcconnector.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $0 - $95
- Website
- https://bcconnector.com/
- Child (Under 6)
- $0
- Child (6-12) City Centre
- $30
- Child (6-12) YVR
- $43
- Adult (13+) City Centre
- $61
- Adult (13+) YVR
- $91
- Phone
- 1-877-769-3287
- info@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna, BC - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65 - $85
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Adult
- $65 - $85
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