There are 3 ways to get from Yellowknife to Prince Rupert by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly to Northwest Regional Airport, bus
best- Fly from Yellowknife Airport (YZF) to Northwest Regional Airport (YXT)plane YZF - YXT
- Take the bus from Terrance Skeena Mall to Prince Rupertbus
9h 55m$369–1,512Fly to Smithers Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Yellowknife Airport (YZF) to Smithers Airport (YYD)plane YZF - YYD
- Take the train from Smithers to Prince Ruperttrain
19h 5m$314–1,232Drive 2,326.3 km
- Drive from Yellowknife to Prince Rupertcar 2,326.3 km
28h 37m$462–667
Yellowknife Airport (YZF) to Northwest Regional Airport (YXT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yellowknife to Prince Rupert is to drive which costs $460 - $700 and takes 28h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Yellowknife to Prince Rupert is to fly and bus which takes 9h 55m and costs $360 - $1,600.
The distance between Yellowknife and Prince Rupert is 1374 km. The road distance is 2326.3 km.
It takes approximately 9h 55m to get from Yellowknife to Prince Rupert, including transfers.
Prince Rupert is 1h behind Yellowknife. It is currently 9:19 PM in Yellowknife and 8:19 PM in Prince Rupert.
Yes, the driving distance between Yellowknife to Prince Rupert is 2326 km. It takes approximately 28h 37m to drive from Yellowknife to Prince Rupert.
There are 12+ hotels available in Prince Rupert.
What companies run services between Yellowknife, NT, Canada and Prince Rupert, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Yellowknife to Prince Rupert. However, you can take the taxi to Yellowknife Airport (YZF) airport, fly to Northwest Regional Airport (YXT), walk to Terminal at Bristol, take the line 11 bus to Lakelse at Skeena Mall, walk to Terrance Skeena Mall, then take the bus to Prince Rupert. Alternatively, you can drive from Yellowknife to Prince Rupert in around 28h 37m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Yellowknife Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Yellowknife Airport to Smithers Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Yellowknife Airport to Smithers Airport via Edmonton, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Yellowknife Airport to Smithers Airport via Calgary, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Yellowknife Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,900
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Smithers to Prince Rupert
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $80–200
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–290
- Economy
- $90–210
- Economy Plus
- $100–220
- Phone
- +1 778 763 4155
- Website
- tnst.ca
Bus from Terrance Skeena Mall to Prince Rupert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.tnst.ca/passenger-information
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