There are 6 ways to get from Castlegar to Grande Prairie by car, plane, bus, car ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, fly to Grande Prairie Airport
best- Drive from Castlegar to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)car
- Fly from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Grande Prairie Airport (YQU)plane YXC - YQU
6h 47m$269–1,781Drive 1,093.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Castlegar to Grande Prairiecar 1,093.9 km
14h 6m$186–268Bus, drive, car ferry
- Take the bus from Playmor Junction P&R to 6th Ave NW at 2nd St NWbus 74
- Drive from 6th Ave NW at 2nd St NW to Galena Baycar
- Take the carferry from Galena Bay to Shelter Baycarferry
- Drive from Shelter Bay to Revelstokecar
- Take the bus from Revelstoke to Canmorebus
- Take the bus from Canmore - Northwind Hotel to Calgary International Airport - YYCbus
- Take the bus from Calgary International Airport Domestic Terminal to Edmontonbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton South to Grande Prairiebus
23h 14m$249–417Fly Castlegar Airport to North Peace Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Castlegar Airport (YCG) to North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ)plane YCG - YXJ
- Drive from North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ) to Grande Prairiecar
14h 57m$196–880Shuttle to Kelowna International Airport, fly to Grande Prairie Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Red Mountain Resort, Rossland BC to Kelowna International Airport
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Grande Prairie Airport (YQU)plane YLW - YQU
11h 53mBus
- Take the bus from A&W - Castlegar to Orchard Park Mall - Kelownabus
- Take the bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SWbus
- Take the bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 Stbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Grande Prairie - Road in front of Podollan Inn - 10612-99 Avebus
24h 28m
Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Castlegar to Grande Prairie is to drive which costs $180 - $270 and takes 14h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Castlegar to Grande Prairie is to drive and fly which takes 6h 47m and costs $260 - $1,800.
No, there is no direct bus from Castlegar to Grande Prairie. However, there are services departing from A&W - Castlegar and arriving at Grande Prairie - Road in front of Podollan Inn - 10612-99 Ave via Orchard Park Exchange Bay B, Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave, Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW and Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 28m.
The distance between Castlegar and Grande Prairie is 901 km. The road distance is 1093.9 km.
The best way to get from Castlegar to Grande Prairie without a car is to bus which takes 24h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Castlegar to Grande Prairie, including transfers.
Castlegar to Grande Prairie bus services, operated by Silver City Stagelines LTD, depart from A&W - Castlegar station.
Castlegar to Grande Prairie bus services, operated by Silver City Stagelines LTD, arrive at Orchard Park Mall - Kelowna station.
Grande Prairie is 1h ahead of Castlegar. It is currently 4:20 PM in Castlegar and 5:20 PM in Grande Prairie.
Yes, the driving distance between Castlegar to Grande Prairie is 1094 km. It takes approximately 14h 6m to drive from Castlegar to Grande Prairie.
What companies run services between Castlegar, BC, Canada and Grande Prairie, AB, Canada?
You can take a vehicle from Castlegar to Grande Prairie - Road in front of Podollan Inn - 10612-99 Ave via A&W - Castlegar, Orchard Park Exchange Bay B, Bernard Ave at Bertram St, Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave, Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW, and Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St in around 24h 28m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,700
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,400
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Castlegar Airport to North Peace Regional Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Phone
- +1 855 993 3100
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Kootenay
Bus from Playmor Junction P&R to 6th Ave NW at 2nd St NW
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- West Kootenay
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Revelstoke to Canmore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $45–100
Bus from Edmonton South to Grande Prairie
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $60–140
- Phone
- +1 800 974 2850
- [email protected]
- Website
- Banff Explorer
Bus from Canmore - Northwind Hotel to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $59
- Website
- Banff Explorer
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Calgary International Airport Domestic Terminal to Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- (250) 231-9959
- [email protected]
- Website
- kootenaytransit.ca
Shuttle from Red Mountain Resort, Rossland BC to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kootenaytransit.ca
- Phone
- +1 778 760 1891
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fritz Travels
Bus from A&W - Castlegar to Orchard Park Mall - Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Website
- Fritz Travels
- Book at
- Fritz Travels
- Adult
- $90–110
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- [email protected]
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Grande Prairie - Road in front of Podollan Inn - 10612-99 Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Red Arrow
- Phone
- 1 800 663 7867
- Website
- www2.gov.bc.ca
Car ferry from Galena Bay to Shelter Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- www2.gov.bc.ca
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