There are 5 ways to get from Canmore to Castlegar by bus, plane, car, or car ferry
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Bus, fly to Castlegar Airport
best- Take the bus from The Malcolm Hotel Canmore, Canmore to Calgary Int'l Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Castlegar Airport (YCG)plane YYC - YCG
7h 33m$151–551Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Canmore to Kootenay Bay, BCcar
- Take the carferry from Kootenay Bay, BC to Balfour, BCcarferry
- Drive from Balfour, BC to Castlegarcar
8h 22m$89–130Bus via Claresholm
- Take the bus from Canmore to Calgarybus
- Take the bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Claresholm - Shell Gas Stationbus
- Take the bus from Claresholm, AB to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Streetbus
- Take the bus from Baker St at Falls St to Selkirk College Bay Bbus 99
13h 14mBus, fly to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport
- Take the bus from The Malcolm Hotel Canmore, Canmore to Calgary Int'l Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)plane YYC - YXC
- Take the bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Streetbus
- Take the bus from Baker St at Falls St to Selkirk College Bay Bbus
9h 30m$426–1,006Bus
- Take the bus from Solara Resort Canmore to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-ITbus
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Streetbus
- Take the bus from Baker St at Falls St to Selkirk College Bay Bbus 99
14h 5m$251–354
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Castlegar Airport (YCG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Canmore to Castlegar is to drive and car ferry which costs $85 - $130 and takes 8h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Canmore to Castlegar is to bus and fly which takes 7h 33m and costs $150 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Canmore to Castlegar. However, there are services departing from Canmore and arriving at Selkirk College Bay B via Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office, Claresholm, AB and Baker St at Falls St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 14m.
The distance between Canmore and Castlegar is 443 km.
The best way to get from Canmore to Castlegar without a car is to bus via Claresholm which takes 13h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Canmore to Castlegar, including transfers.
Canmore to Castlegar bus services, operated by EBus Canada, depart from Canmore station.
Canmore to Castlegar bus services, operated by EBus Canada, arrive at Calgary station.
Castlegar is 1h behind Canmore. It is currently 7:00 PM in Canmore and 6:00 PM in Castlegar.
There are 14+ hotels available in Castlegar.
What companies run services between Canmore, AB, Canada and Castlegar, BC, Canada?
You can take a bus from Canmore to Selkirk College Bay B via Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office, Claresholm - Shell Gas Station, Claresholm, AB, Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street, and Baker St at Falls St in around 13h 14m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Castlegar Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Phone
- +1 403 285 3004
- reservation@banffgoldenxpress.com
- Website
- Banff Golden Xpress
Bus from The Malcolm Hotel Canmore, Canmore to Calgary Int'l Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- Banff Golden Xpress
Bus from The Malcolm Hotel Canmore, Canmore to Calgary Int'l Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- Banff Golden Xpress
Bus from Solara Resort Canmore to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- Banff Golden Xpress
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Canmore to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Claresholm - Shell Gas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Claresholm, AB to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–210
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–250
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
- Phone
- +1 855 993 3100
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- West Kootenay
Bus from Baker St at Falls St to Selkirk College Bay B
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- West Kootenay
Bus from Baker St at Falls St to Selkirk College Bay B
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- West Kootenay
Bus from Baker St at Falls St to Selkirk College Bay B
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- West Kootenay
- Phone
- +1 855 757 3222
- info@abestx.ca
- Website
- ABestX
Bus from Solara Resort Canmore to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- ABestX
- Phone
- 587-968-5088
- info@vivogreen.ca
- Website
- Vivo Green Travel
Bus from Solara Resort Canmore to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $94–101
- Website
- Vivo Green Travel
- Schedules at
- Vivo Green Travel
- Calgary - Canmore
- $94
- Calgary - Banff
- $101
- Phone
- 1 800 663 7867
- Website
- www2.gov.bc.ca
Car ferry from Kootenay Bay, BC to Balfour, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- www2.gov.bc.ca
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