There are 6 ways to get from Courtenay to Grande Prairie by plane, bus, car ferry, train, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Comox Valley Airport to Grande Prairie Airport
best- Fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Grande Prairie Airport (YQU)plane YQQ - YQU
5h 49m$151–1,225Bus, car ferry, train via Whistler
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Cliffe Ave, between 18th & 19th St. to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
- Take the car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BCcarferry
- Take the bus from UBC Campus to Whistler Gate Loopbus
- Take the train from Whistler to Edmontontrain
- Take the bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Grande Prairie, AB - Podollan Inn & Spabus
7d 22h$6,241–12,438Drive, ferry
- Drive from Courtenay to Departure Baycar
- Take the ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bayferry
- Drive from Horseshoe Bay to Grande Prairiecar
16h 50m$269–530Fly Comox Valley Airport to North Peace Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ)plane YQQ - YXJ
- Drive from North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ) to Grande Prairiecar
7h 36m$158–813Bus to Nanaimo Airport, fly to Grande Prairie Airport
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Cliffe Ave, between 18th & 19th St. to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Grande Prairie Airport (YQU)plane YCD - YQU
9h 49m$179–873Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Cliffe Ave, between 18th & 19th St. to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
- Take the car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BCcarferry
- Take the train from Vancouver to Edmontontrain
- Take the bus from Edmonton, AB - Downtown to Grande Prairie, ABbus
8d 13h$6,171–12,343
Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Courtenay to Grande Prairie is to drive and ferry which costs $260 - $550 and takes 16h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Courtenay to Grande Prairie is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs $150 - $1,300.
The distance between Courtenay and Grande Prairie is 754 km.
The best way to get from Courtenay to Grande Prairie without a car is to bus and car ferry and train via Whistler which takes 7 days 22h and costs $6,000 - $13,000.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Courtenay to Grande Prairie, including transfers.
Grande Prairie is 1h ahead of Courtenay. It is currently 11:44 AM in Courtenay and 12:44 PM in Grande Prairie.
There are 33+ hotels available in Grande Prairie.
What companies run services between Courtenay, BC, Canada and Grande Prairie, AB, Canada?
WestJet flies from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–1,200
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–1,200
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Calgary, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–1,200
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to North Peace Regional Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,400
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to North Peace Regional Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,300
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–800
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–800
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Vancouver, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to North Peace Regional Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Vancouver, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Phone
- 1-877-460-3200
- reservations@rockymountaineer.com
- Website
- rockymountaineer.com
Train from Whistler to Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 7d 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/routes_destinations
- 1 Guest
- $6,000–12,000
Train from Vancouver to Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 8d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/routes_destinations
- 1 Guest
- $6,000–12,000
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Courtenay, BC - Cliffe Ave, between 18th & 19th St. to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
- Phone
- 604-349-1234
- info@EpicRides.ca
- Website
- epicrides.ca
Bus from UBC Campus to Whistler Gate Loop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://epicrides.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://epicrides.ca/epic-rides-schedule/
- Ticket (All ages)
- $34
- Phone
- 1-800-232-1958
- info@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Grande Prairie, AB - Podollan Inn & Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://redarrow.ca/
- Book at
- https://www.redarrow.ca/order/reservation/
- Adult
- $65–100
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Edmonton, AB - Downtown to Grande Prairie, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $100–130
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $18–55
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $110–160
- Adult Passenger
- $20
- Standard Vehicle
- $75
- Motorcycle
- $38
Ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $18–55
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $110–160
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