There are 6 ways to get from Edmonton to Fort St. James by plane, bus, taxi, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Edmonton International Airport, bus, taxi
best- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Prince George Airport (YXS)plane YEG - YXS
- Take the bus from Prince George: Westgate Mall to Vanderhoofbus
- Take the taxi from Vanderhoof to Fort St. Jamestaxi
6h 56m$420–1,002Drive 897.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Edmonton to Fort St. Jamescar 897.3 km
10h 54m$175–253Bus, drive, taxi
- Take the bus from West Edmonton Mall, AB to Jasper, ABbus
- Drive from Jasper, AB to Valemountcar
- Take the bus from Valemount to Prince George, BCbus
- Take the bus from Downtown Exch Bay B to Burrard Vanderhoof Co-opbus 161
- Take the taxi from Burrard Vanderhoof Co-op to Fort St. Jamestaxi
15h 11m$328–474Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Edmonton - West Edmonton Mall to Jasper Townsitebus
- Take the train from Jasper to Vanderhooftrain
- Take the taxi from Vanderhoof to Fort St. Jamestaxi
32h 25m$288–434Bus to Calgary International Airport, fly, bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Edmonton, AB -10235 101 St NW to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Prince George Airport (YXS)plane YYC - YXS
- Take the bus from Prince George: Westgate Mall to Vanderhoofbus
- Take the taxi from Vanderhoof to Fort St. Jamestaxi
9h 30m$461–1,013Bus, train, taxi via Fort Fraser
- Take the bus from West Edmonton Mall, AB to Jasper, ABbus
- Take the train from Jasper to Fort Frasertrain
- Take the taxi from Fort Fraser to Fort St. Jamestaxi
32h 35m$378–548
Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Prince George Airport (YXS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edmonton to Fort St. James is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 10h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Edmonton to Fort St. James is to fly and bus and taxi which takes 6h 56m and costs $420 - $1,000.
The distance between Edmonton and Fort St. James is 804 km. The road distance is 897.3 km.
The best way to get from Edmonton to Fort St. James without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 32h 25m and costs $280 - $440.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Edmonton to Fort St. James, including transfers.
Fort St. James is 1h behind Edmonton. It is currently 9:51 AM in Edmonton and 8:51 AM in Fort St. James.
Yes, the driving distance between Edmonton to Fort St. James is 897 km. It takes approximately 10h 54m to drive from Edmonton to Fort St. James.
There are one+ hotels available in Fort St. James.
What companies run services between Edmonton, AB, Canada and Fort St. James, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Edmonton to Fort St. James. However, you can take the vehicle to Century Park Station, walk to Century Park Transit Centre, take the line 747 bus to Edmonton International Airport, walk to Edmonton International Airport (YEG) airport, fly to Prince George Airport (YXS), take the taxi to Prince George: Westgate Mall, take the bus to Vanderhoof, then take the taxi to Fort St. James. Alternatively, you can take the line 007 bus to West Edmonton Mall Bay C, walk to West Edmonton Mall, AB, take the bus to Jasper, AB, drive to Valemount, take the bus to Prince George, BC, walk to Downtown Exch Bay B, take the bus to Burrard Vanderhoof Co-op, then take the taxi to Fort St. James.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Prince George Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Prince George Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Prince George Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Prince George Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Prince George Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- flycma.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Prince George Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Prince George Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Jasper to Vanderhoof
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $80–150
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $80–130
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $65–90
Train from Jasper to Fort Fraser
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $85–150
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $85–130
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $70–95
- Phone
- 1-844-564-7494
- Website
- bcbus.ca
Bus from Prince George: Westgate Mall to Vanderhoof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://bcbus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://bcbus.ca/schedules-and-fares/
- Passenger
- $23–35
Bus from Valemount to Prince George, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://bcbus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://bcbus.ca/schedules-and-fares/
- Passenger
- $50–70
Bus from Downtown Exch Bay B to Burrard Vanderhoof Co-op
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://bcbus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://bcbus.ca/schedules-and-fares/
- Passenger
- $25–35
- Phone
- 1-888-786-3641
- info@sundogtours.com
- Website
- sundogtours.com
Bus from West Edmonton Mall, AB to Jasper, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Schedules at
- sundogtours.com
- Book at
- sundogtours.com
- Adult
- $120–170
- Phone
- 250-563-0011
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Downtown Exch Bay B to Burrard Vanderhoof Co-op
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/prince-george/home
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 587-557-7719
- support@coldshot.ca
- Website
- coldshot.ca
Bus from Edmonton - West Edmonton Mall to Jasper Townsite
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.coldshot.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.coldshot.ca/routes
- Adult
- $90–120
- Phone
- +14036689600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- thecanadabus.com
Bus from Edmonton, AB -10235 101 St NW to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $68–69
- Website
- https://thecanadabus.com/
- Book at
- https://thecanadabus.betterez.com/cart/61117df83dadc111b0a7d369/reservation/61117df83dadc111b0a7d36a
- Standard
- $68–69
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Estimated price
- $130–220
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