There are 6 ways to get from Encinitas to Whistler by train, plane, shuttle, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to San Diego International Airport, fly, shuttle
best- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Towntrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane SAN - YVR
- Take a shuttle bus from Vancouver International Airport to Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa
7h 59m$273–1,689Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane CLD - YVR
- Take a shuttle bus from Vancouver International Airport to Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa
9h 51m$163–737Bus
- Take the bus from Oceanside Transportation Center to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver Downtown to Whistlerbus
38h 23m$312–807Train, bus
- Take the train from Solana Beach Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver Downtown to Whistlerbus
46h 29m$686–1,524Drive 2,328.1 km
- Drive from Encinitas to Whistlercar 2,328.1 km
25h 10m$459–662Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA to LAX Terminal 3 Upper Level dropoffbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane LAX - YVR
- Take a shuttle bus from Vancouver International Airport to Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa
9h 41m$218–909
Encinitas to Whistler by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Encinitas to Whistler is to fly and shuttle which costs $160 - $750 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Encinitas to Whistler is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 59m and costs $270 - $1,700.
No, there is no direct bus from Encinitas station to Whistler. However, there are services departing from Encinitas Station Stall 3 and arriving at Whistler via Oceanside Transportation Center, Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle Bus Station, Main Street-Science World Station @ Bay 2 and Vancouver Downtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 23m.
The distance between Encinitas and Whistler is 2081 km. The road distance is 2328.1 km.
The best way to get from Encinitas to Whistler without a car is to bus which takes 38h 23m and costs $310 - $850.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Encinitas to Whistler, including transfers.
Encinitas to Whistler bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Oceanside Transportation Center station.
Encinitas to Whistler bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Encinitas to Whistler is 2328 km. It takes approximately 25h 10m to drive from Encinitas to Whistler.
There are 1511+ hotels available in Whistler.
What companies run services between Encinitas, CA, USA and Whistler, BC, Canada?
You can take a bus from Encinitas Station Stall 3 to Whistler via Oceanside Transit Center Stall 8, Oceanside Transportation Center, Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle Bus Station, Vancouver, Main Street-Science World Station @ Bay 2, Westbound W Pender St @ Burrard St, and Vancouver Downtown in around 38h 23m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- Website
- gonctd.com
Train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Town
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $3–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Solana Beach Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 604 326 1616
- info@YVRSkylynx.com
- Website
- yvrskylynx.com
Shuttle from Vancouver International Airport to Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://yvrskylynx.com/
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–60
Bus from Vancouver Downtown to Whistler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://yvrskylynx.com/
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oceanside Transportation Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–350
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 604 349 1234
- info@EpicRides.ca
- Website
- epicrides.ca
Bus from Vancouver Downtown to Whistler
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://epicrides.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://epicrides.ca/epic-rides-schedule/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA to LAX Terminal 3 Upper Level dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
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