There are 6 ways to get from Great Falls to Kamloops by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Great Falls International Airport to Kamloops Airport
best- Fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)GTF - YKA
10h 41m$159–690Fly Great Falls International Airport to Kelowna International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)GTF - YLW
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall
12h 57m$127–512Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Transit Center
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge
- Take the bus from Lethbridge to Calgary
- Take the bus from Calgary to Lake Louise Village
- Take the bus from Lake Louise, AB to Kamloops, BC
20h 4m$162–240Bus, train
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamploops, BC
29h 16m$195–600Drive 1,118.3 km
- Drive from Great Falls to Kamloops1,118.3 km
12h 18m$220–318Bus, drive to Lethbridge Airport, fly to Kamloops Airport
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Transit Center
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Southgate Station
- Fly from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)YQL - YKA
13h 22m$238–1,252
Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Kamloops Airport (YKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Great Falls to Kamloops is to bus and drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 20h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Great Falls to Kamloops is to fly which takes 10h 41m and costs $150 - $700.
The distance between Great Falls and Kamloops is 764 km. The road distance is 1118.3 km.
The best way to get from Great Falls to Kamloops without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 16m and costs $190 - $600.
It takes approximately 10h 41m to get from Great Falls to Kamloops, including transfers.
Kamloops is 1h behind Great Falls. It is currently 6:27 AM in Great Falls and 5:27 AM in Kamloops.
Yes, the driving distance between Great Falls to Kamloops is 1118 km. It takes approximately 12h 18m to drive from Great Falls to Kamloops.
There are 52+ hotels available in Kamloops.
What companies run services between Great Falls, MT, USA and Kamloops, BC, Canada?
United Airlines, Air Canada, and four other airlines fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Kamloops Airport (YKA) 5 times a day.
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- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Las Vegas, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lethbridge Airport to Kamloops Airport via Calgary, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Denver, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Salt Lake City, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Lethbridge Airport to Kamloops Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Denver, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Salt Lake City, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Salt Lake City, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Denver, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Salt Lake City, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $90–240
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $120–300
- Business - advance purchase
- $160–700
- Business Class
- $270–700
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Lethbridge to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Calgary to Lake Louise Village
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Lake Louise, AB to Kamloops, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $95–130
- Phone
- 1.833.276.5841
- reservations@gowilsonsgroup.com
- Website
- bcconnector.com
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamploops, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–150
- Website
- https://bcconnector.com/
- Book at
- https://wilson.betterez.com/cart/6087276ef3667421ed35892e/reservation/5fe0db94d00ace0f242d8732
- Adult One-way
- $130–150
- Phone
- 1-877-769-3287
- info@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamploops, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $65–90
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $35–50
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