There are 7 ways to get from Maple Ridge to Nelson by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train, fly to Castlegar Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Port Haney Station Westbound to Waterfront Station Unload Only
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Castlegar Airport (YCG)YVR - YCG
- Take the bus from Frank Beinder Way at Hwy 3A to Nelson Exchange Bay B
5h 16m$58–337Bus
- Take the bus from New Westminster, BC - Braid Station to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway StreetVancouver
12h 6m$146–198Drive 617.4 km
- Drive from Maple Ridge to Nelson617.4 km
7h 40m$121–175Train, fly to Trail Airport, bus
- Take the train from Port Haney Station Westbound to Waterfront Station Unload Only
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Trail Airport (YZZ)YVR - YZZ
- Take the bus from Trail, BC to Nelson, BC
5h 56m$305–584Train, fly to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Port Haney Station Westbound to Waterfront Station Unload Only
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)YVR - YXC
- Take the bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street
8h 20m$185–704Train, fly to Kelowna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Port Haney Station Westbound to Waterfront Station Unload Only
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)YVR - YLW
- Take the bus from Kelowna, BC to Nelson, BC
10h 4m$188–472Bus via West Kelowna
- Take the bus from Carvolth Exch Bay 13 to Vedder Rd at Luckakuck Way66
- Take the bus from Chilliwack, BC to West Kelowna, BC - Eastbound on Dobbin Road
- Take the bus from Kelowna, BC to Nelson, BC
12h 55m$153–188
Maple Ridge to Nelson by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Maple Ridge to Nelson is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Maple Ridge to Nelson is to train and fly and bus which takes 5h 16m and costs $55 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Maple Ridge to Nelson. However, there are services departing from Westbound Dewdney Trunk Rd @ 223 St and arriving at Nelson, BC via Maple Meadows Station @ Bay 4, Carvolth Exch Bay 13, Chilliwack, BC, Westbank Exchange Bay A and Kelowna, BC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 55m.
The distance between Maple Ridge and Nelson is 500 km. The road distance is 617.4 km.
The best way to get from Maple Ridge to Nelson without a car is to bus which takes 12h 6m and costs $140 - $200.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Maple Ridge to Nelson, including transfers.
Maple Ridge to Nelson bus services, operated by BC Transit - Central Fraser Valley Transit System, depart from Carvolth Exch Bay 13 station.
Maple Ridge to Nelson bus services, operated by BC Transit - Central Fraser Valley Transit System, arrive at Vedder Rd at Luckakuck Way station.
Yes, the driving distance between Maple Ridge to Nelson is 617 km. It takes approximately 7h 40m to drive from Maple Ridge to Nelson.
There are 27+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Maple Ridge, BC, Canada and Nelson, BC, Canada?
Mountain Man Mikes Bus Service operates a bus from New Westminster, BC - Braid Station to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street twice a week. Tickets cost $140–190 and the journey takes 10h.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Castlegar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Trail Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–460
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- flycma.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Phone
- +1 604-953-3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Train from Port Haney Station Westbound to Waterfront Station Unload Only
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca
- Phone
- 1-855-993-3100
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Frank Beinder Way at Hwy 3A to Nelson Exchange Bay B
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/west-kootenay/
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from New Westminster, BC - Braid Station to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Book at
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/routes-fares/
Bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Book at
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/routes-fares/
- Phone
- (778) 760-1891
- info@fritztravels.com
- Website
- fritztravels.com
Bus from Trail, BC to Nelson, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://fritztravels.com/
- Book at
- https://book.fritztravels.com/
- Adult
- $55–70
Bus from Kelowna, BC to Nelson, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–100
- Website
- https://fritztravels.com/
- Book at
- https://book.fritztravels.com/
- Adult
- $85–100
- Phone
- 604-854-3232
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Carvolth Exch Bay 13 to Vedder Rd at Luckakuck Way
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://bctransit.com/central-fraser-valley/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.bctransit.com/central-fraser-valley/schedules-and-maps/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- 1-877-769-3287
- info@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Chilliwack, BC to West Kelowna, BC - Eastbound on Dobbin Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $55–75
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