There are 5 ways to get from Merritt to Fort St. John by car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Kamloops Airport, fly
best- Drive from Merritt to Kamloops-Airport-YKAcar
- Fly from Kamloops Airport (YKA) to North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ)plane YKA - YXJ
5h 20m$192–955Bus
- Take the bus from Merritt, BC to Kamloops, BCbus
- Take the bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Prince George, BC - Terry Fox Statuebus
- Take the bus from Prince George to Fort St. Johnbus
17h 24m$231–313Drive 992.4 km
- Drive from Merritt to Fort St. Johncar 992.4 km
12h 37m$192–278Bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merritt, BC to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ)plane YVR - YXJ
6h 59m$211–947Bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merritt, BC to West Kelowna, BC - Eastbound on Dobbin Roadbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ)plane YLW - YXJ
7h 38m$684–1,276
Kamloops Airport (YKA) to North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merritt to Fort St. John is to drive which costs $190 - $280 and takes 12h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Merritt to Fort St. John is to drive and fly which takes 5h 20m and costs $190 - $1,000.
The distance between Merritt and Fort St. John is 723 km. The road distance is 992.4 km.
The best way to get from Merritt to Fort St. John without a car is to bus which takes 17h 24m and costs $230 - $320.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Merritt to Fort St. John, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Merritt to Fort St. John is 992 km. It takes approximately 12h 37m to drive from Merritt to Fort St. John.
There are 16+ hotels available in Fort St. John.
What companies run services between Merritt, BC, Canada and Fort St. John, BC, Canada?
You can take a vehicle from Merritt to Fort St. John via Merritt, BC, Kamloops, BC, Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall, Prince George, BC - Terry Fox Statue, and Prince George in around 17h 24m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Kamloops Airport to North Peace Regional Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to North Peace Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to North Peace Regional Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Kamloops Airport to North Peace Regional Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to North Peace Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to North Peace Regional Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to North Peace Regional Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to North Peace Regional Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–800
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Merritt, BC to Kamloops, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $45–60
Bus from Merritt, BC to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $75–95
- Phone
- 1-877-769-3287
- info@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall to Prince George, BC - Terry Fox Statue
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $90–120
Bus from Merritt, BC to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Merritt, BC to West Kelowna, BC - Eastbound on Dobbin Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- 1-844-564-7494
- Website
- bcbus.ca
Bus from Prince George to Fort St. John
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://bcbus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://bcbus.ca/schedules-and-fares/
- Passenger
- $85–120
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