There are 5 ways to get from Nakusp to Calgary by car, car ferry, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry, bus
best- Drive from Nakusp to Galena Baycar
- Take the carferry from Galena Bay to Shelter Baycarferry
- Drive from Shelter Bay to Revelstokecar
- Take the bus from Revelstoke to Banffbus
- Take the bus from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SWbus
8h 24mCar ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the carferry from East Arrow Park to Arrow Parkcarferry Arrow Park Cable Ferry
- Drive from Arrow Park to Calgarycar
8h 34m$104–166Bus, bus to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW to Nelson Exchange Bay Bbus
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St Northbus
- Fly from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YXC - YYC
9h 4m$357–897Bus
- Take the bus from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW to Nelson Exchange Bay Bbus 74
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SEbus Kaslo
13h 15m$192–252Bus, drive, bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW to Needles Ferrybus
- Drive from Needles Ferry to Big White Ski Resortcar
- Take the bus from Big White Ski Resort to Kelowna Airportbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YLW - YYC
8h 23m$463–1,002
Nakusp to Calgary by bus, foot, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nakusp to Calgary is to car ferry and drive which costs $100 - $170 and takes 8h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Nakusp to Calgary is to bus and drive and fly which takes 8h 23m and costs $460 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Nakusp to Calgary station. However, there are services departing from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW and arriving at Anderson LRT Station via Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street and SB 24 ST @ Douglas Glen GA SE. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 15m.
The distance between Nakusp and Calgary is 514 km.
The best way to get from Nakusp to Calgary without a car is to bus which takes 13h 15m and costs $190 - $260.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Nakusp to Calgary, including transfers.
Nakusp to Calgary bus services, operated by BC Transit - West Kootenay, depart from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW station.
Nakusp to Calgary bus services, operated by BC Transit - West Kootenay, arrive at Nelson Exchange Bay B station.
Calgary is 1h ahead of Nakusp. It is currently 8:23 AM in Nakusp and 9:23 AM in Calgary.
There are 1159+ hotels available in Calgary.
What companies run services between Nakusp, BC, Canada and Calgary, AB, Canada?
You can take a bus from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW to WB 7 Street SW Station via Nelson Exchange Bay B, Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street, Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE, SB 24 ST @ Douglas Glen GA SE, Anderson LRT Station, and NB Anderson CTrain Station in around 13h 15m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–550
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Revelstoke to Banff
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $40–95
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 855 993 3100
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- West Kootenay
Bus from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW to Nelson Exchange Bay B
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- West Kootenay
Bus from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW to Nelson Exchange Bay B
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- West Kootenay
Bus from Broadway St W at 6th Ave SW to Needles Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- West Kootenay
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–250
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
- Phone
- 1-888-658-3874
- info@cheersokanagantours.com
- Website
- Cheers Okanagan Tours
Bus from Big White Ski Resort to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $360–460
- Website
- Cheers Okanagan Tours
- Passenger
- $360–460
- Phone
- 1 800 663 7867
- Website
- www2.gov.bc.ca
Car ferry from Galena Bay to Shelter Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- www2.gov.bc.ca
Car ferry from East Arrow Park to Arrow Park
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- www2.gov.bc.ca
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