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There are 7 ways to get from Nelson to Trail by plane, shuttle, or bus

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Fly Nelson Airport to Kelowna International Airport, shuttle
best
1. Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane NSN - YLW
2. Take a shuttle bus from Kelowna International Airport to Red Mountain Resort, Rossland BCshuttle
26h 40m
Fly Nelson Airport to Castlegar Airport
cheapest
1. Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Castlegar Airport (YCG)plane NSN - YCG
23h 13m
$906–3,106
Fly Nelson Airport to Trail Airport
1. Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Trail Airport (YZZ)plane NSN - YZZ
20h 13m
$1,333–4,343
Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Trail Airport
1. Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
2. Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Trail Airport (YZZ)plane BHE - YZZ
21h 55m
$1,343–4,585
Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Castlegar Airport
1. Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
2. Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Castlegar Airport (YCG)plane BHE - YCG
25h 5m
$966–3,248
Fly Nelson Airport to Vancouver International Airport, bus
1. Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane NSN - YVR
2. Take the bus from New Westminster, BC - Braid Station to Castlegar, BC - 692 18th Stbus
31h 38m
$995–3,053
Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, bus
1. Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
2. Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane BHE - YVR
3. Take the bus from New Westminster, BC - Braid Station to Castlegar, BC - 692 18th Stbus
32h 50m
$1,055–3,195

Nelson Airport (NSN) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW) flights

16Weekly Planes

19h 32mAverage Duration

$779Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Nelson to Trail.

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Distance: 12,396.1 km
Duration: 26h 40m

What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Trail, BC, Canada?

Air New Zealand, Pacific Coastal Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Trail Airport (YZZ) twice daily.

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Trail, Canada

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Things to do in Trail

Pend Oreille River(Opens in a new window)

The Pend Oreille River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 130 mi long, in northern Idaho and northeastern Washington in the United States, as well as southeastern British Columbia in Canada. In its passage through British Columbia its name is spelled Pend-d'Oreille River. It drains a scenic area of the Rocky Mountains along the U.S.-Canada border on the east side of the Columbia. The river is sometimes defined as the lower part of the Clark Fork, which rises in western Montana. The river drains an area of 66800 km2, mostly through the Clark Fork and its tributaries in western Montana and including a portion of the Flathead River in southeastern British Columbia. The full drainage basin of the river and its tributaries accounts for 43% of the entire Columbia River Basin above the confluence with the Columbia. The total area of the Pend Oreille basin is just under 10% of the entire 258000 mi2 Columbia Basin. Box Canyon Dam is currently underway on a multi million dollar project for a fish ladder.

Champion Lakes Provincial Park(Opens in a new window)

Champion Lakes Provincial Park is a provincial park in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada, located northeast of the city of Trail in the province's West Kootenay region.

Red Mountain Resort(Opens in a new window)

Red Mountain Resort is a ski resort in western Canada, located on Granite, Grey, and Red Mountains in Rossland, a former gold mining town in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Red Mountain is one of the oldest ski hills in North America, with a history dating back to the creation of the Red Mountain Ski Club (RMSC) in the first decade of the 1900s. Red Mountain is located in the Monashee Mountains just north of the U.S. border. Like other ski hills in the British Columbia Interior, it has a reputation for light, dry powder, with yearly snowfall of 750 cm.

Waneta Dam(Opens in a new window)

Waneta Dam is a concrete gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Pend d'Oreille River 9 km downstream from Seven Mile Dam in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It supplies electric power to Teck Resources metallurgical operations at Trail, British Columbia and for BC Hydro which since 2009 has a 1/3 ownership of the facility. It is located near the mouth of the Pend d'Oreille River just before it empties into the Columbia River, slightly north of the Canada–United States border. The powerplant currently has four units and has a capacity of 450 megawatts.

Places to stay in Trail

Best Western Plus Columbia River Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

Glenwood Inn & Suites(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

Ray Lyn Motel(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

Crown Columbia Hotel; BW Premier Collection(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

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