There are 5 ways to get from Trail to Yellowknife by plane, car, shuttle, 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.
Fly from Castlegar Airport
best- Fly from Castlegar Airport (YCG) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane YCG - YZF
6h 20m$198–972Drive 2,184.3 km
- Drive from Trail to Yellowknifecar 2,184.3 km
29h$425–614Shuttle to Kelowna International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Red Mountain Resort, Rossland BC to Kelowna International Airport
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane YLW - YZF
9h 54mFly from Trail Airport
- Fly from Trail Airport (YZZ) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane YZZ - YZF
5h 5m$267–1,157Bus, bus to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Trail, BC to Nelson, BCbus
- 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 Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane YXC - YZF
12h 28m$388–1,325
Castlegar Airport (YCG) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trail to Yellowknife is to drive which costs $420 - $650 and takes 29h.
The fastest way to get from Trail to Yellowknife is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs $260 - $1,200.
The distance between Trail and Yellowknife is 1513 km. The road distance is 2184.3 km.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Trail to Yellowknife, including transfers.
Yellowknife is 1h ahead of Trail. It is currently 12:47 AM in Trail and 1:47 AM in Yellowknife.
Yes, the driving distance between Trail to Yellowknife is 2184 km. It takes approximately 29h to drive from Trail to Yellowknife.
There are 29+ hotels available in Yellowknife.
What companies run services between Trail, BC, Canada and Yellowknife, NT, Canada?
Air Canada and Air North fly from Castlegar Airport (YCG) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Trail Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Trail Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,200
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,500
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Calgary, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,500
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Trail Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Phone
- (250) 231-9959
- info@kootenaytransit.ca
- Website
- kootenaytransit.ca
Shuttle from Red Mountain Resort, Rossland BC to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kootenaytransit.ca
- 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
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Book at
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/routes-fares/
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