There are 8 ways to get from Victoria to Fort Macleod by busferry, bus, car, car ferry, or plane
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Bus and ferry, bus
best- Take the busferry from Victoria to Vancouverbusferry
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Balfour, BC - 350 Balfour Ferrybus
- Take the bus from Balfour, BC - 350 Balfour Ferry to Fort Macleod, ABbus
24h 45m$360–537Fly Victoria International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)plane YYJ - YXC
- Take the bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Fort Macleod, ABbus
10h 27m$241–756Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Victoria to Nanaimo Departure Baycar
- Take the car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BCcarferry
- Drive from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Fort Macleodcar
16h 44m$250–512Fly Victoria International Airport to Lethbridge Airport, bus
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Lethbridge Airport (YQL)plane YYJ - YQL
- Take the bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Fort Macleod - Shell Gas Station*bus
16h 16mFly Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport, bus
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YYJ - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Fort Macleod - Shell Gas Station*bus
8h 13mBus to Nanaimo Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Douglas & Kings to Canada Ave & Station - Train Stnbus
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YCD - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Fort Macleod - Shell Gas Station*bus
9h 18mFly Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Calgary International Airport, bus
- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YWH - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Fort Macleod - Shell Gas Station*bus
6h 51mFly Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, bus
- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)plane YWH - YXC
- Take the bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Fort Macleod, ABbus
8h 5m$279–1,005
Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Lethbridge Airport (YQL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Victoria to Fort Macleod is to drive and car ferry which costs $250 - $550 and takes 16h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Victoria to Fort Macleod is to fly and bus which takes 8h 5m and costs $270 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Victoria to Fort Macleod. However, there are services departing from Victoria and arriving at Fort Macleod, AB via Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station and Balfour, BC - 350 Balfour Ferry. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 45m.
The distance between Victoria and Fort Macleod is 1344 km.
The best way to get from Victoria to Fort Macleod without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 24h 45m and costs $360 - $550.
It takes approximately 24h 45m to get from Victoria to Fort Macleod, including transfers.
Victoria to Fort Macleod bus services, operated by BC Ferries Connector - Wilson's Group, depart from Victoria station.
Victoria to Fort Macleod bus services, operated by BC Ferries Connector - Wilson's Group, arrive at Vancouver station.
Fort Macleod is 1h ahead of Victoria. It is currently 8:59 AM in Victoria and 9:59 AM in Fort Macleod.
There are three+ hotels available in Fort Macleod.
What companies run services between Victoria, BC, Canada and Fort Macleod, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Victoria to Fort Macleod. However, you can take the vehicle to Vancouver, walk to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station, take the bus to Balfour, BC - 350 Balfour Ferry, then take the bus to Fort Macleod, AB. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Victoria to Fort Macleod via Nanaimo Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay, BC in around 16h 44m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,300
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Edmonton, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,300
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Kelowna, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,300
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Vancouver, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–1,300
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–1,200
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–1,200
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–1,300
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Calgary International Airport via Coal Harbour Spb, Comox
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,300
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver, Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,300
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver, Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,300
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,800
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Vancouver, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–850
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Victoria to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–67
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Adult
- $67
- Senior
- $61
- Youth
- $27
- Child
- $14
- Toddler
- $0
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Balfour, BC - 350 Balfour Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $200–260
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
Bus from Balfour, BC - 350 Balfour Ferry to Fort Macleod, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–210
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
Bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Fort Macleod, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Fort Macleod - Shell Gas Station*
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Fort Macleod - Shell Gas Station*
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 250 746 9899
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Douglas & Kings to Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $18–55
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $110–160
- Adult Passenger
- $20
- Standard Vehicle
- $75
- Motorcycle
- $38
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