There are 3 ways to get from Victoria to Fort Nelson by car, ferry, 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, ferry
best- Drive from Victoria to Departure Baycar
- Take the ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bayferry
- Drive from Horseshoe Bay to Fort Nelsoncar
24h 15m$331–623Fly Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Northern Rockies Regional Airport
- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Northern Rockies Regional Airport (YYE)plane YWH - YYE
21h 23m$734–2,270Fly Victoria International Airport to North Peace Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ)plane YYJ - YXJ
- Take the bus from Fort St. John to Fort Nelsonbus
11h 47m$787–1,217
Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Northern Rockies Regional Airport (YYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Victoria to Fort Nelson is to drive and ferry which costs $330 - $650 and takes 24h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Victoria to Fort Nelson is to fly and bus which takes 11h 47m and costs $750 - $1,300.
The distance between Victoria and Fort Nelson is 1652 km.
It takes approximately 24h 15m to get from Victoria to Fort Nelson, including transfers.
Fort Nelson is 1h ahead of Victoria. It is currently 6:58 PM in Victoria and 7:58 PM in Fort Nelson.
There are 10+ hotels available in Fort Nelson.
What companies run services between Victoria, BC, Canada and Fort Nelson, BC, Canada?
Harbour Air Seaplanes, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Northern Rockies Regional Airport (YYE) 4 times a week.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to North Peace Regional Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to North Peace Regional Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,500
Flights from Victoria International Airport to North Peace Regional Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,600
- Website
- flycma.com
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Northern Rockies Regional Airport via Vancouver, Prince George
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Northern Rockies Regional Airport via Vancouver, Kelowna, Prince George
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Phone
- 1-844-564-7494
- Website
- bcbus.ca
Bus from Fort St. John to Fort Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://bcbus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://bcbus.ca/schedules-and-fares/
- Passenger
- $60–85
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- 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
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