There are 3 ways to get from Watson Lake to Smithers by car, shuttle, plane, or bus
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Drive 854.2 km
best- Drive from Watson Lake to Smitherscar 854.2 km
11h 6m$166–240Shuttle, fly to Smithers Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Fly from Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) to Smithers Airport (YYD)plane YXY - YYD
12h 45m$398–1,152Shuttle, fly to Northwest Regional Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Fly from Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) to Northwest Regional Airport (YXT)plane YXY - YXT
- Take the bus from Terrance Skeena Mall to Smithers Mallbus
16h 58m$1,118–1,438
Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) to Smithers Airport (YYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Watson Lake to Smithers is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 11h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Watson Lake to Smithers is to drive which takes 11h 6m and costs $160 - $240.
The distance between Watson Lake and Smithers is 854 km. The road distance is 854.2 km.
It takes approximately 11h 6m to drive 854.2 km from Watson Lake to Smithers.
Smithers is 1h behind Watson Lake. It is currently 6:33 PM in Watson Lake and 5:33 PM in Smithers.
Yes, the driving distance between Watson Lake to Smithers is 854 km. It takes approximately 11h 6m to drive from Watson Lake to Smithers.
There are 11+ hotels available in Smithers.
What companies run services between Watson Lake, YT, Canada and Smithers, BC, Canada?
You can drive from Watson Lake to Smithers in around 11h 6m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport to Smithers Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,300
Flights from Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,900
- Phone
- +1-867-689-0540
- wlsfservices@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Watson Lake - Tags to Whitehorse - Yukon Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $179
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/wlsfservices/
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/wlsfservices/
- Road Passenger One-way
- $179
- Phone
- 1-844-564-7494
- Website
- bcbus.ca
Bus from Terrance Skeena Mall to Smithers Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://bcbus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://bcbus.ca/schedules-and-fares/
- Passenger
- $35–55
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