There are 6 ways to get from Whistler to Lake Louise by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Whistler Village Centre to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) - International Terminalbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YVR - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Canmore - Northwind Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Canmore - Northwind Hotel to Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rdbus
7h 45mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Whistler Village Centre to Burrard Skytrain Stationbus Southbound / ...
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Lake Louise Villagebus Van-Cal
14h 35m$138–286Bus via Kamloops
- Take the bus from Whistler Village Centre to Burrard Skytrain Stationbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mallbus
- Take the bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rdbus
12h 59mDrive 735.5 km
- Drive from Whistler to Lake Louisecar 735.5 km
9h 31m$149–215Bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Kelowna International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Whistler Village Centre to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) - International Terminalbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane YVR - YLW
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport - east gate of short term parking between Arrivals and Departures to Sicamous-Shell Station-1229 Eagle Pass Waybus
- Take the bus from Sicamous-Shell Station-1229 Eagle Pass Way to Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rdbus
10h 15mBus, shuttle to Abbotsford International Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport
- Take the bus from Whistler Village Centre to Burrard Skytrain Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Vancouver Downtown to Abbotsford Airport
- Fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YXX - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Canmore - Northwind Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Canmore - Northwind Hotel to Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rdbus
8h 36m
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Whistler to Lake Louise is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 9h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Whistler to Lake Louise is to drive which takes 9h 31m and costs $140 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Whistler to Lake Louise station. However, there are services departing from Whistler Village Centre and arriving at Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd via Vancouver - Pacific Station and Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 59m.
The distance between Whistler and Lake Louise is 1016 km. The road distance is 735.5 km.
The best way to get from Whistler to Lake Louise without a car is to bus via Kamloops which takes 12h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Whistler to Lake Louise, including transfers.
Whistler to Lake Louise bus services, operated by YVR Skylynx, depart from Whistler Village Centre station.
Whistler to Lake Louise bus services, operated by YVR Skylynx, arrive at Burrard Skytrain Station.
Lake Louise is 1h ahead of Whistler. It is currently 13:16 in Whistler and 14:16 in Lake Louise.
Yes, the driving distance between Whistler to Lake Louise is 735 km. It takes approximately 9h 31m to drive from Whistler to Lake Louise.
What companies run services between Whistler, BC, Canada and Lake Louise, AB, Canada?
You can take a bus from Whistler Village Centre to Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd via Burrard Skytrain Station, Burrard Station @ Platform 2, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 2, Vancouver - Pacific Station, and Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall in around 12h 59m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–240
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Comox
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–470
- Website
- flycma.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- Phone
- +1 604 326 1616
- info@YVRSkylynx.com
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
Bus from Whistler Village Centre to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) - International Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–60
Bus from Whistler Village Centre to Burrard Skytrain Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
Bus from Whistler Village Centre to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) - International Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–60
Bus from Whistler Village Centre to Burrard Skytrain Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
Bus from Whistler Village Centre to Burrard Skytrain Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
- Phone
- +1 866 923 0516
- hello@whistlershuttle.com
- Website
- Whistler Shuttle
Bus from Whistler Village Centre to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) - International Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70
- Website
- Whistler Shuttle
Bus from Whistler Village Centre to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) - International Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70
- Website
- Whistler Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 800 974 2850
- booking@banffexplorer.com
- Website
- Banff Explorer
Bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Canmore - Northwind Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $59
- Website
- Banff Explorer
Bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Canmore - Northwind Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $59
- Website
- Banff Explorer
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Canmore - Northwind Hotel to Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna Airport - east gate of short term parking between Arrivals and Departures to Sicamous-Shell Station-1229 Eagle Pass Way
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- EBus
- Adult
- $22–35
Bus from Sicamous-Shell Station-1229 Eagle Pass Way to Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Canmore - Northwind Hotel to Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 604 229 1232
- info@reliablebus.ca
- Website
- Reliable Bus
Shuttle from Vancouver Downtown to Abbotsford Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- Reliable Bus
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Vancouver to Lake Louise Village
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $95–200
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