--- title: "Kelowna – what to see, and every way to get there | Mixroutes" description: "How to get to Kelowna from Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary: every way compared, with today's quickest and its fare. Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/kelowna" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/kelowna.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Kelowna_city_view_from_Knox_Mountain.jpg/3840px-Kelowna_city_view_from_Knox_Mountain.jpg" --- ![Kelowna](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Kelowna_city_view_from_Knox_Mountain.jpg/3840px-Kelowna_city_view_from_Knox_Mountain.jpg) # Kelowna Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. [Plan a trip to Kelowna](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Kelowna) [From Victoria](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Victoria&to=Kelowna) ## Every way there - Victoria → Kelowna 324 km · quickest by air, 3h 46m · C$160–250 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/victoria-to-kelowna) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Victoria&to=Kelowna) - Vancouver → Kelowna 271 km · quickest by air, 3h 28m · C$120–180 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/vancouver-to-kelowna) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Vancouver&to=Kelowna) - Calgary → Kelowna 404 km · quickest by air, 3h 42m · C$140–220 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/calgary-to-kelowna) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Calgary&to=Kelowna) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. The field note What is in and around Kelowna, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move. [Read the note on Kelowna](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kelowna) What Kelowna has - Y Scheduled flights Kelowna (YLW), 11 km - Y Trains and coaches Transitous carries 26 timetable feeds for this country, 1 with real-time - N Ferries no crossing within 25 km - Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band - N Bike and scooter share no share feed known - N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. 49.888°, -119.496° It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word kiʔláwnaʔ, referring to a grizzly bear. Get in ## Getting to Kelowna Highway 97 is the major highway through Kelowna, with Vernon and Highway 1 to the north, Penticton and Highway 3 to the south, and Merritt (via the Okanagan Connector, a.k.a. Highway 97C) to the west. Highway 33 provides secondary access to points south and east. It's a 4-5 hour drive from Vancouver via the Okanagan Connector, and 8-9 hours from Calgary. 1. Kelowna International Airport Offers direct flights from several Canadian cities including Calgary (1 hour), Edmonton (1.25 hours), Toronto (4.5-4.75 hours), Vancouver (50-60 minutes), and Victoria (1 hour). 2. Ebus Daily bus service on the following routes: From Vancouver with stops in Merritt, Hope, Chilliwack, Abbotsford, and Surrey. 3. Rider Express Seasonal service from Kamloops, and Calgary via Salmon Arm. See ## Worth seeing 1. Bertram Creek Regional Park 2. City Park 3. Boyce-Gyro Beach Park 3400 Lakeshore Rd (Lakeshore Rd & Swordy Rd). 4. Knox Mountain Park Knox Mountain Rd (accessed from the end of Ellis St). 5. Mission Creek Regional Park The EECO Center has environment exhibits and park information. 6. Stuart Park Notable for Bear Plaza and it's public art, and the outdoor skating rink in winter. Do ## Things to do Boating, Sailing, Seadoo-ing, Boating, and Windsurfing on Okanagan Lake. Wine tasting in this significant region for vineyards and wineries. See "Drink" section for local wineries. Enjoy the Athletic Centers 1. Parkinson Recreation Center 1800 Parkinson Way,., Capital News Center). 2. Capital News Center 3. Gallagher's Canyon Golf & Country Club 4320 Gallagher's Dr W,. 4. Harvest Golf Club 2725 KLO Rd,. 5. The Okanagan Golf Club Features The Bear golf course and The Quail golf course. 6. H2O Adventure and Fitness Center Eat ## Where to eat 1. Bohemian Cafe Cafe that serves breakfast, soups and sandwiches. 2. Lake Tai Vegetarian Restaurant Awesome little Taiwanese vegetarian restaurant serving light, healthy meals even carnivores will love. 3. Mad Mango Cafe 551 Bernard Ave (across the street from the bargain shop on Bernard),. 4. Subcity Donair Local Subway or Quizno's style of restaurant with locations downtown and around the city. 5. The Marmalade Cat Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelowna) and [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kelowna), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons. --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/places/kelowna, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt