--- title: "Vancouver to Kelowna – 3 ways by plane, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Vancouver to Kelowna is 271 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/vancouver-to-kelowna" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/vancouver-to-kelowna.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Vancouver to Kelowna [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Vancouver&to=Kelowna) [Kelowna to Vancouver](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kelowna-to-vancouver) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 271 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 1\ 3 ways, Tue 27 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 271 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 27 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 1h 40m quicker than driving for C$94 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Fly** best 3h 28m C$120–180 Estimated YVR → YLW · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Vancouver&to=Kelowna) - [**Drive** 5h 6m C$48–65 Estimated 391 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Vancouver&to=Kelowna) - [**Taxi** 5h 6m C$320–480 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Vancouver&to=Kelowna) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:10 → 11:38 3h 28m · direct C$120–180](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Vancouver&to=Kelowna&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=fly) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Vancouver to Kelowna? The fastest way is by plane: about 3h 28m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 271 km. What is the cheapest way from Vancouver to Kelowna? Fly is the cheapest, from C$120. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Vancouver to Kelowna? About 1h 2m in the air (YVR → YLW), about 3h 28m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run C$120–180; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Kelowna from Vancouver by road? About 391 km, roughly 5h 6m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around C$48–65; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Kelowna City in British Columbia, Canada Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. 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. [The Kelowna guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/kelowna) Worth your time - Boyce-Gyro Beach Park 3400 Lakeshore Rd (Lakeshore Rd & Swordy Rd). - Knox Mountain Park Knox Mountain Rd (accessed from the end of Ellis St). - Mission Creek Regional Park The EECO Center has environment exhibits and park information. - Stuart Park Notable for Bear Plaza and it's public art, and the outdoor skating rink in winter. From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) [Hotels in Kelowna Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/vancouver-to-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