Castlegar to Seton Portage with a bike

My bike and I are in and we’d like to be in .

We show what transit connections accept bikes. Check with the operator for prices, schedules, and reservations.

Same place twice. You’re already there, so enjoy the ride.

Good news: buses and flights can carry you and your bike from Castlegar to Seton Portage.

For scale

As the crow flies364 km

Biking whole way623 km · 45 h 32 m

By car663 km · 8 h 49 m

We found six ways to get you there.

🎒 Riding a coach? Most BC coach operators want your bike bagged or boxed. Our field note walks through packing it, including an inexpensive packable bike bag we like: How to bike-and-bus in BC ›

Note: Most carriers carry only a handful of bikes, and summer weekends fill up fast. Reserve where you can. Where you can't, go early or have a backup plan.

Option one · four legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule

Mountain Man Mike's will get you there.

CarrierRideYour bike

🚌Mountain Man Mike'sKaslo – VancouverCastlegar →Hope341 kmBikes acceptedCall for a quote — fee and packaging arranged with the booking agent

Runs once a week; hop-on hop-off along the way.

🚌EbusVancouver – Kamloopsor Ebus (Vancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1)) or Rider Express (Vancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1))Hope →Kamloops164 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike

Runs the same Highway 1 corridor as Rider Express, so compare schedules and fares.

🚎BC TransitLillooet – Kamloops (Health Connections)or the Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops (Health Connections) (doesn't run every day)Kamloops →Lillooet (Buy Low / Reynolds Hotel)116 kmFront rack, no fee — 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only — lithium battery off the bike and carried on board

Lillooet – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Tuesday only.

Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Thursday only.

🚌Tsal'alh Seton TrainLillooet – Shalalth – Seton PortageLillooet (Buy Low / Reynolds Hotel) →Seton Portage26 kmBikes ride along — $2.50 each wayCheck before you go — schedule changes and closures are posted on Facebook; call (250) 259-8300

Daily shuttle bus: leaves Lillooet at 9:00 am and 3:40 pm, heads back from Seton Portage at 10:30 am and 4:55 pm. Check the Facebook page or call before you go, since slides can close the road.

🚲You arrive at Seton Portage.

Option two · five legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule

Option one, plus a city bus at the start.

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🚎BC Transit99 Kootenay ConnectorHwy 3A at Ootischenia Rd (Brilliant) →1680 Hwy 3A/6 (Nelson)31 kmFront rack, no fee — 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only — lithium battery off the bike and carried on board

🚌Mountain Man Mike'sKaslo – Vancouver1680 Hwy 3A/6 (Nelson) →Hope374 kmBikes acceptedCall for a quote — fee and packaging arranged with the booking agent

Runs once a week; hop-on hop-off along the way.

🚌EbusVancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1)or Rider Express (Vancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1))Hope →Kamloops164 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike

Runs the same Highway 1 corridor as Rider Express, so compare schedules and fares.

🚎BC TransitLillooet – Lytton – Kamloops (Health Connections)Kamloops →Lillooet (Buy Low / Reynolds Hotel)200 kmFront rack, no fee — 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only — lithium battery off the bike and carried on board

Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Thursday only.

Daily shuttle bus: leaves Lillooet at 9:00 am and 3:40 pm, heads back from Seton Portage at 10:30 am and 4:55 pm. Check the Facebook page or call before you go, since slides can close the road.

🚲You arrive at Seton Portage.

Option three · five legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule

Option one, plus a coach bus at the start.

CarrierRideYour bike

🚌Mountain Man Mike'sKaslo – VancouverCastlegar →Hope341 kmBikes acceptedCall for a quote — fee and packaging arranged with the booking agent

Runs once a week; hop-on hop-off along the way.

🚌EbusVancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1)or Rider Express (Vancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1))Hope →Kamloops164 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike

Runs the same Highway 1 corridor as Rider Express, so compare schedules and fares.

🚌EbusKamloops – Prince GeorgeKamloops →Savona36 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike

Runs Wed/Fri/Sun toward Prince George and Mon/Thu/Sat toward Kamloops; no service on Tuesdays.

🚎BC TransitLillooet – Lytton – Kamloops (Health Connections)Savona →Lillooet (Buy Low / Reynolds Hotel)163 kmFront rack, no fee — 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only — lithium battery off the bike and carried on board

Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Thursday only.

Daily shuttle bus: leaves Lillooet at 9:00 am and 3:40 pm, heads back from Seton Portage at 10:30 am and 4:55 pm. Check the Facebook page or call before you go, since slides can close the road.

🚲You arrive at Seton Portage.

Option four · five legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule

Same as Option three, but a city bus instead of the coach bus.

CarrierRideYour bike

🚌Mountain Man Mike'sKaslo – VancouverCastlegar →Hope341 kmBikes acceptedCall for a quote — fee and packaging arranged with the booking agent

Runs once a week; hop-on hop-off along the way.

🚌EbusVancouver – Kelownaor Ebus (Vancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1)) or Rider Express (Vancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1))Hope →Merritt94 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike

Runs the same Highway 1 corridor as Rider Express, so compare schedules and fares.

🚎BC TransitKamloops – Logan Lake – Merritt (Health Connections)Merritt →Kamloops82 kmFront rack, no fee — 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only — lithium battery off the bike and carried on board

Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Tuesday only.

Lillooet – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Tuesday only.

Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Thursday only.

Daily shuttle bus: leaves Lillooet at 9:00 am and 3:40 pm, heads back from Seton Portage at 10:30 am and 4:55 pm. Check the Facebook page or call before you go, since slides can close the road.

🚲You arrive at Seton Portage.

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Option five · five legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule

Another way: option one, plus a city bus at the start.

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🚎BC Transit38 Playmor via Pass CreekHwy 3A at Ootischenia Rd (Brilliant) →Castlegar26 kmFront rack, no fee — 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only — lithium battery off the bike and carried on board

🚌Mountain Man Mike'sKaslo – VancouverCastlegar →Hope341 kmBikes acceptedCall for a quote — fee and packaging arranged with the booking agent

Runs once a week; hop-on hop-off along the way.

🚌EbusVancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1)or Rider Express (Vancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1))Hope →Kamloops164 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike

Runs the same Highway 1 corridor as Rider Express, so compare schedules and fares.

Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Thursday only.

Daily shuttle bus: leaves Lillooet at 9:00 am and 3:40 pm, heads back from Seton Portage at 10:30 am and 4:55 pm. Check the Facebook page or call before you go, since slides can close the road.

🚲You arrive at Seton Portage.

Option six · five legs✈ the splurge⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule

The splurge: hop a flight.

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✈️Air CanadaVancouver (YVR) – Castlegar (YCG)Castlegar →Vancouver Airport (YVR) (Richmond)402 kmBox or sturdy bag requiredBook ahead for your bikeAbout $50 per directionNo e-bikes

✈️Air CanadaVancouver (YVR) – Kelowna (YLW)Vancouver Airport (YVR) (Richmond) →Kelowna Airport288 kmBox or sturdy bag requiredBook ahead for your bikeAbout $50 per directionNo e-bikes

🚌EbusKamloops – Kelowna (via Salmon Arm)Kelowna Airport →Kamloops177 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike

🚎BC TransitLillooet – Kamloops (Health Connections)Kamloops →Lillooet (Buy Low / Reynolds Hotel)116 kmFront rack, no fee — 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only — lithium battery off the bike and carried on board

Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Tuesday only.

Daily shuttle bus: leaves Lillooet at 9:00 am and 3:40 pm, heads back from Seton Portage at 10:30 am and 4:55 pm. Check the Facebook page or call before you go, since slides can close the road.

🚲You arrive at Seton Portage.

Not an option · four legs🚫 not possible with a bike⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule

Three coach buses and a city bus.

🚫 This chain exists, but Silver City Stagelines does not carry bikes, so it cannot work with yours. We show it so you can see where the connection breaks.

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🚌Silver City StagelinesTrail – Kelowna (Hwy 3/33)Castlegar →Kelowna (Orchard Park Mall)211 kmDoes not carry bikes

🚌EbusKamloops – Kelowna (via Salmon Arm)Kelowna (Orchard Park Mall) →Kamloops188 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike

Lillooet – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Tuesday only.

Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Thursday only.

Daily shuttle bus: leaves Lillooet at 9:00 am and 3:40 pm, heads back from Seton Portage at 10:30 am and 4:55 pm. Check the Facebook page or call before you go, since slides can close the road.

🚲You arrive at Seton Portage.

Route facts last checked October 2026. We check that every leg here carries bikes, but policies and seasons change. Check times and book with the operator. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.

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Heading back: Seton Portage to Castlegar (best: bus)

Connections from Castlegar: Salmo (best: bus) · Calgary, AB (best: bus) · Ladysmith (best: bus + SkyTrain + ferry) · Whitehorse, YT (best: bus + SkyTrain + plane)

Connections from Seton Portage: Clinton (best: bus) · Princeton (best: bus) · Trail (best: bus) · Whitehorse, YT (best: bus + plane)

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