Getting Around Kelowna
Cycling – Kelowna is a bike-friendly community with the most extensive bike path network in Canada. With over 240 kilometres of bike lanes, cyclists can travel all over the city. The city’s transit buses are equipped with bike racks.
Driving – The city sits on Lake Okanagan at the eastern end of the William R. Bennett Bridge (2008). Highway 97 runs north-south through Kelowna and the Okanagan Valley providing access to the US border, Highway 1 and the northern half of British Columbia. East of the city, the Coquihalla Highway provides a direct route to the lower mainland. Highway 33 connects with Highway 97 in Rutland, providing an alternate route to the southeast.
Transit – The Kelowna Regional Transit System is an extensive bus system that runs throughout the city of Kelowna and the surrounding area.
Airports – The Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is the 3rd busiest in British Columbia and the 11th largest in Canada. Kelowna has direct flights to/from Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Seattle, Toronto and Victoria.