How to get from Banff to Nelson by car, truck, walk, bike

Distance between Banff and Nelson is 223 kilometers (138 miles).
Driving distance from Banff to Nelson is 508 kilometers (315 miles)

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4 Ways from Banff (Canada/Alberta) to Nelson (Canada/British Columbia)

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Route instructions

1. Continue onto Block 8 Lane 62 m
2. Turn left onto Wolf Street 410 m
3. Turn right onto Lynx Street 1.35 km
4. Turn left 29.35 km
5. Keep right 337 m
6. Keep left 32 m
7. Turn left onto Banff-Windermere Parkway, 93 104.00 km
8. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Kootenay-Columbia Highway 94 m
9. Turn slight right onto Kootenay-Columbia Highway, 93, 95 102.57 km
10. Turn left onto Kootenay-Columbia Highway, 93, 95 30.79 km
11. Keep right onto 95 808 m
12. Continue onto Crowsnest Highway, 3, 95 77.32 km
13. Keep right 127 m
14. Continue onto Crowsnest Highway, 3 33.07 km
15. Turn left onto Erickson Road 4.26 km
16. Turn right onto Highway 21 South, 21 3.92 km
17. Turn left onto Crowsnest Highway, 3 78.63 km
18. Keep right onto 6 85 m
19. Turn slight right onto Nelson-Nelway Highway, 6 39.82 km
20. Keep right 198 m
21. Continue onto Hall Mines Road 359 m
22. Turn left onto Stanley Street 547 m
23. Turn right onto Baker Street 459 m
24. Turn left onto Hendryx Street 100 m
25. Turn right onto Vernon Street 102 m
26. Make a U-turn onto Vernon Street 50 m
27. Arrive at destination 0 m
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