---
title: "Prince George to Grande Prairie: 536 km, drive time"
description: "Prince George to Grande Prairie and back: 536 km, about 6 h 51 min by road via Hwy 97 and Hwy 2. No nonstop flights; live road events and cameras."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-grande-prairie/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-grande-prairie.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-23T02:30:42.260Z
---
# Prince George to Grande Prairie
Getting from Prince George to Grande Prairie, Alberta, and from Grande Prairie back to Prince George: the drive, flights, with road events and highway cameras on the way.
Route updated 6 h ago Flights, buses and trains checked October 20, 2026
- **By road**: 536 km
- **Driving time**: 6 h 51 min
- **Highways**: Hwy 97, Hwy 2, Hwy 43
- **Nonstop flights**: None
## Driving
From downtown Prince George to Grande Prairie is about **536 km** by road, roughly **6 h 51 min** of driving without stops, following Hwy 97, Hwy 2 and Hwy 43. That is the route planner’s estimate for good conditions: allow extra time for breaks, construction and winter roads.
[Highway 97 north conditions](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/97-north/)
### On the way
Towns on the route, with their road distance from Prince George.
1. Bear Lake 76 km · 1 h 3 min
2. [Chetwynd](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-chetwynd/) 302 km · 3 h 42 min
3. [Dawson Creek](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-dawson-creek/) 403 km · 5 h 5 min
4. Grande Prairie 536 km · 6 h 51 min
- Check [DriveBC](https://www.drivebc.ca/) before you leave for closures, collisions and construction and, outside British Columbia, [511 Alberta road reports](https://511.alberta.ca/).
- **Winter tires:** Signed highways need winter tires or chains on board October 1 to April 30; some highways outside mountain passes or high-snowfall areas end March 31. [British Columbia](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/driving-and-cycling/traveller-information/seasonal/winter-driving)
## Road conditions on the way
DriveBC events on the route outside Prince George and near Grande Prairie, and highway cameras along the way.
## Flying
No nonstop flights between Prince George and Grande Prairie are listed by the airport or the airlines (checked October 20, 2026). Airlines sell trips with a connection.
[Prince George Airport: parking, getting there, arrivals and departures](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/airport/)
## Bus and train
We have no scheduled bus or passenger train between Prince George and Grande Prairie on file. See [trains and intercity buses](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/getting-around/#intercity) for every service from Prince George.
## Official links
- [City of Grande Prairie](https://cityofgp.com/)
## More trips from Prince George
- [Prince George to Quesnel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-quesnel/) 122 km
- [Prince George to Mackenzie](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-mackenzie/) 182 km
- [Prince George to Williams Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-williams-lake/) 241 km
- [Prince George to Chetwynd](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-chetwynd/) 302 km
- [Prince George to Smithers](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-smithers/) 372 km
- [Prince George to Jasper](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-jasper/) 376 km
- [Prince George to Dawson Creek](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-dawson-creek/) 403 km
- [Prince George to Fort St. John](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-fort-st-john/) 437 km
- [Prince George to Cache Creek](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-cache-creek/) 444 km
- [Prince George to Kamloops](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-kamloops/) 528 km
- [Prince George to Terrace](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-terrace/) 576 km
- [Prince George to Kelowna](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-kelowna/) 686 km
- [Prince George to Prince Rupert](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-prince-rupert/) 720 km
- [Prince George to Edmonton](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-edmonton/) 742 km
- [Prince George to Calgary](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-calgary/) 786 km
- [Prince George to Vancouver](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-vancouver/) 787 km
- [Prince George to Fort Nelson](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-fort-nelson/) 817 km
- [Flights to Puerto Vallarta](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-puerto-vallarta/)
- [Flights to Victoria](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-victoria/)
[Nearby towns: drive times and weather](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/nearby-towns/)
## Sources and notes
- Distance, drive time, highways and towns on the way: [OSRM](https://project-osrm.org/) routing from downtown Prince George on map data © [OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) (ODbL), recalculated monthly. Times assume good conditions and no stops.
- Road events and cameras: [DriveBC](https://www.drivebc.ca/) (road events and highway cameras, Province of British Columbia, Open Government Licence – British Columbia; camera images from [DriveBC](https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras)). DriveBC covers British Columbia roads only.
- Flights: the airport authority’s airline information page and the airlines’ own route pages, linked above. We don’t show live flight times; the airport publishes its own arrivals and departures board.
- Open data: [/api/v1/trips/grande-prairie](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/trips/grande-prairie).
## More in Explore
[See all in Explore](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#explore)
- [Outdoors Parks, lakes, trails and campgrounds nearby](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/)
- [Northern lights tonight Aurora forecast, clouds and dark spots](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/northern-lights/)
- [Indoor fun Things to do on rainy and cold days](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/indoor-activities/)
- [Where to stay Hotels, motels, B&Bs and campgrounds](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/where-to-stay/)
- [History and places The bowl, the rivers, the railway](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/explore/)
- [Lheidli T’enneh Whose land this is](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/)
## Data
Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/).
### Trip data
Source: [OSRM routing engine (router.project-osrm.org) on OpenStreetMap data](https://project-osrm.org/). Licence: ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Updated 2026-10-22T17:29:42.305Z.
JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/trips/grande-prairie
- **id**: grande-prairie
- **name**: Grande Prairie
- **kind**: City
- **region**: Alberta
- **lat**: 55.1708334
- **lng**: -118.7961111
- **page**:
- **drive**: true
- **km**: 535.6
- **driveMin**: 411
- **driveLabel**: 6 h 51 min
- **highways**: Hwy 97, Hwy 2, Hwy 43
- **routedAt**: 2026-10-22T17:29:42.305Z
- **roadNote**: _none_
- **airport**: _none_
- **flights**: _none_
- **ground**: _none_
- **tourism**: _none_
#### corridors
| id | name | page |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 97-north | Highway 97 north | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/97-north/ |
#### stops
| name | km | driveMin | page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bear Lake | 76 | 63 | |
| Chetwynd | 302 | 222 | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-chetwynd/ |
| Dawson Creek | 403 | 305 | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/prince-george-to-dawson-creek/ |
#### site
- **label**: City of Grande Prairie
- **url**:
#### roadEvents
| id | headline | type | severity | summary | roads | where | km | updated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| drivebc.ca/RIDE-101222 | CONSTRUCTION | CONSTRUCTION | MINOR | Paving operations from Hart Highway, Bear Lake to Redrocky Creek | Highway 97 | route | 63 | 2026-09-24T09:45:41-07:00 |
| drivebc.ca/RIDE-101226 | CONSTRUCTION | CONSTRUCTION | MINOR | Paving operations from Highway 97 S, Mt Solitude to Powder King Rd | Highway 97 | route | 160 | 2026-09-24T09:52:01-07:00 |
#### webcams
| id | name | caption | highway | image | url | updated | fromCityKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 940 | Salmon Valley Road - E | Highway 97 at Salmon Valley Road north of Prince George, looking east. | 97 | https://www.drivebc.ca/images/940.jpg?t=1792722491 | https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/940 | 2026-10-22T19:22:53-07:00 | 21 |
| 885 | Whiskers Point - N | Highway 97 near Whiskers Point Provincial Park entrance on the east side of McLeod Lake, looking north. | 97 | https://www.drivebc.ca/images/885.jpg?t=1792722491 | https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/885 | 2026-10-22T19:21:54-07:00 | 110 |
| 165 | Pine Pass | Highway 97 north of Mackenzie Junction at Powder King access road, looking north. | 97 | https://www.drivebc.ca/images/165.jpg?t=1792722491 | https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/165 | 2026-10-22T19:14:58-07:00 | 160 |
| 488 | East Pine Hill | Highway 97 about 27 km east of Chetwynd on East Pine Hill, looking east. | 97 | https://www.drivebc.ca/images/488.jpg?t=1792722490 | https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/488 | 2026-10-22T19:25:10-07:00 | 222 |
| 126 | Tupper - E | Highway 2 about 2 km west of BC/Alberta border at Highway 2 and Highway 52 junction, looking east. | 2 | https://www.drivebc.ca/images/126.jpg?t=1792722491 | https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/126 | 2026-10-22T19:14:59-07:00 | 247 |
| 473 | Dawson Creek - E | Highway 97 at Dangerous Goods Route, west of Dawson Creek, looking east. | 97 | https://www.drivebc.ca/images/473.jpg?t=1792722491 | https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/473 | 2026-10-22T19:25:34-07:00 | 260 |
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