Prince George to Fort St. John
Getting from Prince George to Fort St. John, and from Fort St. John back to Prince George: the drive, flights, buses and trains, with road events and highway cameras on the way.
Flights, buses and trains checked October 20, 2026
- By road
- 437 km
- Driving time
- 5 h 37 min
- Highways
- Hwy 97
- Nonstop flights
- None
Driving
From downtown Prince George to Fort St. John is about 437 km by road, roughly 5 h 37 min of driving without stops, following Hwy 97. That is the route planner’s estimate for good conditions: allow extra time for breaks, construction and winter roads.
On the way
Towns on the route, with their road distance from Prince George.
- Bear Lake76 km · 1 h 3 min
- Chetwynd302 km · 3 h 42 min
- Fort St. John437 km · 5 h 37 min
- Check DriveBC before you leave for closures, collisions and construction.
- 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
Road conditions on the way
DriveBC events on the route outside Prince George and near Fort St. John, and highway cameras along the way.
Highway cameras
Flying
No nonstop flights between Prince George and Fort St. John 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
Bus and train
BC Bus North
- Prince George – Fort St John: Northbound Mon and Thu; southbound Tue and FriVia Mackenzie, Chetwynd, Dawson Creek.
778-763-4155Schedule: BC Bus North (Tahltan NST Bussing): home and schedule
Northern Health Connections
- Prince George – Fort St. John
For people travelling to health care not available in their home community (valid BC Services Card; appointment verification). Anyone over 60 or needing accessible transport may ride without an appointment; companions and health staff eligible.
1-888-647-4997Schedule: Northern Health Connections: Schedules and fares
Days and stops as each operator publishes them, checked October 20, 2026. Coming back from Fort St. John, use the return days listed with each route. Confirm with the operator before you travel.
Official links
More trips from Prince George
- Prince George to Quesnel122 km
- Prince George to Mackenzie182 km
- Prince George to Williams Lake241 km
- Prince George to Chetwynd302 km
- Prince George to Smithers372 km
- Prince George to Jasper376 km
- Prince George to Dawson Creek403 km
- Prince George to Cache Creek444 km
- Prince George to Kamloops528 km
- Prince George to Grande Prairie536 km
- Prince George to Terrace576 km
- Prince George to Kelowna686 km
- Prince George to Prince Rupert720 km
- Prince George to Edmonton742 km
- Prince George to Calgary786 km
- Prince George to Vancouver787 km
- Prince George to Fort Nelson817 km
- Flights to Puerto Vallarta
- Flights to Victoria
Sources and notes
- Distance, drive time, highways and towns on the way: OSRM routing from downtown Prince George on map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), recalculated monthly. Times assume good conditions and no stops.
- Road events and cameras: DriveBC (road events and highway cameras, Province of British Columbia, Open Government Licence – British Columbia; camera images from DriveBC). 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.
- Buses and trains: each operator’s published schedule page, linked with each service.
- Open data: /api/v1/trips/fort-st-john.
