KOOTENAY TRAVEL INFORMATION - Weather, Transportation

B.C. Highways Road Report

The Trans-Canada Highway goes through the B.C. Rockies. Other places in the region are linked to this by an excellent highway system. The area is served by a good bus service linking it from all major cities. There is no scheduled rail service serving this region anymore, although the Rocky Mountaineer Railtours train does pass through here on its way to Banff. There are two regional airports at Cranbrook and Castlegar; you can fly here from the international airports at Vancouver and Calgary
Crowsnest Highway #3,
Highway #95Highway #95A

Airports/Airlines
Castlegar Flight Schedule
Flights to Cranbrook from: YYJ - Victoria YEG - Edmonton YVR - Vancouver YYC - Calgary YYF - Penticton

Air Canada
Air Canada Reservations and Information
250-365-5525 Toll Free: 800-665-1177

Cranbrook Airport 250-426-7913
Castlegar Airport | Flight Schedule

Queen City Limo Ground Transportation to / from Nelson 250 352-9829

Budget Car & Truck Rental Car and Truck Rentals 250 365-5733

Check out the Canadian Government website for customs and border crossing information for Visitors, (Anyone crossing the border into Canada should review the information on this website)

Customs: For further information regarding customs regulations contact Revenue Canada, Customs and Excise at 1-800-461-9999 or (604) 666-6031.

US. travelers can access the US Government site on traveling to Canada:  http://travel.state.gov/canada.html Visitors to the web site will find Travel Warnings, Public Announcements and Consular Information Sheets, passport and visa information, travel publications, background on international adoption and international child abduction services and international legal assistance. The site is primarily for the U.S. traveler coming to Canada.

Cranbrook Weather
Creston Weather
Fairmont Hot Springs
Fernie
Weather in the Elk Valley in influenced by the mountainous terrain and the interaction of the moist Pacific air with a cooler and dryer Arctic air mass. The climate is characterized by long winters and cool summers.
Golden
Grand Forks
Invermere
Kootenay Park
Nelson
Rossland