Driving to Kelowna is a refreshingly accessible and scenic outing. Add to that, highways are well-maintained and 4 lanes most of the way.
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Hwy 1 East to Hope. Follow either Hwy 5 or Hwy 3 to Kelowna. Via Highway 5, the Coquihalla Highway connects to Highway 97C - the Okanagan Connector - and then on to Highway 97 North to Kelowna. (395 km 237 miles)
Via Highway 3, the Hope Princeton Highway connects to Highway 97 North to Kelowna (471 km 283 miles)
Via Hwy 97 South & the Coquihalla Connector: South on Hwy 97 to Kamloops; then take Hwy 5 south to Merrit and connect at Highway 97C - the Coquihalla Connector to Kelowna.
Via Highway 1: Connect to Highway 97 (609 km 378 miles)
Via Highway 2: Connect to Highway 1 and Highway 97 (894 km 555 miles)
Via Route 97 (207 miles)
Via I-5: Connect to 542 Mt Baker Highway then to 9 Lawrence Road, and follow the 9 until you reach the Canada/USA border. Once you have crossed the border drive straight to Highway 1. Follow Hwy 1 East to Hope. Follow either Hwy 5 or Hwy 3 to Kelowna. Via Highway 5, the Coquihalla Highway connects to Highway 97C - the Okanagan Connector - and then on to Highway 97 North to Kelowna. (312 miles)
Tourism Kelowna would like to thank Westbank First Nation and Okanagan Indian Band for the privilege to live, work, and play on the tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land), that is the unceded and traditional territory of syilx Okanagan peoples, the original stewards of these lands and to whom we give thanks to as our hosts