Whether you are traveling by air or car it is so easy to get to Big White that you won’t have to worry about a thing. Big White is 56 km (35 miles) southeast of Kelowna. You can drive straight to Big White or fly into Kelowna International Airport and take a quick shuttle.
By Air:
Kelowna International Airport is serviced by Air Canada, WestJet, Horizon Air (Alaska Airlines), Central Mountain Air and Regional1. There are non-stop flights to Kelowna daily from Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Seattle as well as flights from many smaller cities in British Columbia and Alberta. Big White is only a quick shuttle away with a frequent and efficient shuttle service taking you directly from Kelowna Airport to Big White Ski Resort (Big White owns the shuttle service) in no time at all.
By Car:
- To Kelowna
- From Calgary
- Take HWY-1 through Banff
- At Sicamous turn left onto HWY-97A
- Continue through Enderby on HWY-97A to HWY-97
- Continue south through Vernon on HWY-97
- After about 50 km you should be in Kelowna
- From Spokane
- Take HWY-395 north to Colville
- At Colville take HWY-20 west to Tonasket
- At Tonasket take HWY-97 north to Kelowna
- From Vancouver
- Take HWY-1 east to Hope
- Bear right at HWY-3 East - go 6.5 km
- Continue on HWY-5 toward Merrit/Kelowna/Kamloops
- Take the HWY-5A/HWY-97C exit 286 to Kelowna/Merritt/Spences Bridge (HWY-8) - go 0.3 km
- Bear right onto the HWY-5A S/HWY-97C E ramp - go 0.1 km
- Turn left at HWY-5A/HWY-97C - go 23 km
- Bear right at Okanagan Conn - go 0.3 km
- Continue on HWY-97C E - go 81 km
- Take the HWY-97 N exit to Westbank/Kelowna/Vernon
- Continue through Westbank to Kelowna
- From Seattle
- Take I-90 east
- Take HWY-97 north to Kelowna
- From Kelowna, follow Highway 33 for 32 km (20 mi) until you reach Big White Road. Another 24 km (15 mi) and you will arrive in the main village.
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