Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
BLI to YCG: distance & flight time
Bellingham (Bellingham International Airport) → Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport)
225 mi
362 km · 195 nm
1h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
See live BLI→YCG fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
225 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 4m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BLI — Bellingham International Airport · Bellingham, United States
- YCG — Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near BLI
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport40 mi away
- YXX · Abbotsford Airport18 mi away
- ESD · Orcas Island Airport18 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport22 mi away
Near YCG
- YZZ · Trail Airport17 mi away
- ZGF · Grand Forks Airport41 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport86 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BLI from YCG?
The flight distance from Bellingham (BLI) to Castlegar (YCG) is 225 miles (362 km, 195 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BLI to YCG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 4m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BLI to YCG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BLI–YCG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.