Chapter 07 · Buyer tool
The Lake Country commute calculator
Pick an area and a destination. Start from routing estimates for off-peak driving, add your own Highway 97 delay, and see what the commute costs you in hours and kilometres a year.
Your commute
Choose an area and destination to see your estimate.
Off-peak drive times by area
| From | Downtown Kelowna | KGH | Airport (YLW) | UBC Okanagan | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield (District Hall) | 20.2 km · 24 | 21.2 km · 25 | 9.0 km · 11 | 12.6 km · 14 | 30.8 km · 28 |
| Lakestone | 21.5 km · 26 | 22.4 km · 27 | 11.1 km · 14 | 14.8 km · 18 | 35.0 km · 35 |
| Woodsdale / south Wood Lake | 23.2 km · 28 | 24.1 km · 29 | 12.0 km · 14 | 15.6 km · 18 | 28.0 km · 25 |
| Okanagan Centre | 24.9 km · 31 | 25.8 km · 32 | 14.6 km · 19 | 18.2 km · 23 | 32.4 km · 32 |
| Carr’s Landing | 29.6 km · 37 | 30.6 km · 39 | 18.5 km · 24 | 22.1 km · 28 | 34.5 km · 35 |
| Oyama | 34.1 km · 39 | 35.0 km · 40 | 22.9 km · 25 | 26.5 km · 29 | 22.1 km · 23 |
How to read these numbers
These are free-flow estimates from open routing data, the same kind of figure a map app shows at 2 a.m. Real trips take longer at rush hour, in construction season and in winter. Highway 97 through Kelowna’s north end is the usual pinch point. Drive your route at the time you’d really drive it before you buy.
Lake Country is often called a bedroom community for Kelowna, but notice the airport column: from Winfield, YLW is about 11 minutes away, closer than many Kelowna neighbourhoods.
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