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Distance from Sooke, BC to Nelson, BC

Distance

769 km

Time

12 hours

Gas Cost

$58 - $139

There are 486.57 km (302.34 miles) from Sooke to Nelson in northeast direction and 769.27 km (478 miles) by car and ferry, following the CN 3 route.

Sooke and Nelson are 12 hours far apart, if you drive non-stop for 10 hours 16 mins and take a ferry for 1 hour 44 mins .

This is the fastest route from Sooke, BC to Nelson, BC. The halfway point is Princeton, BC.

Sooke, BC and Nelson, BC are in the same time zone (PDT). Current time in both locations is 3:15 pm.

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Lowest Price Rental Cars in Sooke, BC

Planning on renting a car to go from Sooke, BC to Nelson, BC? Here there are some offers to rent a car in Sooke, BC

Small

From $14

Intermediate

From $18

Full-size

From $24

SUVs

From $28

Vans

From $40

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Gas Consumption and Emissions

A car with a fuel efficiency of 8.9 l/100 km will need 68.45 liters of gas to cover the route between Sooke, BC and Nelson, BC.

The estimated cost of gas to go from Sooke to Nelson is $103.35.

During the route, an average car will release 1,637.22 kilograms of CO₂ to the atmosphere. The carbon footprint would be 2.13 kilograms of CO₂ per kilometer.

Average Canada gas price used for calculation is $1.51 per liter of regular gas. Price last updated on March 4, 2026.
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Halfway Point Between Sooke, BC and Nelson, BC

If you want to meet halfway between Sooke, BC and Nelson, BC or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are 49.361134 and -120.577400, or 49º 21' 40.0824" N, 120º 34' 38.64" W. This location is 238.93 miles away from Sooke, BC and Nelson, BC and it would take approximately 6 hours to reach the halfway point from both locations.

Closest City or Town to Halfway Point

The closest town to the halfway point is Princeton, BC, situated 245 miles from Sooke, BC and 234 miles from Nelson, BC. It would take 5 hours 50 mins to go from Sooke to Princeton and 4 hours 15 mins to go from Nelson to Princeton.

Distance conversions

Checkout the distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles between Sooke, BC and Nelson, BC in this table:

Distance type	Miles	Kilometers	Nautical miles
Straight line distance	302.34 mi	486.57 km	262.73 nautical mi
Driving distance	478 mi	769.05 km	415.25 nautical mi

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