Distance between cities › Canada › Northwest Territories › Yellowknife, NT › Distance from Yellowknife to Rayside Book Hotels

Distance from Yellowknife, NT to Rayside, ON

Distance

4,578 km

Time

2 days 7 hours

Gas Cost

$346 - $830

Helpful Inaccurate

There are 3,051.88 km (1,896.35 miles) from Yellowknife to Rayside in southeast direction and 4,578.58 km (2,845 miles) by car and ferry, following the 88 route.

Yellowknife and Rayside are 2 days 7 hours far apart, if you drive non-stop for 2 days 4 hours and take a ferry for 2 hours 30 mins .

This is the fastest route from Yellowknife, NT to Rayside, ON.

Please note the time difference between Yellowknife, NT and Rayside, ON is 2 hours. The current time in Yellowknife is 1:23 am and the current time in Rayside is 3:23 am.

Any questions or tips to share?

Share with fellow travellers any question or tips about the route from Yellowknife, NT to Rayside, ON:

Lowest Price Rental Cars in Yellowknife, NT

Planning on renting a car to go from Yellowknife, NT to Rayside, ON? Here there are some offers to rent a car in Yellowknife, NT

Small

From $14

Intermediate

From $18

Full-size

From $24

SUVs

From $28

Vans

From $40

Compare rental car prices in Yellowknife »

Gas Consumption and Emissions

A car with a fuel efficiency of 8.9 l/100 km will need 407.49 liters of gas to cover the route between Yellowknife, NT and Rayside, ON.

The estimated cost of gas to go from Yellowknife to Rayside is $615.30.

During the route, an average car will release 9,747.06 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.
Read more about our CO₂ calculation.

Halfway Point Between Yellowknife, NT and Rayside, ON

If you want to meet halfway between Yellowknife, NT and Rayside, ON or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are 50.487752 and -104.721537, or 50º 29' 15.9072" N, 104º 43' 17.5332" W. This location is 1,422.48 miles away from Yellowknife, NT and Rayside, ON and it would take approximately 1 day 3 hours to reach the halfway point from both locations.

Closest City or Town to Halfway Point

The closest and also the major city is Regina, SK, situated 1369.89 miles from Yellowknife, NT and 1474.22 miles from Rayside, ON. It would take 1 day 3 hours to go from Yellowknife to Regina and 1 day 4 hours to go from Rayside to Regina.

Major Cities Along the Route

Some other major cities along the route include Fargo, ND, Saint Paul, MN and Milwaukee, WI.

Distance conversions

Checkout the distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles between Yellowknife, NT and Rayside, ON in this table:

Distance type	Miles	Kilometers	Nautical miles
Straight line distance	1,896.35 mi	3,051.88 km	1,647.89 nautical mi
Driving distance	2,845 mi	4,578.49 km	2,472.19 nautical mi

Road Trip Tips