There are 7 ways to get from Adelaide to Nanaimo by plane or bus
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Fly to Nanaimo Airport
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)ADL - YCD
22h 44m$807–2,807Fly to Comox Valley Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)ADL - YQQ
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
27h 32m$653–2,253Fly to Nanaimo
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Nanaimo (ZNA)ADL - ZNA
21h 26m$654–2,304Fly to Victoria International Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)ADL - YYJ
- Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
27h 29m$705–2,355Fly to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH)ADL - YWH
- Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Capital City Station to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
24h 23m$699–2,349Fly to Campbell River Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Campbell River Airport (YBL)ADL - YBL
- Take the bus from Campbell River, BC - Willow Point 7-Eleven to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
24h 58m$771–2,475Fly to Tofino/Long Beach Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Tofino/Long Beach Airport (YAZ)ADL - YAZ
- Take the bus from Tofino, BC - Tourism Visitor Centre to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
26h 23m$889–2,896
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Nanaimo is to fly and bus which costs $650 - $2,300 and takes 27h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Nanaimo is to fly which takes 21h 26m and costs $650 - $2,300.
The distance between Adelaide and Nanaimo is 13391 km.
It takes approximately 22h 44m to get from Adelaide to Nanaimo, including transfers.
Nanaimo is 18h 30m behind Adelaide. It is currently 8:25 AM in Adelaide and 1:55 PM in Nanaimo.
There are 86+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
United Airlines, Air Canada, and five other airlines fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Nanaimo via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Nanaimo via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Nanaimo via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Nanaimo via Brisbane, Vancouver, Sechelt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tofino/Long Beach Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Campbell River Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Campbell River Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Campbell River Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Campbell River Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tofino/Long Beach Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tofino/Long Beach Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tofino/Long Beach Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Tofino/Long Beach Airport via Melbourne, San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Victoria International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Nanaimo Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Victoria International Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Comox Valley Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Victoria International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45
- Book at
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/booking/login.asp
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Book at
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/booking/login.asp
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Victoria, BC - Capital City Station to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Book at
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/booking/login.asp
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Campbell River, BC - Willow Point 7-Eleven to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/booking/login.asp
- Road Adult
- $50
Bus from Tofino, BC - Tourism Visitor Centre to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Book at
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/booking/login.asp
- Road Adult
- $57
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