There are 8 ways to get from Bend to Nanaimo by plane, bus, train, ferry, or car
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Fly Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Nanaimo Airport
best- Fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane RDM - YCD
9h 23m$85–565Fly Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane RDM - ZNA
8h 15m$72–462Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Portland Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouvertrain
- Take the ferry from Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry
16h 4mBus, train, ferry via Seattle
- Take the bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Portland Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Portland to Seattletrain
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry
- Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Capital City Station to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
16h 54m$288–525Drive, ferry
- Drive from Bend to Horseshoe Baycar
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
11h 3m$169–379Bus to Portland International Airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport
- Take the bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane PDX - YCD
10h 58m$727–2,488Fly Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Victoria International Airport, bus
- Fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane RDM - YYJ
- Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
10h 43m$118–493Bus to Portland International Airport, fly to Nanaimo
- Take the bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend to Portland International Airportbus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane PDX - ZNA
8h 35m$99–635
Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bend to Nanaimo is to fly which costs $70 - $470 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Bend to Nanaimo is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs $70 - $470.
The distance between Bend and Nanaimo is 613 km.
The best way to get from Bend to Nanaimo without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 16h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Bend to Nanaimo, including transfers.
There are 85+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between Bend, OR, USA and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
Delta, WestJet, and four other airlines fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Nanaimo via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Nanaimo via Portland International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Nanaimo via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Nanaimo via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Nanaimo via Denver, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Portland International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Las Vegas, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Nanaimo Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Victoria International Airport via Portland International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- info@pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Portland Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–95
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Phone
- (541) 389-7469
- info@cobreeze.com
- Website
- cobreeze.com
Bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Portland Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $84–89
- Website
- https://cobreeze.com/
- Schedules at
- https://cobreeze.com/schedule/
Bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–85
- Website
- https://cobreeze.com/
- Schedules at
- https://cobreeze.com/schedule/
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Victoria, BC - Capital City Station to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
- Phone
- 236-362-1045
- support@hullo.com
- Website
- hullo.com
Ferry from Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Nanaimo Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://hullo.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $170–290
- Child
- $110–150
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $18–55
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $110–160
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