There are 5 ways to get from Boston to Nanaimo by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Nanaimo Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane BOS - YCD
9h 22m$328–1,251Fly to Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane BOS - ZNA
9h 40m$200–800Train, ferry
- Take the train from Boston to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the train from Syracuse to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry
4d 21hFly to Victoria International Airport, bus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane BOS - YYJ
- Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminalbus
12h 43m$307–1,043Fly to Comox Valley Airport, bus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane BOS - YQQ
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminalbus
12h 46m$331–1,121
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Nanaimo is to fly which costs $200 - $800 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Nanaimo is to fly which takes 9h 22m and costs $320 - $1,300.
The distance between Boston and Nanaimo is 4100 km.
The best way to get from Boston to Nanaimo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 4 days 21h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Boston to Nanaimo, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Boston Logan Airport Airport to Nanaimo Airport. The quickest flight takes 15h 40m and has one stopover.
Nanaimo is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 1:41 PM in Boston and 10:41 AM in Nanaimo.
JetBlue Airways, Delta, WestJet and two other airlines offer flights from Boston Logan Airport Airport to Nanaimo Airport.
There are 104+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
WestJet, JetBlue Airways, and Air Canada fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Toronto, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Montreal, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Victoria International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Victoria International Airport via Montreal, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Montreal, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanaimo via Toronto, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanaimo via Montreal, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanaimo via Calgary, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanaimo via Minneapolis, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanaimo via Detroit, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Minneapolis, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Minneapolis, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Minneapolis, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Syracuse to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–310
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $95–230
- Business
- $140–300
- Business Plus
- $160–310
- Economy
- $100–240
- Economy Plus
- $110–250
Train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $1,000–2,100
- Business
- $1,100–1,800
- Business Plus
- $1,100–1,800
- Economy
- $1,100–2,100
- Economy Plus
- $1,200–2,100
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 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 Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://hullo.com/
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