There are 4 ways to get from Calgary to Nanaimo by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Nanaimo Airport
best- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YYC - YCD
4h 23m$179–901Fly to Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YYC - ZNA
4h 6m$86–348Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Calgary to Kelowna Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry
17h 48mFly to Victoria International Airport, bus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane YYC - YYJ
- Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminalbus
7h 44m$177–479
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calgary to Nanaimo is to fly which costs $85 - $350 and takes 4h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Calgary to Nanaimo is to fly which takes 4h 6m and costs $85 - $350.
The distance between Calgary and Nanaimo is 771 km.
The best way to get from Calgary to Nanaimo without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 17h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Calgary to Nanaimo, including transfers.
Nanaimo is 1h behind Calgary. It is currently 12:14 PM in Calgary and 11:14 AM in Nanaimo.
There are 102+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
WestJet and Air Canada fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) every 3 hours.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver, Sechelt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo via Kelowna, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo via Victoria International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Calgary to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Adult
- $100–150
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- customerservice@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–95
- Website
- https://www.redarrow.ca/
- 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
- 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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