There are 6 ways to get from Calgary to Nanoose Bay by plane, bus, ferry, or car
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Fly to Nanaimo Airport, line 1 bus, line 9 bus
best- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YYC - YCD
- Take the bus from Dwtn Nanaimo Exch G Bay to Woodgrove Exch Bay Bbus
- Take the bus from Woodgrove Exch Bay B to Northwest Bay Rd at Nanoose Plbus
6h 35m$73–713Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall to Vancouver, BCbus Calgary
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
17h 33m$265–469Drive, ferry
- Drive from Calgary to Horseshoe Baycar
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
13h 19m$213–443Fly to Comox Valley Airport, bus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane YYC - YQQ
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Parksville Shellbus
8h 36m$119–704Fly 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 Terminal, Canadabus
10h 16m$158–658Fly to Nanaimo
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YYC - ZNA
7h 7m$78–413
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calgary to Nanoose Bay is to fly which costs $75 - $420 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Calgary to Nanoose Bay is to fly and line 1 bus and line 9 bus which takes 6h 35m and costs $70 - $750.
The distance between Calgary and Nanoose Bay is 799 km.
The best way to get from Calgary to Nanoose Bay without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 17h 33m and costs $260 - $470.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Calgary to Nanoose Bay, including transfers.
Nanoose Bay is 1h behind Calgary. It is currently 2:15 AM in Calgary and 1:15 AM in Nanoose Bay.
There are 118+ hotels available in Nanoose Bay.
What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Nanoose Bay, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, Harbour Air Seaplanes, and WestJet fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo (ZNA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Comox Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–440
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver, Sechelt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo via Kelowna, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo via Victoria International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Phone
- 250-390-4531
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Dwtn Nanaimo Exch G Bay to Woodgrove Exch Bay B
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/home
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Woodgrove Exch Bay B to Northwest Bay Rd at Nanoose Pl
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/home
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall to Vancouver, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–230
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $180–230
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Parksville Shell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $41
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $41
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
- 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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