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How to get fromCalgary to Parksvilleby plane, bus, or ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Calgary to Parksville by plane, bus, or ferry

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  1. Fly to Nanaimo Airport, line 1 bus, line 9 bus

    best
    1. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane plane YYC - YCD
    2. Take the bus from Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch to Bay B at Woodgrove Exchbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Jensen Ave E at Craig Stbus bus
    6h 2m
    $185–957

  2. Fly to Nanaimo

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane plane YYC - ZNA
    6h 28m
    $95–357

  3. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall to Vancouver, BCbus bus Calgary
    2. Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry ferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
    18h 43m
    $224–488

  4. Fly to Victoria International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane plane YYC - YYJ
    2. Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminalbus bus
    9h 21m
    $222–504

  5. Fly to Comox Valley Airport, line 11 bus, bus, line 99 bus, line 9 bus

    1. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane plane YYC - YQQ
    2. Take the bus from Comox Valley Airport to Downtown Courtenay Bay Abus bus
    3. Take the bus from Downtown Courtenay Bay A to Deep Bay Marinabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Deep Bay Marina to Ravensong Exchbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Ravensong Exch to Jensen Ave E at McCarter Stbus bus
    8h 55m
    $195–757

  6. Bus, ferry via Kelowna Airport (YLW)

    1. Take the bus from Calgary to Kelowna Airportbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Vancouver to Duke Pointferry ferry
    22h 9m
    $255–467

Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights

Calendar51Weekly Planes
Duration2h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket$81Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 810.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 2m

What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Parksville, BC, Canada?

Flair Airlines, Harbour Air Seaplanes, and two other airlines fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo (ZNA) every 3 hours.

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