There are 6 ways to get from Calgary to Parksville 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 Jensen Ave E at Craig Stbus
6h 19m$88–813Bus, 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
18h 37m$287–484Drive, ferry
- Drive from Calgary to Horseshoe Baycar
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
13h 29m$218–450Fly 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
7h 31m$151–601Fly 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
9h 34m$180–690Fly to Nanaimo
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YYC - ZNA
6h 59m$98–563
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calgary to Parksville is to fly and bus which costs $150 - $600 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Calgary to Parksville is to fly and line 1 bus and line 9 bus which takes 6h 19m and costs $85 - $850.
The distance between Calgary and Parksville is 811 km.
The best way to get from Calgary to Parksville without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 18h 37m and costs $280 - $490.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Calgary to Parksville, including transfers.
Parksville is 1h behind Calgary. It is currently 9:25 AM in Calgary and 8:25 AM in Parksville.
There are 65+ hotels available in Parksville.
What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Parksville, BC, Canada?
WestJet, Harbour Air Seaplanes, and two other airlines fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo (ZNA) every 3 hours.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Comox Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–1,200
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver, Sechelt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo via Victoria International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo via Kelowna, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–1,200
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–600
- Phone
- +1 250 390 4531
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- 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/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Woodgrove Exch Bay B to Jensen Ave E at Craig St
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- 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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