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

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

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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 5m
    $175–857

  2. Fly to Nanaimo

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane plane YYC - ZNA
    6h 21m
    $95–367

  3. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Calgary Delta Hotel to Vancouverbus bus Cal-Van
    2. Take the ferry from Vancouver to Departure Bayferry ferry Vancouver - Nanaimo
    21h 11m
    $143–400

  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 4m
    $189–611

  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 53m
    $145–757

  6. Bus, bus and ferry, drive

    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 busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Baybusferry bus ferry
    4. Drive from Swartz Bay to Parksvillecar car
    21h 16m
    $213–361

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

Calendar70Weekly Planes
Duration3h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket$86Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 808.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 5m

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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