There are 5 ways to get from Canmore to Nanaimo by bus, plane, train, ferry, or car
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Bus, fly to Nanaimo Airport
best- Take the bus from Canmore, AB - Coast Canmore Hotel to Calgary International Airport, AB
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)YYC - YCD
5h 45m$323–746Bus, fly to Nanaimo
cheapest- Take the bus from Canmore, AB - Coast Canmore Hotel to Calgary International Airport, AB
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo (ZNA)YYC - ZNA
5h 35m$135–473Train, ferry
- Take the train from Banff to VancouverRainforest to Gold Rush Grand Adventure / ...
- Take the ferry from Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Nanaimo Ferry TerminalVan/Nan
10d 1hDrive, ferry
- Drive from Canmore to Horseshoe Bay
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure BayWest Vancouver - Nanaimo
11h 49m$191–410Bus, fly to Victoria International Airport
- Take the bus from Canmore, AB - Coast Canmore Hotel to Calgary International Airport, AB
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)YYC - YYJ
- Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
9h 11m$216–744
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canmore to Nanaimo is to bus and fly which costs $130 - $480 and takes 5h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Canmore to Nanaimo is to bus and fly which takes 5h 35m and costs $130 - $480.
The distance between Canmore and Nanaimo is 867 km.
The best way to get from Canmore to Nanaimo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Canmore to Nanaimo, including transfers.
Nanaimo is 1h behind Canmore. It is currently 12:39 AM in Canmore and 11:39 PM in Nanaimo.
There are 85+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between Canmore, AB, Canada and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Canmore to Nanaimo. However, you can take the bus to Calgary International Airport, AB, walk to Calgary International Airport (YYC) airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport (YCD), walk to Nanaimo Airport, then take the line 70 bus to Dwtn Nanaimo Exch D Bay. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Canmore, AB - Coast Canmore Hotel to Nanaimo Ferry Terminal via Banff, AB, Banff, Vancouver, and Vancouver Ferry Terminal in around 10d 1h.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–750
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver, Sechelt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–750
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo via Kelowna, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–750
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo via Victoria International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Phone
- 1-877-460-3200
- reservations@rockymountaineer.com
- Website
- rockymountaineer.com
Train from Banff to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9d 22h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $8,441
- Website
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/routes_destinations
- Phone
- 1-877-625-4372
- Website
- banffjaspercollection.com
Bus from Canmore, AB - Coast Canmore Hotel to Calgary International Airport, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://www.banffjaspercollection.com/brewster-express/
- Website
- https://www.banffjaspercollection.com/brewster-express/schedule/
- Adult
- $70–95
- Phone
- 1-888-449-2901
- info@banffairporter.com
- Website
- banffairporter.com
Bus from Canmore, AB - Coast Canmore Hotel to Calgary International Airport, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $83
- Website
- https://banffairporter.com/
- Schedules at
- https://banffairporter.com/schedule-rates/
- Adult (18-64)
- $83
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
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
- 236-362-1045
- support@hullo.com
- Website
- hullo.com
Ferry from Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Nanaimo Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://hullo.com/
- 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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