There are 7 ways to get from Coquitlam to Nanaimo by taxi, ferry, subway, plane, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, ferry
best- Take the taxi from Coquitlam to Horseshoe Baytaxi
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
2h 25m$134–297Line 257 bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Westbound W Georgia St @ Burrard St to Keith Rd @ Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminalbus 257
- Take the car ferry from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Nanaimo Departure Baycarferry Horseshoe Bay
4h 16m$30–176Subway to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Nanaimo Harbour
- Take the subway from Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station @ Platform 1 to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 1subway
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbourplane
2h 5m$63–142Subway, ferry
- Take the subway from Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station @ Platform 1 to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 1subway Millennium Line
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry Van→Nan
3h 12mBus to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Nanaimo Harbour
- Take the bus from Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station @ Bay 3 to Northbound Seymour St @ W Georgia Stbus
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbourplane
2h 31m$58–133Subway to Coal Harbour Spb, fly to Nanaimo
- Take the subway from Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station @ Platform 1 to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 1subway
- Fly from Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane CXH - ZNA
2h 14m$43–342Subway to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Nanaimo
- Take the subway from Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station @ Platform 1 to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 1subway
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YVR - ZNA
2h 32m$42–298
Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbour flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Coquitlam to Nanaimo is to line 257 bus and car ferry which costs $30 - $180 and takes 4h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Coquitlam to Nanaimo is to subway and fly which takes 2h 5m and costs $60 - $150.
The distance between Coquitlam and Nanaimo is 103 km.
The best way to get from Coquitlam to Nanaimo without a car is to taxi and ferry which takes 2h 25m and costs $130 - $300.
It takes approximately 2h 25m to get from Coquitlam to Nanaimo, including transfers.
There are 92+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between Coquitlam, BC, Canada and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Coquitlam to Nanaimo. However, you can take the taxi to Horseshoe Bay then take the ferry to Departure Bay. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 1, walk to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 3, take the subway to Burrard Station @ Platform 1, walk to Vancouver Harbour airport, then fly to Nanaimo Harbour.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–330
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–280
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo via Sechelt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–280
- Website
- helijet.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–330
- Phone
- +1 604-953-3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Subway from Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station @ Platform 1 to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca
- Phone
- +1 604-953-3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Bus from Westbound W Georgia St @ Burrard St to Keith Rd @ Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca
Bus from Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station @ Bay 3 to Northbound Seymour St @ W Georgia St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca
- 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
Car ferry from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Nanaimo Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- 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
- Adult Passenger
- $20
- Standard Vehicle
- $75
- Motorcycle
- $38
- Phone
- 236-362-1045
- support@hullo.com
- Website
- hullo.com
Ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://hullo.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Coquitlam Taxi
- Phone
- +1 604 524 1111
- Website
- coquitlamtaxi.ca
Bel-Air Taxi
- Phone
- +1 604 433 6666
- Website
- bel-airtaxi.ca
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