There are 7 ways to get from Denver to Nanaimo by plane, bus, ferry, train, or car
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Fly to Nanaimo Airport
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane DEN - YCD
10h 23m$177–817Fly to Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane DEN - ZNA
8h 3m$154–714Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the ferry from Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry
47h 59mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Denver to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the ferry from Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry
2d 11hDrive, ferry
- Drive from Denver to Horseshoe Baycar
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
25h 20m$470–812Fly to Victoria International Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane DEN - YYJ
- Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
12h 53m$205–765Fly to Comox Valley Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane DEN - YQQ
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
13h 39m$205–765
Denver (DEN) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Nanaimo is to fly which costs $150 - $750 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Nanaimo is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs $150 - $750.
The distance between Denver and Nanaimo is 1880 km.
The best way to get from Denver to Nanaimo without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 47h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Denver to Nanaimo, including transfers.
Nanaimo is 1h behind Denver. It is currently 1:32 AM in Denver and 12:32 AM in Nanaimo.
There are 86+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
United Airlines, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Denver (DEN) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Denver to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Denver to Victoria International Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Denver to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Denver to Comox Valley Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Denver to Comox Valley Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Denver to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Denver to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Denver to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Denver to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,700
Flights from Denver to Nanaimo Airport via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Denver to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
Flights from Denver to Comox Valley Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–1,500
Flights from Denver to Comox Valley Airport via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Denver to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Denver to Nanaimo via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Denver to Nanaimo via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Denver to Nanaimo via Sacramento, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Denver to Victoria International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Denver to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
Bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 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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