There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Nanaimo by plane, train, shuttle, or bus
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Fly to Vancouver International Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane EDI - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbourtrain
15h 6mFly to Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane EDI - ZNA
14h 47m$408–1,518Fly to Nanaimo Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane EDI - YCD
14h 52m$521–2,021Fly to Abbotsford International Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Abbotsford International Airport (YXX)plane EDI - YXX
- Take a shuttle bus from Abbotsford Airport to Vancouver Downtown
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbourtrain
16h 23mFly to Victoria International Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane EDI - YYJ
- Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminalbus
18h$666–966Fly to Comox Valley Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane EDI - YQQ
- Take the bus from Courtenay to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferrybus
19h 14m$968–2,068
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Nanaimo is to fly and bus which costs $650 - $1,000 and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Nanaimo is to fly which takes 14h 47m and costs $400 - $1,600.
The distance between Edinburgh and Nanaimo is 7137 km.
It takes approximately 15h 6m to get from Edinburgh to Nanaimo, including transfers.
Nanaimo is 8h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 5:44 AM in Edinburgh and 9:44 PM in Nanaimo.
There are 101+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
WestJet flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) 6 times a week.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary, Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Calgary, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary, Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Calgary, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Phone
- +1 778 800 0225
- reservation@harbourair.com
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Harbour Air
- Phone
- +1 604 229 1232
- info@reliablebus.ca
- Website
- Reliable Bus
Shuttle from Abbotsford Airport to Vancouver Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Reliable Bus
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