There are 7 ways to get from Edmonton to Parksville by tram, plane, bus, busferry, car, or ferry
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Tram to Edmonton International Airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport, line 1 bus, line 9 bus
best- Take the tram from Churchill Station to Century Park Stationtram
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YEG - YCD
- Take the bus from Dwtn Nanaimo Exch G Bay to Woodgrove Exch Bay Bbus
- Take the bus from Woodgrove Exch Bay B to Jensen Ave E at Craig Stbus
6h 56m$446–666Fly Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YEG - ZNA
7h 19m$96–486Bus, bus and ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Edmonton, AB - Downtown to Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mallbus
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall to Vancouver, BCbus
- Take the busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Baybusferry
- Drive from Swartz Bay to Parksvillecar
25h 23m$326–436Drive, ferry
- Drive from Edmonton to Horseshoe Baycar
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
15h 26m$257–506Fly Edmonton International Airport to Comox Valley Airport, bus
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane YEG - YQQ
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Parksville Shellbus
8h 22m$164–604Fly Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport, bus
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane YEG - YYJ
- Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
9h 59m$168–594Bus to Calgary International Airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport
- Take the bus from Edmonton, AB -10235 101 St NW to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YYC - YCD
9h 19m$137–777
Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edmonton to Parksville is to fly which costs $95 - $490 and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Edmonton to Parksville is to tram and fly and line 1 bus and line 9 bus which takes 6h 56m and costs $440 - $700.
The distance between Edmonton and Parksville is 945 km.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Edmonton to Parksville, including transfers.
Parksville is 1h behind Edmonton. It is currently 12:10 PM in Edmonton and 11:10 AM in Parksville.
There are 70+ hotels available in Parksville.
What companies run services between Edmonton, AB, Canada and Parksville, BC, Canada?
WestJet, Harbour Air Seaplanes, and two other airlines fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Nanaimo (ZNA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–650
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–650
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–650
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Comox Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–850
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–900
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–900
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–700
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–900
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver, Sechelt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo via Kelowna, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–900
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo via Calgary International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–900
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo via Victoria International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–550
- Phone
- 780-442-5311
- Website
- edmonton.ca
Tram from Churchill Station to Century Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://www.edmonton.ca/edmonton-transit-system-ets.aspx
- Phone
- 604-795-3838
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Dwtn Nanaimo Exch G Bay to Woodgrove Exch Bay B
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/home
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Woodgrove Exch Bay B to Jensen Ave E at Craig St
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/home
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Edmonton, AB - Downtown to Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $80–110
Bus from Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall to Vancouver, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–230
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $180–230
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Schedules at
- https://bcfconnector.com/bc-ferries-connector-schedules/
- Adult
- $35–55
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Parksville Shell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $41
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $41
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
- +14036689600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- thecanadabus.com
Bus from Edmonton, AB -10235 101 St NW to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $68–69
- Website
- https://thecanadabus.com/
- Book at
- https://thecanadabus.betterez.com/cart/61117df83dadc111b0a7d369/reservation/61117df83dadc111b0a7d36a
- Standard
- $68–69
- 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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