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 Station
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)YEG - YCD
- Take the bus from Dwtn Nanaimo Exch G Bay to Woodgrove Exch Bay B
- Take the bus from Woodgrove Exch Bay B to Jensen Ave E at Craig St
6h 56m$436–566Fly Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Nanaimo (ZNA)YEG - ZNA
7h 21m$92–456Bus, bus and ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Edmonton, AB - Downtown to Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall to Vancouver, BC
- Take the busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Bay
- Drive from Swartz Bay to Parksville
25h 22m$321–426Drive, ferry
- Drive from Edmonton to Horseshoe Bay
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure BayWest Vancouver - Nanaimo
15h 22m$254–502Fly Edmonton International Airport to Comox Valley Airport, bus
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)YEG - YQQ
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Parksville Shell
8h 35m$164–604Fly Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport, bus
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)YEG - YYJ
- Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
9h 59m$168–584Bus to Calgary International Airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport
- Take the bus from Edmonton, AB -10235 101 St NW to Calgary Airport
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)YYC - YCD
9h 19m$327–727
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 $90 - $460 and takes 7h 21m.
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 $430 - $600.
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 10:55 PM in Edmonton and 9:55 PM in Parksville.
There are 67+ hotels available in Parksville.
What companies run services between Edmonton, AB, Canada and Parksville, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, 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
- $100–950
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–950
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–950
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Comox Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–800
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
- $90–800
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–800
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–200
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 International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–800
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver, Sechelt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo via Kelowna, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–850
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo via Calgary International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–850
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo via Victoria International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- 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
- $75–430
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- 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 30 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
- 27 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
- $30–45
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Schedules at
- https://bcfconnector.com/bc-ferries-connector-schedules/
- Adult
- $30–45
- 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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