There are 8 ways to get from Edmonton to Parksville by tram, plane, bus, busferry, car, train, 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 Stadium 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
7h 12m$186–716Fly Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YEG - ZNA
7h 22m$92–486Bus, 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$326–436Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from West Edmonton Mall, AB to Jasper, ABbus
- Take the train from Jasper to Vancouvertrain
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry
35h 12m$330–612Drive, ferry
- Drive from Edmonton to Horseshoe Baycar
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
15h 26m$253–501Fly 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 38m$154–654Fly 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
10h 9m$184–594Bus 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 15m$137–827
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 - $490 and takes 7h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Edmonton to Parksville is to tram and fly and line 1 bus and line 9 bus which takes 7h 12m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Edmonton and Parksville is 947 km.
The best way to get from Edmonton to Parksville without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 35h 12m and costs $330 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Edmonton to Parksville, including transfers.
Parksville is 1h behind Edmonton. It is currently 10:46 AM in Edmonton and 9:46 AM in Parksville.
There are 66+ 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
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Comox Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–750
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–750
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–950
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver, Sechelt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo via Kelowna, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–950
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo via Calgary International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Phone
- 780-442-5311
- Website
- edmonton.ca
Tram from Stadium Station to Century Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://www.edmonton.ca/edmonton-transit-system-ets.aspx
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Jasper to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $120–180
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $120–160
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $100–130
- Phone
- +1 250 390 4531
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- 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
- Phone
- 1-888-786-3641
- info@sundogtours.com
- Website
- sundogtours.com
Bus from West Edmonton Mall, AB to Jasper, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Schedules at
- sundogtours.com
- Book at
- sundogtours.com
- Adult
- $120–170
- 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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