There are 7 ways to get from Kitchener to Nanaimo by bus, plane, train, ferry, or car
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Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport
best- Take the bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)YYZ - YCD
10h 8m$125–1,065Train, ferry
- Take the train from Kitchener GO to Toronto Union StationKi
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouver
- Take the ferry from Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Nanaimo Ferry Terminal
4d 6hDrive, ferry
- Drive from Kitchener to Horseshoe Bay
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure BayWest Vancouver - Nanaimo
44h 56m$829–1,332Fly Kitchener/Waterloo Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Fly from Kitchener/Waterloo Airport (YKF) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)YKF - YCD
11h 6m$274–1,114Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Nanaimo
- Take the bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nanaimo (ZNA)YYZ - ZNA
8h 40m$162–762Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Victoria International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)YYZ - YYJ
- Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
12h 12m$163–963Bus to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport
- Take the bus from University of Waterloo Terminal to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln.
- Fly from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)YHM - YCD
15h 16m$527–1,630
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitchener to Nanaimo is to bus and fly which costs $160 - $800 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Kitchener to Nanaimo is to bus and fly which takes 8h 40m and costs $160 - $800.
The distance between Kitchener and Nanaimo is 3501 km.
The best way to get from Kitchener to Nanaimo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 4 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from Kitchener to Nanaimo, including transfers.
Nanaimo is 3h behind Kitchener. It is currently 3:58 PM in Kitchener and 12:58 PM in Nanaimo.
There are 84+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between Kitchener, ON, Canada and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
WestJet and Flair Airlines fly from Kitchener/Waterloo Airport (YKF) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) 6 times a week.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Winnipeg, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Regina, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Saskatoon, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–950
Flights from Kitchener/Waterloo Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,800
Flights from Kitchener/Waterloo Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–750
Flights from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,300
Flights from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Regina, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Winnipeg, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Saskatoon, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Kelowna, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Phone
- +1 888-438-6646
- Website
- gotransit.com
Train from Kitchener GO to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $16–21
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Kitchener GO to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $24–110
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $24–85
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $23–40
Train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $360–650
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $360–650
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $490–650
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $470–550
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $12–120
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888-438-6646
- Website
- gotransit.com
Bus from University of Waterloo Terminal to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $15–18
- 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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