There are 6 ways to get from Maple Ridge to Lake Cowichan by train, plane, taxi, ferry, bus, subway, car, car ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Nanaimo Harbour, taxi
best- Take the train from Port Haney Station Westbound to Waterfront Station Unload Onlytrain
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbourplane
- Take the taxi from Nanaimo Harbour to Lake Cowichantaxi
3h 25m$263–387Bus and ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the busferry from Vancouver to Victoriabusferry Vancouver to Victoria
- Take the bus from Legislature Terminal to Village Green Mallbus 66
11h 4m$12–90Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Port Haney Station Westbound to Waterfront Station Unload Onlytrain Wce
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Dwtn Nanaimo Exch D Bay to Drinkwater Rd at Cowichan Commonsbus 70
7h 5mLine 791 bus, subway, ferry, bus, line 7 bus
- Take the bus from Westbound Dewdney Trunk Rd @ 223 St to Braid Station @ Bay 1bus 791
- Take the subway from Braid Station @ Platform 1 to Burrard Station @ Platform 1subway
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Dwtn Nanaimo Exch D Bay to Canada Ave at Station Stbus 70
- Take the bus from Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn to South Shore & King Georgebus 7
8h 10mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Maple Ridge to Horseshoe Bay, BCcar
- Take the car ferry from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Nanaimo Departure Baycarferry
- Drive from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Lake Cowichancar
3h 40m$44–200Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Victoria International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Port Haney Station Westbound to Waterfront Station Unload Onlytrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane YVR - YYJ
- Drive from Victoria-Airport-YYJ to Lake Cowichancar
4h 23m$66–294
Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbour flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Maple Ridge to Lake Cowichan is to bus and ferry and bus which costs $12 - $90 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Maple Ridge to Lake Cowichan is to train and fly and taxi which takes 3h 25m and costs $260 - $390.
The distance between Maple Ridge and Lake Cowichan is 176 km.
The best way to get from Maple Ridge to Lake Cowichan without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 7h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 25m to get from Maple Ridge to Lake Cowichan, including transfers.
There are 17+ hotels available in Lake Cowichan.
What companies run services between Maple Ridge, BC, Canada and Lake Cowichan, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Maple Ridge to Lake Cowichan. However, you can take the train to Waterfront Station Unload Only, walk to Vancouver Harbour airport, fly to Nanaimo Harbour, then take the taxi to Lake Cowichan. Alternatively, you can take a train from Port Haney Station Westbound to South Shore & King George via Waterfront Station Unload Only, Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal, Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal, Dwtn Nanaimo Exch D Bay, Drinkwater Rd at Cowichan Commons, and Cowichan Commons in around 7h 5m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–270
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–100
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Phone
- +1 604 953 3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Train from Port Haney Station Westbound to Waterfront Station Unload Only
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Subway from Braid Station @ Platform 1 to Burrard Station @ Platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
- Phone
- +1 250 390 4531
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Dwtn Nanaimo Exch D Bay to Drinkwater Rd at Cowichan Commons
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Dwtn Nanaimo Exch D Bay to Canada Ave at Station St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 604 953 3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Bus from Westbound Dewdney Trunk Rd @ 223 St to Braid Station @ Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
- Phone
- +1 250 746 9899
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn to South Shore & King George
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
Bus from Legislature Terminal to Village Green Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Vancouver to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–67
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Adult
- $67
- Senior
- $61
- Youth
- $27
- Child
- $14
- Toddler
- $0
- Phone
- 236-362-1045
- support@hullo.com
- Website
- hullo.com
Ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://hullo.com/
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Car ferry from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Nanaimo Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- 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
- Adult Passenger
- $20
- Standard Vehicle
- $75
- Motorcycle
- $38
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $180–220
Yellow Cab Nanaimo
- Phone
- +1 250 751 1111
- Website
- nanaimotaxi.ca
AC Taxi
- Phone
- +1 800-753-1231
- Website
- actaxi.ca
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