There are 5 ways to get from Maple Ridge to Parksville by car, ferry, bus, subway, taxi, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, ferry
best- Drive from Maple Ridge to Horseshoe Bay
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure BayWest Vancouver - Nanaimo
3h 7m$36–188Line 791 bus, subway, ferry, line 40 bus, line 9 bus
- Take the bus from Westbound Dewdney Trunk Rd @ 223 St to Braid Station @ Bay 1791
- Take the subway from Braid Station @ Platform 1 to Burrard Station @ Platform 1
- Take the ferry from Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Nanaimo Ferry Terminal
- Take the bus from Dwtn Nanaimo Exch H Bay to Woodgrove Exch Bay A40
- Take the bus from Woodgrove Exch Bay B to Jensen Ave E at Craig St9
6h 29mTaxi, fly to Nanaimo Harbour, line 1 bus, line 9 bus
- Take the taxi from Maple Ridge to Vancouver Harbour
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbour
- Take the bus from Front St at Church St to Woodgrove Exch Bay B
- Take the bus from Woodgrove Exch Bay B to Jensen Ave E at Craig St
2h 38m$167–262Train, fly to Nanaimo Harbour, line 1 bus, line 9 bus
- Take the train from Port Haney Station Westbound to Waterfront Station Unload Only
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbour
- Take the bus from Front St at Church St to Woodgrove Exch Bay B
- Take the bus from Woodgrove Exch Bay B to Jensen Ave E at Craig St
3h 56m$64–141Train, fly to Nanaimo, Departure Bay, bus
- Take the train from Port Haney Station Westbound to Waterfront Station Unload Only
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo, Departure Bay
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Parksville Shell
4h$121–183
Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbour flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Maple Ridge to Parksville is to drive and ferry which costs $35 - $190 and takes 3h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Maple Ridge to Parksville is to taxi and fly and line 1 bus and line 9 bus which takes 2h 38m and costs $160 - $270.
The distance between Maple Ridge and Parksville is 153 km.
The best way to get from Maple Ridge to Parksville without a car is to line 791 bus and subway and ferry and line 40 bus and line 9 bus which takes 6h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 7m to get from Maple Ridge to Parksville, including transfers.
There are 67+ hotels available in Parksville.
What companies run services between Maple Ridge, BC, Canada and Parksville, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Maple Ridge to Parksville. However, you can drive to Horseshoe Bay, take the ferry to Departure Bay, then drive to Parksville. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Westbound Dewdney Trunk Rd @ 223 St to Jensen Ave E at Craig St via Braid Station @ Bay 1, Braid Station @ Platform 1, Burrard Station @ Platform 1, Vancouver Ferry Terminal, Nanaimo Ferry Terminal, Dwtn Nanaimo Exch H Bay, and Woodgrove Exch Bay B in around 6h 29m.
- Phone
- +1 604-953-3333
- Website
- translink.ca
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
Train from Port Haney Station Westbound to Waterfront Station Unload Only
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca
- Phone
- +1 604-953-3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Bus from Westbound Dewdney Trunk Rd @ 223 St to Braid Station @ Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca
- Phone
- 604-795-3838
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Dwtn Nanaimo Exch H Bay to Woodgrove Exch Bay A
- Ave. Duration
- 54 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
Bus from Front St at Church St to Woodgrove Exch Bay B
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/home
- Adult
- $3
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Parksville Shell
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $35
- 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
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Meadow Ridge Taxi
- Phone
- +1 604 467 5544
Alouette Taxi
- Phone
- +1 604 465 5555
- Website
- alouettetaxi.com
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