There are 5 ways to get from Merritt to Nanaimo by bus, ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Merritt, BC to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus Kelowna / ...
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry Van→Nan
6h 4mBus, ferry via Bowen Island
cheapest- Take the bus from Merritt, BC to Vancouver Airportbus Calgary
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
8h 3m$84–277Bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Nanaimo
- Take the bus from Merritt, BC to Vancouver Airportbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YVR - ZNA
5h 24m$121–273Bus to Coal Harbour Spb, fly to Nanaimo
- Take the bus from Merritt, BC to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus
- Fly from Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane CXH - ZNA
5h 1m$109–415Bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport
- Take the bus from Merritt, BC to West Kelowna, BC - Eastbound on Dobbin Roadbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YLW - YCD
5h 50m
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nanaimo (ZNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merritt to Nanaimo is to bus and ferry via Bowen Island which costs $80 - $280 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Merritt to Nanaimo is to bus and fly which takes 5h 1m and costs $100 - $420.
The distance between Merritt and Nanaimo is 346 km.
The best way to get from Merritt to Nanaimo without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 6h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Merritt to Nanaimo, including transfers.
There are 106+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between Merritt, BC, Canada and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Merritt to Nanaimo. However, you can take the taxi to Merritt, BC, take the bus to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station, walk to Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1, take the subway to Burrard Station @ Platform 1, walk to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Merritt, BC, take the bus to Vancouver Airport, walk to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) airport, then fly to Nanaimo (ZNA).
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo via Sechelt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–330
- Website
- helijet.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–330
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Merritt, BC to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Merritt, BC to West Kelowna, BC - Eastbound on Dobbin Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Merritt, BC to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $40–95
Bus from Merritt, BC to Vancouver Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $45–100
- Phone
- 236-362-1045
- support@hullo.com
- Website
- hullo.com
Ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 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
- $22–150
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Child
- $22–40
- Adult
- $45–80
- Car
- $100–150
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