There are 3 ways to get from Nanaimo to Cochrane by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly from Nanaimo Airport, bus
best- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YCD - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - 6th Ave & 5st SW to Cochrane, AB - Temporary Transit Hubbus
5h 25mFly from Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane ZNA - YYC
5h 22m$98–414Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Calgarybus
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - 6th Ave & 5st SW to Cochrane, AB - Transit Hub Parking Lot 360 Railway St. W.bus
19h 49m
Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nanaimo to Cochrane is to fly which costs $95 - $420 and takes 5h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Nanaimo to Cochrane is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs $95 - $420.
The distance between Nanaimo and Cochrane is 808 km.
The best way to get from Nanaimo to Cochrane without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 19h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Nanaimo to Cochrane, including transfers.
Cochrane is 1h ahead of Nanaimo. It is currently 10:55 PM in Nanaimo and 11:55 PM in Cochrane.
There are 20+ hotels available in Cochrane.
What companies run services between Nanaimo, BC, Canada and Cochrane, AB, Canada?
Harbour Air Seaplanes, Flair Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) every 4 hours.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Nanaimo to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–800
Flights from Nanaimo to Calgary International Airport via Coal Harbour Spb, Comox
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–800
Flights from Nanaimo to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver, Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–800
Flights from Nanaimo to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver, Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Nanaimo to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Phone
- +1 587 534 0542
- onitsupport@southland.ca
- Website
- onitregionaltransit.ca
Bus from Calgary, AB - 6th Ave & 5st SW to Cochrane, AB - Temporary Transit Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.onitregionaltransit.ca/okotoks-commuter/
Bus from Calgary, AB - 6th Ave & 5st SW to Cochrane, AB - Transit Hub Parking Lot 360 Railway St. W.
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.onitregionaltransit.ca/okotoks-commuter/
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- customerservice@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–95
- Website
- https://www.redarrow.ca/
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Adult
- $100–150
- Phone
- 236-362-1045
- support@hullo.com
- Website
- hullo.com
Ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://hullo.com/
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