There are 9 ways to get from Nanaimo to Deception Pass by ferry, train, bus, unknown, 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.
Ferry, train, bus, travel
best- Take the ferry from Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Vancouver Ferry Terminal
- Take the train from Vancouver to Everett Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Everett, WA to Stevens Pass, WA
- Walk from Stevens Pass, WA to Deception Pass
8h 30mBus, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Capital City Station
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Seattle
- Take the bus from Seattle Greyhound to Stevens Pass - EB
- Walk from Stevens Pass - EB to Deception Pass
10h 57mFerry, travel
- Take the ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe BayWest Vancouver - Nanaimo
- Walk from Horseshoe Bay to Deception Pass
6h 43mFly Nanaimo Harbour to Vancouver Harbour, train, bus, travel
- Fly from Nanaimo Harbour to Vancouver Harbour
- Take the train from Vancouver to Everett Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Everett, WA to Skykomish - Eastbound Amtrak Bus Stop
- Walk from Skykomish - Eastbound Amtrak Bus Stop to Deception Pass
7h 26mFly Nanaimo to Coal Harbour Spb, train, bus, travel
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH)ZNA - CXH
- Take the train from Vancouver to Everett Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Everett, WA to Stevens Pass, WA
- Walk from Stevens Pass, WA to Deception Pass
7h 37mFly Nanaimo Harbour to Vancouver Harbour, bus, travel
- Fly from Nanaimo Harbour to Vancouver Harbour
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Everett
- Take the bus from Everett, WA to Stevens Pass, WA
- Walk from Stevens Pass, WA to Deception Pass
7h 51mBus to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, fly to Seattle Lake Union SPB, bus, travel
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn
- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE)YWH - LKE
- Take the bus from Seattle Greyhound to Stevens Pass - EB
- Walk from Stevens Pass - EB to Deception Pass
7h 37mFly Nanaimo to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, travel
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)ZNA - SEA
- Walk from North Bend - Premium Outlets, WA to Deception Pass
5h 52mBus to Victoria International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)YYJ - SEA
- Walk from North Bend - Premium Outlets, WA to Deception Pass
8h 42m
Nanaimo Harbour to Vancouver Harbour flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Nanaimo and Deception Pass is 238 miles.
The best way to get from Nanaimo to Deception Pass without a car is to ferry and train and bus and travel which takes 8h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Nanaimo to Deception Pass, including transfers.
There are five+ hotels available in Deception Pass.
What companies run services between Nanaimo, BC, Canada and Deception Pass, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Nanaimo to Deception Pass. However, you can take the ferry to Vancouver Ferry Terminal, walk to Burrard Station @ Platform 2, take the subway to Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 2, walk to Vancouver, take the train to Everett Amtrak Station, walk to Everett, WA, take the bus to Stevens Pass, WA, then travel to Deception Pass. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Deception Pass via Victoria, BC - Capital City Station, Victoria, Seattle, 3rd Ave & Cedar St, 6th Ave S & S Royal Brougham Way, Seattle Greyhound, and Stevens Pass - EB in around 10h 57m.
- Website
- helijet.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–230
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–230
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Seattle Lake Union SPB
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–380
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–320
Flights from Nanaimo to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver, Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–320
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Vancouver to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Everett, WA to Stevens Pass, WA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $14–45
Bus from Everett, WA to Skykomish - Eastbound Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $11–45
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Everett, WA to Stevens Pass, WA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults 12 and over
- $30–40
Bus from Seattle Greyhound to Stevens Pass - EB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults 12 and over
- $30–50
Bus from Everett, WA to Skykomish - Eastbound Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–35
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults 12 and over
- $30–35
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Everett, WA to Stevens Pass, WA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Seattle Greyhound to Stevens Pass - EB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–60
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Everett, WA to Skykomish - Eastbound Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Capital City Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32
- Book at
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/booking/login.asp
- Road Adult
- $32
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $32
- Book at
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/booking/login.asp
- Road Adult
- $32
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Vancouver to Everett
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Vancouver to Everett
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 236-362-1045
- support@hullo.com
- Website
- hullo.com
Ferry from Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Vancouver Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://hullo.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Victoria to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $120–210
- Child
- $80–110
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–110
- 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
- $13–40
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $75–110
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