How to get fromNanaimo to Kamloopsby plane, ferry, bus or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Nanaimo to Kamloops by plane, ferry, bus, or car

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Fly Nanaimo Airport to Kamloops Airport
best
1. Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)YCD - YKA
4h 20m
$108–743
Ferry, drive
cheapest
1. Take the ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe BayWest Vancouver - Nanaimo
2. Drive from Horseshoe Bay to Kamloops
5h 37m
$88–261
Ferry, bus
1. Take the ferry from Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Vancouver Ferry TerminalNan/Van
2. Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Kamloops, BCVancouver
7h 20m
Fly Nanaimo to Kamloops Airport
1. Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)ZNA - YKA
2h 56m
$97–509
Fly Nanaimo Airport to Kelowna International Airport, bus
1. Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)YCD - YLW
2. Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall
5h 24m
$268–513

Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Kamloops Airport (YKA) flights

33Weekly Planes

3h 49mAverage Duration

$75Cheapest Price

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Distance: 334.1 km
Duration: 4h 20m

What companies run services between Nanaimo, BC, Canada and Kamloops, BC, Canada?

Air Canada and WestJet fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Kamloops Airport (YKA) 5 times a day.

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Kamloops(opens in a new window), Canada(opens in a new window)

Kamloops is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the North and South Thompson Rivers, which join to become the Thompson River in Kamloops, and east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, whose district offices are based here. The surrounding region is sometimes referred to as the Thompson Country.

Things to do in Kamloops

Riverside Park(Opens in a new window)

Riverside Park is a park in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada that encompasses a beach next to a river. The park is bordered by the Thompson River and Landsdowne Street. There is a monument in the park that indicates the height to which four different floods reached throughout the history of the park. Riverside Park also includes a water park. There is an 11 PM curfew at the park, but it is not normally enforced. In 1885, the site that would eventually become the park was used as a campsite by Chinese Canadians from Savona's Ferry working on the Canadian Pacific Railway. When members of the On-to-Ottawa Trek stopped in Kamloops on their way from Vancouver to Ottawa, Ontario in 1935, Mayor W.J. Moffat offered the men an empty hospital to sleep in, but the men declined, many choosing rather to sleep in Riverside Park where they had only one blanket to share between three or four men. In 2011, a parking garage was proposed to be built in the park, but a group called the Friends of Riverside Park gathered signatures from more than 10% of the Kamloops electorate opposing the proposal, thereby forcing a referendum on the subject. Before the referendum could take place, however, the city council unanimously voted to put an end to the plans to build the parking garage.

British Columbia Wildlife Park(Opens in a new window)

The British Columbia Wildlife Park is a 106 acre zoo located in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Rocky Mountain Rangers(Opens in a new window)

The Rocky Mountain Rangers is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. The regimental headquarters are located at JR Vicars Armoury in Kamloops, British Columbia. The Rocky Mountain Rangers are part of the 3rd Canadian Division's 39 Canadian Brigade Group.

Harper Mountain(Opens in a new window)

Harper Mountain is the name of a ski area located outside of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada (the name of the actual mountain it is located on is Mount Harper).

Places to stay in Kamloops

The Thompson Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

Grandview Motel(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

Delta Hotels by Marriott Kamloops(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Accent Inns Kamloops(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

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