There are 6 ways to get from Nanaimo to Vancouver, BC by plane, subway, ferry, car ferry, or bus
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Fly Nanaimo Harbour to Vancouver Harbour, subway
best- Fly from Nanaimo Harbour to Vancouver Harbour
- Take the subway from Burrard Station @ Platform 2 to Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 2
37 min$62–134Car ferry, line 257 bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BCNanaimo
- Take the bus from Keith Rd @ Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal to Eastbound W Georgia St @ Burrard St257
2h 40m$26–161Ferry
- Take the ferry from Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Vancouver Ferry TerminalNan/Van
1h 30mFly Nanaimo to Coal Harbour Spb
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH)ZNA - CXH
37 min$44–318Fly Nanaimo to Vancouver International Airport, subway
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)ZNA - YVR
- Take the subway from Granville Station @ Platform 2 to Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 2
55 min$45–303Ferry via Horseshoe Bay
- Take the ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe BayWest Vancouver - Nanaimo
2h 2m$73–221
Nanaimo Harbour to Vancouver Harbour flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nanaimo to Vancouver, BC is to car ferry and line 257 bus which costs $25 - $170 and takes 2h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Nanaimo to Vancouver, BC is to fly and subway which takes 37 min and costs $60 - $140.
The distance between Nanaimo and Vancouver, BC is 64 km.
The best way to get from Nanaimo to Vancouver, BC without a car is to ferry which takes 1h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 37 min to get from Nanaimo to Vancouver, BC, including transfers.
Vancouver, BC is 3h ahead of Nanaimo. It is currently 8:57 PM in Nanaimo and 11:57 PM in Vancouver, BC.
There are 981+ hotels available in Vancouver, BC.
What companies run services between Nanaimo, BC, Canada and Vancouver, BC, Canada?
Hullo Ferries operates a ferry from Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Vancouver Ferry Terminal 5 times a day, and the journey takes 1h 10m. Alternatively, Helijet International and Harbour Air Seaplanes fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) every 3 hours.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–320
Flights from Nanaimo to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–300
- Website
- helijet.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–320
- Phone
- +1 604-953-3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Subway from Burrard Station @ Platform 2 to Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca
Subway from Granville Station @ Platform 2 to Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca
- Phone
- +1 604-953-3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Bus from Keith Rd @ Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal to Eastbound W Georgia St @ Burrard St
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca
- 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
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe 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
Car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- 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
- Adult Passenger
- $20
- Standard Vehicle
- $75
- Motorcycle
- $38
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