There are 6 ways to get from Parksville to Calgary by bus, plane, car ferry, car, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 9 bus, line 1 bus to Nanaimo Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Bay D at Woodgrove Exchbus
- Take the bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exchbus
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YCD - YYC
5h 52m$133–813Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BCcarferry Nanaimo
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mallbus Vancouver
18h 46m$216–507Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BCcarferry Nanaimo
- Drive from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Calgarycar
13h 28m$215–450Bus to Victoria International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Sandman Innbus
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YYJ - YYC
9h 3m$190–640Drive, bus and ferry, bus
- Drive from Parksville to Swartz Baycar
- Take the busferry from Swartz Bay to Vancouverbusferry
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mallbus
19h 59m$143–347Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Duke Point to Vancouverferry
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Calgarybus
22h 52m$247–481
Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Parksville to Calgary is to drive and bus and ferry and bus which costs $140 - $350 and takes 19h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Parksville to Calgary is to line 9 bus and line 1 bus and fly which takes 5h 52m and costs $130 - $850.
The distance between Parksville and Calgary is 814 km.
The best way to get from Parksville to Calgary without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 18h 46m and costs $210 - $550.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Parksville to Calgary, including transfers.
Calgary is 1h ahead of Parksville. It is currently 5:12 AM in Parksville and 6:12 AM in Calgary.
There are 1780+ hotels available in Calgary.
What companies run services between Parksville, BC, Canada and Calgary, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Parksville to Calgary. However, you can take the line 9 bus to Bay D at Woodgrove Exch, walk to Bay B at Woodgrove Exch, take the line 1 bus to Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch, walk to Bay D at Downtown Nanaimo Exch, take the line 70 bus to Nanaimo Airport, walk to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to YYC Airport Domestic Terminal, then take the line 300 bus to Wb 4 Av Sw @ 2 St Sw. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Parksville Shell, 370 E. Island H'way to Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall via Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada, Nanaimo Departure Bay, Horseshoe Bay, BC, Stanley Park Loop @ Bay 2, Main Street-Science World Station @ Bay 1, and Vancouver, BC in around 18h 46m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Phone
- +1 250 390 4531
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Bay D at Woodgrove Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC to Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $110–240
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Swartz Bay to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–57
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Adult
- $57
- Senior
- $52
- Youth
- $23
- Child
- $12
- Toddler
- $0
- 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
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
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
Ferry from Duke Point to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–180
- 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
- $21–65
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $130–180
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