There are 5 ways to get from Parksville to Calgary by bus, plane, car, busferry, or ferry
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Line 9 bus, line 1 bus to Nanaimo Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Woodgrove Exch Bay Dbus
- Take the bus from Woodgrove Exch Bay B to Dwtn Nanaimo Exch G Baybus
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YCD - YYC
5h 26m$73–799Drive, 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 45m$248–332Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
- Drive from Horseshoe Bay to Calgarycar
13h 26m$215–450Bus to Comox Valley Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Parksville Shell to Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mallbus
- Fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YQQ - YYC
6h 1m$141–737Bus 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
8h 30m$180–676
Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Parksville to Calgary is to bus and fly which costs $140 - $750 and takes 6h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Parksville to Calgary is to line 9 bus and line 1 bus and fly which takes 5h 26m and costs $70 - $800.
The distance between Parksville and Calgary is 813 km.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Parksville to Calgary, including transfers.
Calgary is 1h ahead of Parksville. It is currently 10:14 PM in Parksville and 11:14 PM in Calgary.
There are 875+ 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 Woodgrove Exch Bay D, walk to Woodgrove Exch Bay B, take the line 1 bus to Dwtn Nanaimo Exch G Bay, walk to Dwtn Nanaimo Exch D Bay, take the line 70 bus to Nanaimo Airport, walk to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, then take the bus to Calgary, AB - Marriott Downtown Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Parksville to Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall via Swartz Bay, Vancouver, and Vancouver, BC in around 19h 45m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–750
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–750
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–550
- Phone
- +1 250 390 4531
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Woodgrove Exch Bay D
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Woodgrove Exch Bay B to Dwtn Nanaimo Exch G Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Swartz Bay to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Schedules at
- https://bcfconnector.com/bc-ferries-connector-schedules/
- Adult
- $35–55
- 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
- $180–230
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $180–230
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Parksville Shell to Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $41
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $41
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
- 1-888-223-3779
- 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
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