There are 5 ways to get from Parksville to Seattle by car, ferry, bus, plane, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, ferry
best- Drive from Parksville to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay Bcar
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Seattle Clipper Terminalferry Victoria
7h 27m$147–248Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal to Victoria, BC - Capital City Stationbus Nanaimo
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Seattle Clipper Terminalferry Victoria
7h 28m$178–268Fly Nanaimo to Seattle Lake Union SPB
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE)plane ZNA - LKE
6h 30m$359–1,409Bus to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, fly to Seattle Lake Union SPB
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal to Victoria, BC - Capital City Stationbus
- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE)plane YWH - LKE
5h 28m$171–441Bus, bus to Victoria International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, tram
- Take the bus from Parksville Shell, 370 E. Island H'way to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal to Victoria, BC - Sandman Innbus
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane YYJ - SEA
- Take the tram from SeaTac/Airport to Symphonytram
8h 13m$257–817
Parksville to Seattle by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Parksville to Seattle is to drive and ferry which costs $140 - $250 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Parksville to Seattle is to bus and fly which takes 5h 28m and costs $170 - $450.
The distance between Parksville and Seattle is 214 miles.
The best way to get from Parksville to Seattle without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 7h 28m and costs $170 - $270.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Parksville to Seattle, including transfers.
There are 1517+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Parksville, BC, Canada and Seattle, WA, USA?
Harbour Air Seaplanes and Helijet International fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–480
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–260
Flights from Nanaimo to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Coal Harbour Spb, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–280
Flights from Nanaimo to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Vancouver, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–270
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Seattle Lake Union SPB
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from SeaTac/Airport to Symphony
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal to Victoria, BC - Capital City Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $33
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal to Victoria, BC - Capital City Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $33
Bus from Parksville Shell, 370 E. Island H'way to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $26
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal to Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $33
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Victoria to Seattle Clipper Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $120–210
- Child
- $80–110
Ferry from Victoria to Seattle Clipper Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $120–210
- Child
- $80–110
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