There are 6 ways to get from Surrey to Nanaimo by taxi, ferry, subway, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, ferry
best- Take the taxi from Surrey to Horseshoe Bay
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure BayWest Vancouver - Nanaimo
2h 35m$162–330Line 321 bus, subway to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Nanaimo
cheapest- Take the bus from Northbound King George Blvd @ Hwy 10 to King George Station @ Bay 2
- Take the subway from King George Station @ Platform 1 to Granville Station @ Platform 1
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nanaimo (ZNA)YVR - ZNA
2h 56m$47–296Subway, ferry
- Take the subway from King George Station @ Platform 1 to Burrard Station @ Platform 1Expo Line
- Take the ferry from Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Nanaimo Ferry TerminalVan/Nan
3h 31mSubway to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Nanaimo Harbour
- Take the subway from King George Station @ Platform 1 to Burrard Station @ Platform 1
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbour
2h 18m$63–140Line 321 bus to Coal Harbour Spb, fly to Nanaimo
- Take the bus from Northbound King George Blvd @ Hwy 10 to King George Station @ Bay 2
- Fly from Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Nanaimo (ZNA)CXH - ZNA
2h 39m$58–410Line 321 bus, line 351 bus to Richmond, fly to Nanaimo Harbour
- Take the bus from Southbound King George Blvd @ Hwy 10 to White Rock Centre @ Bay 8
- Take the bus from White Rock Centre @ Bay 5 to Bridgeport Station @ Bay 1 Unloading Only
- Fly from Richmond to Nanaimo Harbour
3h 10m$81–151
Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbour flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Surrey to Nanaimo is to subway and fly which costs $60 - $140 and takes 2h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Surrey to Nanaimo is to subway and fly which takes 2h 18m and costs $60 - $140.
The distance between Surrey and Nanaimo is 115 km.
The best way to get from Surrey to Nanaimo without a car is to taxi and ferry which takes 2h 35m and costs $160 - $330.
It takes approximately 2h 35m to get from Surrey to Nanaimo, including transfers.
There are 85+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between Surrey, BC, Canada and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Surrey to Nanaimo. However, you can take the taxi to Horseshoe Bay then take the ferry to Departure Bay. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Northbound King George Blvd @ Hwy 10 to Nanaimo Ferry Terminal via King George Station @ Bay 2, King George Station @ Platform 1, Burrard Station @ Platform 1, and Vancouver Ferry Terminal in around 3h 31m.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–400
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo via Sechelt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- Website
- helijet.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–400
- Phone
- +1 604-953-3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Subway from King George Station @ Platform 1 to Burrard Station @ Platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca
Subway from King George Station @ Platform 1 to Granville Station @ Platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca
- Phone
- +1 604-953-3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Bus from Northbound King George Blvd @ Hwy 10 to King George Station @ Bay 2
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca
Bus from Southbound King George Blvd @ Hwy 10 to White Rock Centre @ Bay 8
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca
Bus from White Rock Centre @ Bay 5 to Bridgeport Station @ Bay 1 Unloading Only
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure 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
- Phone
- 236-362-1045
- support@hullo.com
- Website
- hullo.com
Ferry from Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Nanaimo Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://hullo.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $140–170
Surdell Kennedy Taxi
- Phone
- +1 604 588 8888
- Website
- surdelltaxi.com
Pacific Cabs
- Phone
- +1 604 596 6666
- Website
- pacificcabs.com
Newton Whalley Hi-Way Taxi
- Phone
- +1 604 581 1111
- Website
- whalleytaxi.com
Delta Surrey Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 604 594 1111
- Website
- deltasurreygreencab.ca
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