There are 8 ways to get from Toronto to Parksville by plane, bus, train, busferry, car, 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.
Fly to Nanaimo Airport
best- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YYZ - YCD
10h 39m$358–1,087Fly to Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YYZ - ZNA
9h 49m$220–872Bus, train, bus and ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Everett Bus Stop to Vancouverbus
- Take the busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Baybusferry
- Drive from Swartz Bay to Parksvillecar
2d 22h$909–2,054Drive, ferry
- Drive from Toronto to Horseshoe Baycar
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
2d$846–1,357Fly to Victoria International Airport, bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane YYZ - YYJ
- Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
13h 1m$347–946Fly to Comox Valley Airport, bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane YYZ - YQQ
- Take the bus from Downtown Courtenay Bay A to Deep Bay Marinabus
12h 47m$249–1,006Fly to Campbell River Airport, bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Campbell River Airport (YBL)plane YYZ - YBL
- Take the bus from Campbell River, BC - Ocean Grove Store to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
13h 17m$452–1,063Train, ferry
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouvertrain VIA Rail
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
4d 6h$466–881
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Parksville is to fly and bus which costs $340 - $950 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Parksville is to fly which takes 9h 49m and costs $220 - $900.
The distance between Toronto and Parksville is 3477 km.
The best way to get from Toronto to Parksville without a car is to train and ferry which takes 4 days 6h and costs $460 - $900.
It takes approximately 10h 39m to get from Toronto to Parksville, including transfers.
Parksville is 3h behind Toronto. It is currently 6:01 PM in Toronto and 3:01 PM in Parksville.
There are 71+ hotels available in Parksville.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Parksville, BC, Canada?
Air Canada and WestJet fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) every 2 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Winnipeg, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Saskatoon, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Regina, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Calgary, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Winnipeg, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Saskatoon, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Regina, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Kelowna, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–470
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–470
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Comox Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $360–650
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $360–650
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $490–650
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $470–550
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Everett Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Everett Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–58
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Adult
- $58
- Senior
- $53
- Youth
- $24
- Child
- $12
- Toddler
- $0
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Campbell River, BC - Ocean Grove Store to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $49
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $49
- Phone
- +1 250 339 5453
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Downtown Courtenay Bay A to Deep Bay Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/comox-valley/
- Adult
- $3
- 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
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