There are 8 ways to get from Trail to Nanaimo by plane, bus, ferry, car, or shuttle
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Fly Castlegar Airport to Nanaimo Airport
best- Fly from Castlegar Airport (YCG) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YCG - YCD
6h 13m$75–485Fly Castlegar Airport to Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Castlegar Airport (YCG) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YCG - ZNA
5h 5m$62–422Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Trail, BC to Greenwood, BCbus
- Take the bus from Greenwood, BC - 494 Dundee Street to New Westminster, BC - Braid Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry
14h 27mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Trail to Horseshoe Baycar
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
9h 47m$143–340Fly Trail Airport to Nanaimo
- Fly from Trail Airport (YZZ) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YZZ - ZNA
3h 50m$291–737Shuttle to Kelowna International Airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Red Mountain Resort, Rossland BC to Kelowna International Airport
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YLW - YCD
7h 47mFly Trail Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Fly from Trail Airport (YZZ) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YZZ - YCD
4h 58m$334–840Bus, ferry via Kelowna
- Take the bus from Trail, BC to Kelowna, BCbus
- Take the bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry
15h 23m
Castlegar Airport (YCG) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trail to Nanaimo is to fly which costs $60 - $430 and takes 5h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Trail to Nanaimo is to fly which takes 3h 50m and costs $290 - $750.
The distance between Trail and Nanaimo is 499 km.
The best way to get from Trail to Nanaimo without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 14h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Trail to Nanaimo, including transfers.
There are 86+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between Trail, BC, Canada and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
Air Canada flies from Castlegar Airport (YCG) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) 6 times a week.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–480
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–410
Flights from Trail Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Trail Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–420
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–480
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Trail Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Phone
- (778) 760-1891
- info@fritztravels.com
- Website
- fritztravels.com
Bus from Trail, BC to Greenwood, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–90
- Website
- https://fritztravels.com/
- Book at
- https://book.fritztravels.com/
- Adult
- $75–90
Bus from Trail, BC to Kelowna, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Website
- https://fritztravels.com/
- Book at
- https://book.fritztravels.com/
- Adult
- $90–110
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from Greenwood, BC - 494 Dundee Street to New Westminster, BC - Braid Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Book at
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/routes-fares/
- Phone
- (250) 231-9959
- info@kootenaytransit.ca
- Website
- kootenaytransit.ca
Shuttle from Red Mountain Resort, Rossland BC to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kootenaytransit.ca
- Phone
- 1-877-769-3287
- info@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $70–100
- Phone
- 1-800-232-1958
- info@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://redarrow.ca/
- Book at
- https://www.redarrow.ca/order/reservation/
- Adult
- $55–90
- 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/
- 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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