Cheapest€11.89
- BC Ferries BC507006:504h 55m11:45Hullo - NanaimoCampbell River Ferry Terminal
Door to door 6h 25mCO2 16.1 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Nanaimo to Campbell River costs €11.89 at the cheapest and takes 5h 46m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 140 km. Cheapest is by ferry, fastest is by ferry.
At a glance
- Distance
- 140 km
- Fastest
- 5h 46m
- Average
- 6h 4m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €11.89
- CO2 per passenger
- 16.1 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 22, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 6h 25m | 4h 55m | 1h 30m | €11.89 | 16.1 kg | 5 |
- 6h 25mFastest, by Ferry
- €11.89Cheapest, by Ferry
- 16.1 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
- 140 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 22, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Nanaimo to Campbell River | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 | SunSep 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | €21.79 | €16.84 | €14.64 | €18.49 | €16.29 | €23.44 | €15.74 | €14.09 | €11.89 | €13.54 | €17.94 | €16.84 | €15.74 | €11.89 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-22 · €11.89
The ferry gets you into Campbell River. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Campbell River for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Nanaimo to Campbell River
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8990 days
- €12.9960 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €14.0921 days
- €11.8914 days
- €15.747 days
- €14.643 days
- €21.791 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 83 percent. The most expensive point is €21.79, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €14.09Sun
- €14.09Mon
- €12.44Tue
- €13.54Wed
- €17.94Thu
- €16.29Fri
- €15.74Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €16.84Sep
- €11.88Oct
- €12.44Nov
- €11.88Dec
- €12.44Jan
- €11.88Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 140 km against 133 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Courtenay, Port Alberni, West Vancouver, North Cowichan. The gap between arriving and leaving is 78 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Nanaimo at 06:50 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Nanaimo
Rail
- Nanaimo railway station
- Starks
- Cassidy railway station
Bus
- Downtown Nanaimo Transit Exchange
- IslandLink Bus Lines
Air
- YCD
Ferry
- Hullo - Nanaimo
- Nanaimo (Duke Point)
Campbell River
Bus
- Tofino Bus Stop
Air
- YBL
Ferry
- Campbell River Ferry Terminal
- Quadra Island (Heriot Bay)
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Ferries | €11.89 | 5h 46m | 33 km/h | Changeable | Bar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €9.00 | 76% |
| Taxes | €0.90 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 17% |
| Total you pay | €11.89 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Campbell River well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Baggage storage near Tofino Bus Stop
Most of the points near Tofino Bus Stop open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Nanaimo to Campbell River
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Nanaimo to Campbell River?
The fastest journey from Nanaimo to Campbell River takes 5h 46m door to door, of which 4h 55m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 6h 4m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Nanaimo to Campbell River?
The cheapest fare from Nanaimo to Campbell River is €11.89, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €14.09. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Nanaimo to Campbell River?
The cheapest way from Nanaimo to Campbell River is by ferry, at €11.89 for one passenger on September 22, 2026. That journey takes 6h 25m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Nanaimo to Campbell River?
Fares from Nanaimo to Campbell River bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 83 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Nanaimo to Campbell River?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Nanaimo to Campbell River, at €12.44. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 13, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Nanaimo to Campbell River?
October is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Nanaimo to Campbell River, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Nanaimo to Campbell River?
1 operators sell services from Nanaimo to Campbell River across 1 mode: BC Ferries. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Nanaimo to Campbell River?
20 percent of the services we sell from Nanaimo to Campbell River are direct. The rest connect at Courtenay, Port Alberni, West Vancouver, North Cowichan, with about 78 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Nanaimo to Campbell River use?
Services from Nanaimo to Campbell River by ferry leave from Hullo - Nanaimo and arrive at Campbell River Ferry Terminal. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Nanaimo to Campbell River?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Nanaimo to Campbell River allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Nanaimo to Campbell River on September 13, 2026: 140 km of route against 133 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €11.89, and 5h 46m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Campbell River a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Campbell River and across Canada
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Campbell River, with free cancellation on most of it.
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Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Nanaimo
Arriving in Campbell River
Leaving Campbell River
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- 1Countries
- 3Operators
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