Travel to Nanaimo
Every way to reach Nanaimo: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Nanaimo is reachable from 9 places across 1 country by 2 modes, on services run by 3 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 3h 5m door to door. The nearest origin is 41 km away.
How people reach Nanaimo
Every mode that actually calls at Nanaimo, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 3 | €76.25 | 4h 33m | 874 km | 2 |
| Ferry | 14 | €11.88 | 3h 5m | 133 km | 1 |
- 9Places you can arrive from
- 9Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators
Nanaimo is small enough to walk across, so almost anywhere downtown works. We still do not sell the room.
A room in Nanaimo for the night the flight gets in
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 14 | 82% | North Cowichan, 41 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 3 | 18% | Calgary, 733 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Nanaimo that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 17 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Nanaimo
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Nanaimo
- Nanaimo railway station
- Starks
- Cassidy railway station
- Downtown Nanaimo Transit Exchange
- IslandLink Bus Lines
- YCD
- Hullo - Nanaimo
- Nanaimo (Duke Point)
The cheapest journeys into Nanaimo
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver to Nanaimo ferry | €11.88 | 3h 40m | 60 km |
| West Vancouver to Nanaimo ferry | €11.88 | 3h 36m | 59 km |
| North Cowichan to Nanaimo ferry | €11.88 | 3h 5m | 41 km |
| Courtenay to Nanaimo ferry | €11.88 | 4h 47m | 96 km |
| Tsawwassen to Nanaimo ferry | €11.88 | 4h 2m | 65 km |
| Port Alberni to Nanaimo ferry | €11.88 | 3h 45m | 63 km |
| Campbell River to Nanaimo ferry | €14.09 | 6h 13m | 133 km |
| Calgary to Nanaimo flight | €76.25 | 4h 33m | 733 km |
| Edmonton to Nanaimo flight | €106.33 | 4h 44m | 874 km |
Nanaimo is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Nanaimo railway station
Most of the points near Nanaimo railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Nanaimo
Common questions about Travel to Nanaimo
How can I get to Nanaimo?
Nanaimo is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 9 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 3 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Nanaimo?
The cheapest way into Nanaimo is by Ferry, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 9 origins we sell into Nanaimo over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Nanaimo?
The fastest journey into Nanaimo is by Ferry, at 3h 5m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 41 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Nanaimo have?
Nanaimo has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Nanaimo railway station, Starks, Cassidy railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Nanaimo from within 200 km?
14 of the routes we sell into Nanaimo start within 200 km. The nearest is North Cowichan, 41 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Nanaimo in Canada?
Nanaimo connects to 9 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 874 km away in a straight line. Canada routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Canada
The wider region
Being on the water gives Nanaimo a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Nanaimo and across Canada
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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