Travel to North Cowichan
Every way to reach North Cowichan: 1 mode compared, with fares.
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North Cowichan is reachable from 6 places across 2 countries by 1 mode, on services run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 3h 11m door to door. The nearest origin is 41 km away.
How people reach North Cowichan
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 12 | €11.88 | 3h 11m | 883 km | 2 |
- 6Places you can arrive from
- 2Countries
- 2Operators
The ferry gets you into North Cowichan. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A room in North Cowichan for the night the ferry gets in
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 10 | 83% | Nanaimo, 41 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 2 | 17% | Metlakatla, 883 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 10 | 83% |
| United States | 2 | 17% |
Stations, airports and ports in North Cowichan
North Cowichan
- Chemainus railway station
- Ladysmith railway station
- Vancouver Island Connector
- Crofton
- Chemainus
The cheapest journeys into North Cowichan
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanaimo to North Cowichan ferry | €11.88 | 3h 11m | 41 km |
| West Vancouver to North Cowichan ferry | €11.88 | 3h 51m | 66 km |
| Port Alberni to North Cowichan ferry | €11.88 | 4h 35m | 93 km |
| Courtenay to North Cowichan ferry | €11.89 | 6h 11m | 134 km |
| Campbell River to North Cowichan ferry | €14.64 | 7h 18m | 173 km |
| Metlakatla to North Cowichan ferry | €68.54 | 30h 40m | 883 km |
North Cowichan is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Baggage storage near Chemainus railway station
Most of the points near Chemainus railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to North Cowichan
Common questions about Travel to North Cowichan
How can I get to North Cowichan?
North Cowichan is reachable by 1 mode on our network, from 6 places, across 2 countries, on services run by 2 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 North Cowichan?
The cheapest way into North Cowichan is by ferry, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 6 origins we sell into North Cowichan over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to North Cowichan?
The fastest journey into North Cowichan is by ferry, at 3h 11m 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 North Cowichan have?
North Cowichan has 5 named terminals on our network, including 2 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Chemainus railway station, Ladysmith 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 North Cowichan from within 200 km?
10 of the routes we sell into North Cowichan start within 200 km. The nearest is Nanaimo, 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 North Cowichan in Canada?
North Cowichan connects to 6 places on our network across 2 countries the furthest of them 883 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
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
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Elsewhere in Canada
The wider region
Being on the water gives North Cowichan a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.

Day trips out of North Cowichan and across Canada
Day trips that leave North Cowichan in the morning and cover a good part of Canada by evening.
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