There are 7 ways to get from Barrie to Nanaimo by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Nanaimo Airport
best- Take the bus from Barrie to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YYZ - YCD
10h 16m$235–1,221Bus, fly to Nanaimo
cheapest- Take the bus from Barrie to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YYZ - ZNA
8h 25m$192–818Train
- Take the train from Allandale Waterfront GO to Union Station GOtrain Br
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbourtrain 13
4d 5hBus, fly to Vancouver International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Barrie to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YYZ - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbourtrain
8h 51mBus, fly to Victoria International Airport
- Take the bus from Barrie to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane YYZ - YYJ
- Take the bus from Victoria - Front door, Sandman Inn, Douglas & Gorge to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 4:00pm HSB ferrybus
12h 8m$290–916Bus, fly to Comox Valley Airport
- Take the bus from Barrie to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane YYZ - YQQ
- Take the bus from Courtenay to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferrybus
11h 50m$392–1,068Bus, fly to Campbell River Airport
- Take the bus from Barrie to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Campbell River Airport (YBL)plane YYZ - YBL
- Take the bus from Campbell River to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferrybus
13h 31m$282–1,118
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Barrie to Nanaimo is to bus and fly which costs $190 - $850 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Barrie to Nanaimo is to bus and fly which takes 8h 25m and costs $190 - $850.
No, there is no direct train from Barrie to Nanaimo. However, there are services departing from Allandale Waterfront GO and arriving at Nanaimo Harbour via Toronto Union Station, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1 and Vancouver Harbour. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 5h.
The distance between Barrie and Nanaimo is 3499 km.
The best way to get from Barrie to Nanaimo without a car is to train which takes 4 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 16m to get from Barrie to Nanaimo, including transfers.
Barrie to Nanaimo train services, operated by GO Transit, depart from Allandale Waterfront GO station.
Nanaimo is 2h behind Barrie. It is currently 2:03 AM in Barrie and 12:03 AM in Nanaimo.
Barrie to Nanaimo train services, operated by GO Transit, arrive at Union Station GO.
There are 99+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between Barrie, ON, Canada and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
You can take a train from Allandale Waterfront GO to Nanaimo Harbour via Toronto Union Station, Vancouver, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1, Burrard Station @ Platform 1, and Vancouver Harbour in around 4d 5h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Regina, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Victoria International Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Comox Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Calgary, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Regina, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Victoria International Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Saskatoon, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Kelowna, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Comox Valley Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–850
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Phone
- +1 888 438 6646
- Website
- GO Transit
Train from Allandale Waterfront GO to Union Station GO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- GO Transit
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $1,000–2,100
- Business
- $1,100–1,800
- Business Plus
- $1,100–1,800
- Economy
- $1,100–2,100
- Economy Plus
- $1,200–2,100
- Phone
- +1 778 800 0225
- [email protected]
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Harbour Air
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Barrie to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Barrie to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Barrie to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Barrie to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Barrie to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Barrie to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- [email protected]
- Website
- Island Link Bus
Bus from Victoria - Front door, Sandman Inn, Douglas & Gorge to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 4:00pm HSB ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Courtenay to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $44
Bus from Campbell River to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $50
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