There are 8 ways to get from Bristol to Nanaimo by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Bristol Airport to Nanaimo Airport
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane BRS - YCD
18h 21m$407–1,608Fly Bristol Airport to Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane BRS - ZNA
15h 16m$364–1,405Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane LHR - YCD
17h 56m$1,117–2,030Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane LHR - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbourtrain
15h 31mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nanaimo
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane LHR - ZNA
15h 36m$554–1,927Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Victoria International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane LHR - 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
19h 51m$812–1,975Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Comox Valley Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane LHR - YQQ
- Take the bus from Courtenay to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferrybus
20h 8m$624–2,077Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH)plane LHR - YWH
- Take the bus from Victoria - Capital City Station, 721 Douglas St. to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferrybus
18h 38m$709–2,472
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Nanaimo is to fly which costs $360 - $1,500 and takes 15h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Nanaimo is to fly which takes 15h 16m and costs $360 - $1,500.
The distance between Bristol and Nanaimo is 7562 km.
It takes approximately 18h 21m to get from Bristol to Nanaimo, including transfers.
Nanaimo is 8h behind Bristol. It is currently 12:50 PM in Bristol and 4:50 AM in Nanaimo.
There are 100+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
KLM, WestJet, and five other airlines fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nanaimo via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nanaimo via Dublin, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nanaimo via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanaimo via Dublin, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanaimo via Calgary, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanaimo via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanaimo via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanaimo via Seattle, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Dublin, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Calgary, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Seattle, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Dublin, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Dublin, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Edinburgh, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Dublin, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $690–730
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +1 778 800 0225
- [email protected]
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Harbour Air
- [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 Victoria - Capital City Station, 721 Douglas St. to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $45
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