There are 9 ways to get from Burnaby to Gabriola Island by bus, ferry, unknown, subway, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, ferry, travel
best- Take the bus from Westbound Hastings St @ Duthie Ave to Burrard Station @ Bay 6bus R5
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry
- Walk from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Gabriola Islandunknown
3h 26mSubway to Coal Harbour Spb, fly to Nanaimo, travel
- Take the subway from Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station @ Platform 1 to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 1subway
- Fly from Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane CXH - ZNA
- Walk from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Gabriola Islandunknown
2h 4mBus, ferry, travel via Horseshoe Bay
- Take the bus from Westbound Hastings St @ Duthie Ave to Burrard Station @ Bay 6bus R5
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry
- Walk from Departure Bay to Gabriola Islandunknown
4h 26mSubway, subway to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Nanaimo Harbour, travel
- Take the subway from Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station @ Platform 1 to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 1subway
- Take the subway from Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 3 to Burrard Station @ Platform 1subway
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbourplane
- Walk from Nanaimo Harbour to Gabriola Islandunknown
2h 3mBus to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Nanaimo Harbour, travel
- Take the bus from Westbound Hastings St @ Duthie Ave to Burrard Station @ Bay 6bus
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbourplane
- Walk from Nanaimo Harbour to Gabriola Islandunknown
2h 23mSubway, subway to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Nanaimo, travel
- Take the subway from Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station @ Platform 1 to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 1subway
- Take the subway from Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 3 to Granville Station @ Platform 1subway
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YVR - ZNA
- Walk from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Gabriola Islandunknown
2h 22mSubway, subway to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport, travel
- Take the subway from Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station @ Platform 1 to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 1subway
- Take the subway from Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 3 to Granville Station @ Platform 1subway
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YVR - YCD
- Walk from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Gabriola Islandunknown
2h 36mFly Vancouver International Airport to Ganges Harbor, travel
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane YVR - YGG
- Walk from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Gabriola Islandunknown
3hFly Coal Harbour Spb to Ganges Harbor, travel
- Fly from Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane CXH - YGG
- Walk from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Gabriola Islandunknown
2h 47m
Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Nanaimo (ZNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Burnaby and Gabriola Island is 82 km.
The best way to get from Burnaby to Gabriola Island without a car is to bus and ferry and travel which takes 3h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 26m to get from Burnaby to Gabriola Island, including transfers.
There are 86+ hotels available in Gabriola Island.
What companies run services between Burnaby, BC, Canada and Gabriola Island, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Burnaby to Gabriola Island. However, you can take the bus to Burrard Station @ Bay 6, walk to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal, take the ferry to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal, then travel to Gabriola Island. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 1, walk to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 3, take the subway to Burrard Station @ Platform 1, walk to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) airport, fly to Nanaimo (ZNA), then travel to Gabriola Island.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–250
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo via Sechelt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Ganges Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Ganges Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- helijet.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–250
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–320
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Phone
- +1 604 953 3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Subway from Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station @ Platform 1 to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Subway from Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station @ Platform 1 to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Subway from Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 3 to Burrard Station @ Platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Subway from Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station @ Platform 1 to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Subway from Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 3 to Granville Station @ Platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Subway from Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station @ Platform 1 to Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Subway from Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 3 to Granville Station @ Platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
- Phone
- +1 604 953 3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Bus from Westbound Hastings St @ Duthie Ave to Burrard Station @ Bay 6
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Bus from Westbound Hastings St @ Duthie Ave to Burrard Station @ Bay 6
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Bus from Westbound Hastings St @ Duthie Ave to Burrard Station @ Bay 6
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
- Phone
- 236-362-1045
- [email protected]
- Website
- hullo.com
Ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://hullo.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–140
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Child
- $21–40
- Adult
- $45–75
- Car
- $95–140
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