There are 6 ways to get from Kamloops to Parksville by bus, train, plane, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Vancouver - Pacific Stationbus Ebus
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbourtrain 13
7h 36mFly Kamloops Airport to Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Kamloops Airport (YKA) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YKA - ZNA
4h 41m$113–525Fly Kamloops Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Fly from Kamloops Airport (YKA) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YKA - YCD
5h 47m$448–855Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Vancouver - Pacific Stationbus Ebus
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Departure Bayferry Vancouver - Nanaimo
11h 31mBus to Kelowna International Airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport
- Take the bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Kelowna Airport - east gate of short term parking between Arrivals and Departuresbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YLW - YCD
7h 25m$356–467Fly Kamloops Airport to Victoria International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kamloops Airport (YKA) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane YKA - 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
7h 24m$272–589
Kamloops Airport (YKA) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kamloops to Parksville is to fly which costs $110 - $550 and takes 4h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Kamloops to Parksville is to fly which takes 4h 41m and costs $110 - $550.
The distance between Kamloops and Parksville is 462 km.
The best way to get from Kamloops to Parksville without a car is to bus and train which takes 7h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Kamloops to Parksville, including transfers.
There are 65+ hotels available in Parksville.
What companies run services between Kamloops, BC, Canada and Parksville, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, WestJet, and Air North fly from Kamloops Airport (YKA) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Kamloops Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–550
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Flights from Kamloops Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–430
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Kamloops Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–470
Flights from Kamloops Airport to Nanaimo via Calgary, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Kamloops Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–850
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–420
Flights from Kamloops Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–450
- 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
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Vancouver - Pacific Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Vancouver - Pacific Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Kelowna Airport - east gate of short term parking between Arrivals and Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- EBus
- Adult
- $26–40
- [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
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- BC Ferries
Ferry from Vancouver to Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–160
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $25–45
- Adult
- $50–85
- Car
- $110–160
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