There are 3 ways to get from Kelowna to Parksville by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Nanaimo Airport, line 1 bus, line 9 bus
best- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YLW - YCD
- Take the bus from Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch to Bay B at Woodgrove Exchbus
- Take the bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Jensen Ave E at Craig Stbus
5h 33m$127–460Fly to Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YLW - ZNA
5h 59m$107–290Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus Kelowna
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry Van→Nan
10h 2m
Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kelowna to Parksville is to fly which costs $100 - $290 and takes 5h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Kelowna to Parksville is to fly and line 1 bus and line 9 bus which takes 5h 33m and costs $120 - $460.
The distance between Kelowna and Parksville is 406 km.
The best way to get from Kelowna to Parksville without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 10h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Kelowna to Parksville, including transfers.
There are 68+ hotels available in Parksville.
What companies run services between Kelowna, BC, Canada and Parksville, BC, Canada?
WestJet, Harbour Air Seaplanes, and two other airlines fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Nanaimo (ZNA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–600
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver, Sechelt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–600
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nanaimo via Comox, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–420
- Phone
- +1 250 390 4531
- [email protected]
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch to Bay B at Woodgrove Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Jensen Ave E at Craig St
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- [email protected]
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Kelowna, BC - Downtown to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.redarrow.ca/
- 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/
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