There are 9 ways to get from Miami to Nanaimo by plane, train (Amtrak), train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Miami International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
best- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane MIA - YCD
16h 33m$253–1,003Fly Miami International Airport to Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane MIA - ZNA
12h 13m$230–950Train
- Take the train from Miami Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Portlandtrain
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbourtrain
4d 8hFly Miami International Airport to Vancouver International Airport, train
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane MIA - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbourtrain
10h 50mFly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane FLL - YCD
13h 13m$428–1,910Fly Miami International Airport to Victoria International Airport, bus
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane MIA - 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
16h 56m$258–898Fly Miami International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, train
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane MIA - SEA
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbourtrain
15h 4mFly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, train
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane FLL - SEA
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbourtrain
15h 39mFly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Victoria International Airport, bus
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane FLL - 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
16h 26m$363–1,255
Miami International Airport (MIA) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Miami to Nanaimo is to fly and bus which costs $250 - $900 and takes 16h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Miami to Nanaimo is to fly which takes 12h 13m and costs $230 - $950.
No, there is no direct train from Miami station to Nanaimo. However, there are services departing from Miami Amtrak Station and arriving at Nanaimo Harbour via Chicago Union Station, Portland, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1 and Vancouver Harbour. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 8h.
The distance between Miami and Nanaimo is 4563 km.
The best way to get from Miami to Nanaimo without a car is to train which takes 4 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 33m to get from Miami to Nanaimo, including transfers.
Miami to Nanaimo train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Miami Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Miami to Nanaimo is to fly which takes 16h 33m and costs $250 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 4 days 8h.
Nanaimo is 3h behind Miami. It is currently 12:47 AM in Miami and 9:47 PM in Nanaimo.
Miami to Nanaimo train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Miami, FL, USA and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, Frontier Airlines, and WestJet fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Miami Amtrak Station to Nanaimo Harbour via Chicago Union Station, Portland, Vancouver, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1, Burrard Station @ Platform 1, and Vancouver Harbour in around 4d 8h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Miami International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Miami International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Miami International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Atlanta, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Atlanta, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Miami International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Miami International Airport to Nanaimo via Denver, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Miami International Airport to Nanaimo via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Nanaimo via Minneapolis, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Miami International Airport to Nanaimo via Atlanta, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Miami International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–750
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Miami International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–750
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Miami Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
Train from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 4 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 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
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