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There are 5 ways to get from Nanaimo to Alberta by plane, ferry, or bus

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Fly from Nanaimo Airport
best
1. Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YCD - YYC
3h 13m
$173–853
Fly from Nanaimo
cheapest
1. Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane ZNA - YYC
2h 50m
$70–430
Ferry, bus
1. Take the ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminalferry Nan→Van
2. Take the bus from Vancouver to Calgary - Franklin Stn.bus Van-Cal
16h 57m
Bus to Comox Valley Airport, fly
1. Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 11:05am HSB ferry to Comox, Little River Ferry Terminal - Passenger drop-off areabus
2. Fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YQQ - YYC
5h 49m
$158–748
Ferry, bus via Kelowna
1. Take the ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminalferry
2. Take the bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Avebus
3. Take the bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SWbus
17h 14m

Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights

57Weekly Planes

2h 41mAverage Duration

$79Cheapest Price

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Distance: 771.4 km
Duration: 3h 13m

What companies run services between Nanaimo, BC, Canada and Alberta, Canada?

WestJet and Air Canada fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) every 4 hours.

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Calgary(opens in a new window), Canada(opens in a new window)

Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is the largest city in Alberta and the largest metro area within the three Prairie Provinces region. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Calgary

Heritage Park Historical Village(Opens in a new window)

Heritage Park Historical Village is a living history museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on 127 acre of parkland on the banks of the Glenmore Reservoir, in the city's southwestern quadrant. The Historical Village part of the park is open 7 days a week (10-5) from the Canadian May long weekend through to the September Labour Day long weekend, and then weekends from Labour Day through to Canadian Thanksgiving weekend in mid October. Gasoline Alley Museum and the Railway Café are open year-round. As one of Canada's largest living history museums, it is one of the city's most visited tourist attractions. Exhibits span western Canadian history from the 1860s to the 1950s. Many of the buildings are historical and were transported to the park to be placed on display. Others are re-creations of actual buildings. Most of the structures are furnished and decorated with genuine artifacts. Staff dress in historic costume, and antique automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles service the site. Calgary Transit provides regular shuttle service from Heritage C-Train station. The park opened on July 1, 1964.

Calaway Park(Opens in a new window)

Calaway Park is an amusement park and campground in Springbank, Alberta, Canada. The park occupies approximately 160 acre of land, although the amusement park only occupies 90 acre of it. The park is western Canada's largest amusement park, and is situated approximately 4 km west of Calgary's city limits.

Vortex (Calaway Park)(Opens in a new window)

The Vortex (previously known as Turn of the Century and Corkscrew) is a corkscrew roller coaster in Calaway Park in Alberta, Canada.

Places to stay in Calgary

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