How to get fromNanaimo to Playlandby plane, ferry, or bus

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

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Fly Nanaimo to Coal Harbour Spb
best
1. Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH)plane ZNA - CXH
1h 4m
$68–177
Ferry, line 257 bus
cheapest
1. Take the ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
2. Take the bus from Keith Rd @ Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal to Eastbound W Georgia St @ Granville Stbus 257
3h 12m
$27–152
Ferry, line 014 bus
1. Take the ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminalferry Nan→Van
2. Take the bus from Northbound Granville St @ W Pender St to Eastbound E Hastings St @ Lillooet Stbus 014 / ...
2h 16m
Fly Nanaimo - Departure Bay, Nanaimo to Vancouver Harbour - Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre, bus
1. Fly from Nanaimo - Departure Bay, Nanaimo to Vancouver Harbour - Vancouver Harbour Flight Centreplane
2. Take the bus from Eastbound W Hastings St @ Granville St to Eastbound E Hastings St @ Renfrew Stbus
1h 4m
Fly Nanaimo to Vancouver International Airport, bus
1. Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane ZNA - YVR
2. Take the bus from Eastbound W Hastings St @ Granville St to Eastbound E Hastings St @ Renfrew Stbus
1h 25m
$73–188

Nanaimo (ZNA) to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) flights

108Weekly Planes

20 minAverage Duration

$40Cheapest Price

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Distance: 68.8 km
Duration: 1h 4m

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

Harbour Air Seaplanes and Helijet International fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) hourly.

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Playland

Playland Amusement Park is an amusement park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The amusement park is located at Hastings Park and is operated by the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE), an organization that hosts an annual summer fair and exhibition adjacent to Playland. Playland opened at its current location in 1958, although its predecessor, Happyland, operated at Hastings Park from 1929 to 1957. Playland was formally made a division of the PNE in 1993.

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Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway(Opens in a new window)

The Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway was a heritage electric railway line that operated from 1998 to 2011 between Granville Island and Science World (Olympic Village Station after 2009), in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It operated only on weekends and holidays, usually from May to mid-October, and was aimed primarily at tourists. Two restored interurban trams were used on the line, which used a former freight railway right-of-way.

ThunderVolt(Opens in a new window)

ThunderVolt is a steel launched roller coaster located at Playland in Vancouver, British Columbia. It originally operated as Senzafiato at Italy's defunct Miragica theme park before being refurbished by Zamperla and constructed at Playland, where it opened as Canada's fastest launch coaster in July 2024.

Wooden Roller Coaster (Playland)(Opens in a new window)

The PNE Roller Coaster is a wooden roller coaster at Playland in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1958, it is the oldest roller coaster in Canada. The ride is 2840 ft long—which established it as the largest roller coaster in Canada at the time it was completed—and has a height of 68 ft and speeds of up to 76 km/h. The coaster was awarded the Coaster Classic and Roller Coaster Landmark statuses by American Coaster Enthusiasts.

Corkscrew (Playland)(Opens in a new window)

Corkscrew was a steel roller coaster located at the "Playland At the PNE" amusement park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It appeared in the film Final Destination 3 (known in the movie as Devil's Flight), the 2012 motion picture Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, as well as the popular television series Smallville ("Magnetic" in season three ).