There are 6 ways to get from Nanaimo to Waterfront Station by plane, ferry, or bus
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Fly Nanaimo to Coal Harbour Spb
best- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH)plane ZNA - CXH
31 min$55–190Ferry, line 257 bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
- Take the bus from Keith Rd @ Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal to Eastbound W Georgia St @ Granville Stbus 257
2h 39m$24–145Ferry
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminalferry Nan→Van
1h 34mFly Nanaimo Harbour to Vancouver Harbour
- Fly from Nanaimo Harbour to Vancouver Harbourplane
30 min$80–152Fly Nanaimo to Vancouver International Airport
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane ZNA - YVR
50 min$71–185Fly Nanaimo Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YCD - YVR
2h 24m$91–660
Nanaimo (ZNA) to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nanaimo to Waterfront Station is to ferry and line 257 bus which costs $24 - $150 and takes 2h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Nanaimo to Waterfront Station is to fly which takes 30 min and costs $80 - $160.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal and arriving at Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 20m.
The distance between Nanaimo and Waterfront Station is 62 km.
The best way to get from Nanaimo to Waterfront Station without a car is to ferry which takes 1h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 20 min to fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH), including transfers and time at the airport.
There are 1416+ hotels available in Waterfront Station.
What companies run services between Nanaimo, BC, Canada and Waterfront Station, BC, Canada?
Harbour Air Seaplanes and Helijet International fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) hourly. Alternatively, Hullo Ferries operates a ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal 4 times a day, and the journey takes 1h 20m.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–190
Flights from Nanaimo to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- helijet.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–230
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–340
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Phone
- +1 604 953 3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Bus from Keith Rd @ Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal to Eastbound W Georgia St @ Granville St
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
- Phone
- 236-362-1045
- [email protected]
- Website
- hullo.com
Ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://hullo.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–140
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Child
- $21–40
- Adult
- $45–75
- Car
- $95–140
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