There are 8 ways to get from Nanaimo to Windsor by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly Nanaimo to Detroit
best- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Detroit (DTW)plane ZNA - DTW
7h 32m$282–1,168Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 11:05am HSB ferry to Victoria - Capital City Station, 721 Douglas St.bus
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Seattle Clipper Terminalferry
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroitbus
2d 12hBus to Victoria International Airport, fly to Windsor Airport
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 8:35am HSB ferry to Victoria - Front door, Sandman Inn, Douglas & Gorgebus
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane YYJ - YQG
11h 41m$372–1,452Fly Nanaimo to Windsor Airport
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane ZNA - YQG
8h 47m$352–1,419Fly Nanaimo Airport to Detroit
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Detroit (DTW)plane YCD - DTW
11h 44m$447–2,308Bus to Victoria International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 8:35am HSB ferry to Victoria - Front door, Sandman Inn, Douglas & Gorgebus
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Detroit (DTW)plane YYJ - DTW
13h 25m$312–1,253Bus to Comox Valley Airport, fly to Detroit
- 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
- Fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Detroit (DTW)plane YQQ - DTW
13h 1m$452–2,153Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
4d 4h
Nanaimo (ZNA) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nanaimo to Windsor is to fly which costs $280 - $1,200 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Nanaimo to Windsor is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs $280 - $1,200.
The distance between Nanaimo and Windsor is 3247 km.
The best way to get from Nanaimo to Windsor without a car is to ferry and train which takes 4 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Nanaimo to Windsor, including transfers.
Windsor is 3h ahead of Nanaimo. It is currently 6:17 PM in Nanaimo and 9:17 PM in Windsor.
There are 452+ hotels available in Windsor.
What companies run services between Nanaimo, BC, Canada and Windsor, ON, Canada?
Harbour Air Seaplanes, WestJet, and two other airlines fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Detroit (DTW) twice daily.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Detroit via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,100
Flights from Nanaimo to Detroit via Vancouver, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Windsor Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,700
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Detroit via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,300
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Detroit via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,300
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Detroit via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–2,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Detroit via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–2,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Detroit via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Detroit via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,100
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Detroit via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Detroit via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,100
Flights from Nanaimo to Detroit via Vancouver, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Detroit via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,300
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Detroit via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,300
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Detroit via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–2,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Detroit via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–2,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Detroit via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Detroit via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Detroit via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,100
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Detroit via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Detroit via Vancouver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Windsor Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Windsor Airport via Vancouver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Nanaimo to Windsor Airport via Vancouver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Detroit via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Detroit via Vancouver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,600
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $1,000–2,100
- Business
- $1,100–1,800
- Business Plus
- $1,100–1,800
- Economy
- $1,100–2,100
- Economy Plus
- $1,200–2,100
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
- [email protected]
- Website
- Island Link Bus
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 11:05am HSB ferry to Victoria - Capital City Station, 721 Douglas St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 8:35am HSB ferry to Victoria - Front door, Sandman Inn, Douglas & Gorge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 8:35am HSB ferry to Victoria - Front door, Sandman Inn, Douglas & Gorge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 11:05am HSB ferry to Comox, Little River Ferry Terminal - Passenger drop-off area
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $45
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Victoria to Seattle Clipper Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $170–300
- Child
- $110–150
- Phone
- +1 236 362 1045
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hullo Ferries
Ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Hullo Ferries
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