There are 6 ways to get from North Vancouver to Nanaimo by ferry or plane
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Ferry
best- Take the ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southboundferry SeaBus
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry Van→Nan
2h 47mFerry via Horseshoe Bay
cheapest- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
3h 31m$24–147Fly Coal Harbour Spb to Nanaimo
- Fly from Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane CXH - ZNA
1h 44m$58–197Ferry to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Nanaimo Harbour
- Take the ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southboundferry
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbourplane
1h 43m$83–167Ferry to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Nanaimo
- Take the ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southboundferry
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YVR - ZNA
2h 2m$71–194Ferry to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport
- Take the ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southboundferry
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YVR - YCD
3h 34m$89–667
Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Nanaimo (ZNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from North Vancouver to Nanaimo is to ferry via Horseshoe Bay which costs $24 - $150 and takes 3h 31m.
The fastest way to get from North Vancouver to Nanaimo is to ferry and fly which takes 1h 43m and costs $80 - $170.
No, there is no direct ferry from North Vancouver to Nanaimo. However, there are services departing from Lonsdale Quay Southbound and arriving at Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal via Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 47m.
The distance between North Vancouver and Nanaimo is 65 km.
The best way to get from North Vancouver to Nanaimo without a car is to ferry which takes 2h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 47m to get from North Vancouver to Nanaimo, including transfers.
There are 103+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between North Vancouver, BC, Canada and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
You can take a ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal via Waterfront Station Southbound and Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal in around 2h 47m. Alternatively, Harbour Air Seaplanes and Helijet International fly from Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Nanaimo (ZNA) hourly.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–250
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo via Sechelt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- helijet.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–250
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–320
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Phone
- +1 604 953 3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Ferry from Lonsdale Quay Southbound to Waterfront Station Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 12 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 - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo 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 Horseshoe Bay to Departure 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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