There are 7 ways to get from Oshawa to Nanaimo by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Nanaimo Airport
best- Take the train from Oshawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YYZ - YCD
10h 40m$265–1,403Train, fly to Nanaimo
cheapest- Take the train from Oshawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YYZ - ZNA
8h 49m$192–1,000Train
- Take the train from Oshawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbourtrain 13
4d 3hTrain, fly to Vancouver International Airport
- Take the train from Oshawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YYZ - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbourtrain
9h 15mTrain, fly to Victoria International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Oshawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane YYZ - YYJ
- Take the bus from Victoria - Front door, Sandman Inn, Douglas & Gorge to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 4:00pm HSB ferrybus
12h 22m$310–1,098Train, fly to Comox Valley Airport, bus
- Take the train from Oshawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane YYZ - YQQ
- Take the bus from Courtenay to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferrybus
12h 14m$392–1,350Train, fly to Campbell River Airport, bus
- Take the train from Oshawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Campbell River Airport (YBL)plane YYZ - YBL
- Take the bus from Campbell River to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferrybus
13h 55m$702–1,500
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oshawa to Nanaimo is to train and fly which costs $190 - $1,000 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Oshawa to Nanaimo is to train and fly which takes 8h 49m and costs $190 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct train from Oshawa to Nanaimo. However, there are services departing from Oshawa and arriving at Nanaimo Harbour via Toronto Union Station, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1 and Vancouver Harbour. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 3h.
The distance between Oshawa and Nanaimo is 3488 km.
The best way to get from Oshawa to Nanaimo without a car is to train which takes 4 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Oshawa to Nanaimo, including transfers.
Oshawa to Nanaimo train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Oshawa station.
Nanaimo is 2h behind Oshawa. It is currently 6:03 AM in Oshawa and 4:03 AM in Nanaimo.
Oshawa to Nanaimo train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Toronto Union Station.
There are 97+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between Oshawa, ON, Canada and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
You can take a train from Oshawa to Nanaimo Harbour via Toronto Union Station, Vancouver, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1, Burrard Station @ Platform 1, and Vancouver Harbour in around 4d 3h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Regina, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Victoria International Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Comox Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,200
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Regina, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Victoria International Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Saskatoon, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Kelowna, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nanaimo via Comox Valley Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Oshawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–200
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $11–65
- Business
- $55–190
- Business Plus
- $70–200
- Economy
- $13–75
- Economy Plus
- $14–85
Train from Oshawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–200
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $11–65
- Business
- $55–190
- Business Plus
- $70–200
- Economy
- $13–75
- Economy Plus
- $14–85
Train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4d
- 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 Oshawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–200
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $11–65
- Business
- $55–190
- Business Plus
- $70–200
- Economy
- $13–75
- Economy Plus
- $14–85
Train from Oshawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–200
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $11–65
- Business
- $55–190
- Business Plus
- $70–200
- Economy
- $13–75
- Economy Plus
- $14–85
Train from Oshawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–200
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $11–65
- Business
- $55–190
- Business Plus
- $70–200
- Economy
- $13–75
- Economy Plus
- $14–85
Train from Oshawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–200
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $11–65
- Business
- $55–190
- Business Plus
- $70–200
- Economy
- $13–75
- Economy Plus
- $14–85
Train from Oshawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–200
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $11–65
- Business
- $55–190
- Business Plus
- $70–200
- Economy
- $13–75
- Economy Plus
- $14–85
- Phone
- +1 778 800 0225
- [email protected]
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Harbour Air
- [email protected]
- Website
- Island Link Bus
Bus from Victoria - Front door, Sandman Inn, Douglas & Gorge to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 4:00pm HSB ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Courtenay to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $44
Bus from Campbell River to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $50
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