How to get fromParksville to Calgaryby bus, plane, car, or busferry

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There are 7 ways to get from Parksville to Calgary by bus, plane, car, or busferry

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Line 9 bus, line 1 bus to Nanaimo Airport, fly
best
1. Take the bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Bay D at Woodgrove Exchbus
2. Take the bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exchbus
3. Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YCD - YYC
5h 23m
$159–809
Fly from Nanaimo
cheapest
1. Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane ZNA - YYC
5h 42m
$79–439
Drive, bus and ferry, bus
1. Drive from Parksville to Swartz Baycar
2. Take the busferry from Swartz Bay to Vancouverbusferry
3. Take the bus from Vancouver to Canmorebus
4. Take the bus from Canmore - Northwind Hotel to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SWbus
20h 3m
Bus to Campbell River Airport, fly
1. Take the bus from Parksville - Parksville Shell, 370 E. Island H'way to Campbell Riverbus
2. Fly from Campbell River Airport (YBL) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YBL - YYC
5h 11m
$326–846
Bus to Victoria International Airport, fly
1. 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
2. Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YYJ - YYC
7h 59m
$158–573
Line 9 bus, line 99 bus, bus, line 11 bus to Comox Valley Airport, fly
1. Take the bus from Jensen Ave E at Craig St to Ravensong Exchbus
2. Take the bus from Ravensong Exch to Deep Bay Marinabus
3. Take the bus from Deep Bay Marina to Downtown Courtenay Bay Abus
4. Take the bus from Downtown Courtenay Bay A to Comox Valley Airportbus
5. Fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YQQ - YYC
8h 10m
$119–709
Drive, bus and ferry, bus via Kelowna
1. Drive from Parksville to Swartz Baycar
2. Take the busferry from Swartz Bay to Vancouverbusferry
3. Take the bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Avebus
4. Take the bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SWbus
20h 56m

Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights

46Weekly Planes

2h 58mAverage Duration

$78Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Parksville to Calgary.

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Distance: 811.6 km
Duration: 5h 23m

What companies run services between Parksville, BC, Canada and Calgary, AB, Canada?

Harbour Air Seaplanes, Flair Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) every 3 hours.

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Calgary(opens in a new window), Canada(opens in a new window)

Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is the largest city in Alberta and the largest metro area within the three Prairie Provinces region. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Calgary

Heritage Park Historical Village(Opens in a new window)

Heritage Park Historical Village is a living history museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on 127 acre of parkland on the banks of the Glenmore Reservoir, in the city's southwestern quadrant. The Historical Village part of the park is open 7 days a week (10-5) from the Canadian May long weekend through to the September Labour Day long weekend, and then weekends from Labour Day through to Canadian Thanksgiving weekend in mid October. Gasoline Alley Museum and the Railway Café are open year-round. As one of Canada's largest living history museums, it is one of the city's most visited tourist attractions. Exhibits span western Canadian history from the 1860s to the 1950s. Many of the buildings are historical and were transported to the park to be placed on display. Others are re-creations of actual buildings. Most of the structures are furnished and decorated with genuine artifacts. Staff dress in historic costume, and antique automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles service the site. Calgary Transit provides regular shuttle service from Heritage C-Train station. The park opened on July 1, 1964.

Calaway Park(Opens in a new window)

Calaway Park is an amusement park and campground in Springbank, Alberta, Canada. The park occupies approximately 160 acre of land, although the amusement park only occupies 90 acre of it. The park is western Canada's largest amusement park, and is situated approximately 4 km west of Calgary's city limits.

Vortex (Calaway Park)(Opens in a new window)

The Vortex (previously known as Turn of the Century and Corkscrew) is a corkscrew roller coaster in Calaway Park in Alberta, Canada.

Places to stay in Calgary

Fairmont Palliser(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Hyatt Regency Calgary(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Hotel Arts(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Sandman Signature Calgary Downtown Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good