There are 7 ways to get from Parksville to Kamloops by bus, plane, busferry, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 9 bus, line 1 bus to Nanaimo Airport, fly to Kamloops Airport
best- Take the bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Bay D at Woodgrove Exchbus
- Take the bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exchbus
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)plane YCD - YKA
5h 59m$454–854Fly Nanaimo to Kamloops Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)plane ZNA - YKA
5h 16m$104–484Bus, bus and ferry
- 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 busferry from Victoria to Vancouverbusferry
- Take the bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mallbus
14h 44mFerry, train
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminalferry Nan→Van
- Take the train from Vancouver to Kamloopstrain Vancouver
23h 5mFly Nanaimo, Departure Bay to Vancouver Harbour, bus
- Fly from Nanaimo, Departure Bay to Vancouver Harbourplane
- Take the bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mallbus
6h 55mFly Nanaimo Airport to Kelowna International Airport, bus
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane YCD - YLW
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport - east gate of short term parking between Arrivals and Departures to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mallbus
6h 39m$355–469Bus to Victoria International Airport, fly to Kamloops 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 Kamloops Airport (YKA)plane YYJ - YKA
7h 34m$268–588
Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Kamloops Airport (YKA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Parksville to Kamloops is to fly which costs $100 - $490 and takes 5h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Parksville to Kamloops is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs $100 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Parksville to Kamloops. However, there are services departing from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St and arriving at Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall via Bay A at Woodgrove Exch, Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 11:05am HSB ferry, Victoria and Vancouver - Pacific Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 44m.
The distance between Parksville and Kamloops is 374 km.
The best way to get from Parksville to Kamloops without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 14h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Parksville to Kamloops, including transfers.
Parksville to Kamloops bus services, operated by Island Link Bus, depart from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 11:05am HSB ferry station.
Parksville to Kamloops bus services, operated by Island Link Bus, arrive at Victoria - Capital City Station, 721 Douglas St..
There are 48+ hotels available in Kamloops.
What companies run services between Parksville, BC, Canada and Kamloops, BC, Canada?
Harbour Air Seaplanes, Air North, and Air Canada fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Kamloops Airport (YKA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Kamloops Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–480
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–420
Flights from Nanaimo to Kamloops Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–430
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Kamloops Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–800
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–850
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–430
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kamloops Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–460
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Kamloops Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
- Phone
- +1 877 460 3200
- [email protected]
- Website
- HOME Rocky Mountaineer
Train from Vancouver to Kamloops
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- HOME Rocky Mountaineer
- Phone
- +1 250 390 4531
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nanaimo
Bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Bay D at Woodgrove Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nanaimo
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nanaimo
- Adult
- $3
- [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
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- [email protected]
- Website
- BC Ferries Connector
Busferry from Victoria to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–67
- Website
- BC Ferries Connector
- Adult
- $67
- Senior
- $61
- Youth
- $27
- Child
- $14
- Toddler
- $0
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna Airport - east gate of short term parking between Arrivals and Departures to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- EBus
- Adult
- $26–40
- Phone
- 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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