There are 5 ways to get from Squamish to Parksville by bus, train, plane, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train, line 1 bus, line 9 bus
best- Take the bus from Squamish Adventure Center to Burrard Skytrain Stationbus
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbourtrain 13
- Take the bus from Front St at Church St to Bay B at Woodgrove Exchbus 1 / ...
- Take the bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Jensen Ave E at McCarter Stbus 9
4h 4mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Squamish Adventure Center to Burrard Skytrain Stationbus Southbound / ...
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
6h 21m$59–223Bus to Coal Harbour Spb, fly to Nanaimo, line 1 bus, line 9 bus
- Take the bus from Squamish Adventure Center to Burrard Skytrain Stationbus
- Fly from Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane CXH - ZNA
- Take the bus from Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch to Bay B at Woodgrove Exchbus
- Take the bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Jensen Ave E at Craig Stbus
4h 46m$101–272Bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Nanaimo, line 1 bus, line 9 bus
- Take the bus from Squamish Adventure Center to Burrard Skytrain Stationbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YVR - ZNA
- Take the bus from Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch to Bay B at Woodgrove Exchbus
- Take the bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Jensen Ave E at Craig Stbus
5h 10m$109–279Bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport, line 1 bus, line 9 bus
- Take the bus from Squamish Adventure Center to Burrard Skytrain Stationbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YVR - YCD
- Take the bus from Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch to Bay B at Woodgrove Exchbus
- Take the bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Jensen Ave E at Craig Stbus
5h 59m$124–589
Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Nanaimo (ZNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Squamish to Parksville is to bus and ferry which costs $55 - $230 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Squamish to Parksville is to bus and fly and line 1 bus and line 9 bus which takes 4h 46m and costs $100 - $280.
The distance between Squamish and Parksville is 162 km.
The best way to get from Squamish to Parksville without a car is to bus and train and line 1 bus and line 9 bus which takes 4h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Squamish to Parksville, including transfers.
There are 73+ hotels available in Parksville.
What companies run services between Squamish, BC, Canada and Parksville, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Squamish to Parksville. However, you can take the bus to Burrard Skytrain Station, walk to Vancouver Harbour, take the train to Nanaimo Harbour, walk to Front St at Church St, take the line 1 bus to Bay B at Woodgrove Exch, then take the line 9 bus to Jensen Ave E at McCarter St. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Burrard Skytrain Station, walk to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) airport, fly to Nanaimo (ZNA), walk to Haliburton St at Robins St, take the line 7 bus to Bay F at Downtown Nanaimo Exch, take the line 1 bus to Bay B at Woodgrove Exch, then take the line 9 bus to Jensen Ave E at Craig St.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–320
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- 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
- Phone
- +1 604 326 1616
- [email protected]
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
Bus from Squamish Adventure Center to Burrard Skytrain Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $50–75
- Standard
- $30–45
Bus from Squamish Adventure Center to Burrard Skytrain Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $50–75
- Standard
- $30–45
Bus from Squamish Adventure Center to Burrard Skytrain Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $50–75
- Standard
- $30–45
Bus from Squamish Adventure Center to Burrard Skytrain Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $50–75
- Standard
- $30–45
Bus from Squamish Adventure Center to Burrard Skytrain Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $50–75
- Standard
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- BC Ferries
Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–140
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $21–40
- Adult
- $45–75
- Car
- $95–140
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