There are 7 ways to get from Steveston to Nanaimo by bus, subway, ferry, or plane
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Line 401 bus, subway, ferry
best- Take the bus from Northbound No. 1 Rd @ Steveston Hwy to Richmond-Brighouse Station @ Bay 5bus 401
- Take the subway from Richmond-Brighouse Station @ Platform 1 to Waterfront Station @ Platform 5subway
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry
3h 28mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Richmond Centre to Park Royalbus To Cypress / ...
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry West Vancouver - Nanaimo
5h 51m$46–173Line 407 bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Nanaimo
- Take the bus from Eastbound Steveston Hwy @ 2nd Ave to Bridgeport Station @ Bay 5bus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YVR - ZNA
2h 12m$71–194Line 407 bus to Coal Harbour Spb, fly to Nanaimo
- Take the bus from Eastbound Steveston Hwy @ 2nd Ave to Eastbound Lansdowne Rd @ No. 3 Rdbus
- Fly from Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane CXH - ZNA
2h 23m$61–204Line 407 bus, subway to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Nanaimo Harbour
- Take the bus from Eastbound Steveston Hwy @ 2nd Ave to Eastbound Lansdowne Rd @ No. 3 Rdbus
- Take the subway from Lansdowne Station @ Platform 1 to Waterfront Station @ Platform 5subway
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbourplane
2h 21m$86–174Line 407 bus to Vancouver Airport YVR South, fly to Nanaimo Harbour
- Take the bus from Eastbound Steveston Hwy @ 2nd Ave to Bridgeport Station @ Bay 5bus
- Fly from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbourplane
2h 46m$96–186Line 407 bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport
- Take the bus from Eastbound Steveston Hwy @ 2nd Ave to Bridgeport Station @ Bay 5bus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YVR - YCD
3h 44m$94–667
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nanaimo (ZNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Steveston to Nanaimo is to bus and ferry which costs $45 - $180 and takes 5h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Steveston to Nanaimo is to line 407 bus and fly which takes 2h 12m and costs $70 - $200.
The distance between Steveston and Nanaimo is 83 km.
The best way to get from Steveston to Nanaimo without a car is to line 401 bus and subway and ferry which takes 3h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 28m to get from Steveston to Nanaimo, including transfers.
There are 102+ hotels available in Nanaimo.
What companies run services between Steveston, BC, Canada and Nanaimo, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Steveston to Nanaimo. However, you can take the line 401 bus to Richmond-Brighouse Station @ Bay 5, walk to Richmond-Brighouse Station @ Platform 1, take the subway to Waterfront Station @ Platform 5, walk to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Northbound No. 1 Rd @ Steveston Hwy to Departure Bay via Southbound Buswell St @ Cook Rd, Richmond Centre, Park Royal, Park Royal @ Bay 2, Keith Rd @ Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal, and Horseshoe Bay in around 5h 51m.
- Website
- harbourair.com
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
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–250
- 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
Subway from Richmond-Brighouse Station @ Platform 1 to Waterfront Station @ Platform 5
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Subway from Lansdowne Station @ Platform 1 to Waterfront Station @ Platform 5
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
- Phone
- +1 604 953 3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Bus from Northbound No. 1 Rd @ Steveston Hwy to Richmond-Brighouse Station @ Bay 5
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Bus from Eastbound Steveston Hwy @ 2nd Ave to Bridgeport Station @ Bay 5
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Bus from Eastbound Steveston Hwy @ 2nd Ave to Eastbound Lansdowne Rd @ No. 3 Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Bus from Eastbound Steveston Hwy @ 2nd Ave to Eastbound Lansdowne Rd @ No. 3 Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Bus from Eastbound Steveston Hwy @ 2nd Ave to Bridgeport Station @ Bay 5
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
Bus from Eastbound Steveston Hwy @ 2nd Ave to Bridgeport Station @ Bay 5
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
- Phone
- +1 604 937 7669
- [email protected]
- Website
- cypresscoachlines.com
Bus from Richmond Centre to Park Royal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $19
- Website
- https://www.cypresscoachlines.com/
- Book at
- https://ccl.zaui.net/booking/web/#/guest/journey-widget/search
- Passenger
- $19
- 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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