There are 8 ways to get from Thunder Bay to Parksville by plane, bus, train, busferry, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Nanaimo Airport
best- Fly from Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YQT - YCD
10h 34m$190–1,237Fly to Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YQT - ZNA
11h 30m$173–1,122Bus, train, bus and ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Thunder Bay to Southdale Mallbus
- Take the train from Winnipeg to Vancouvertrain
- Take the busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Baybusferry
- Drive from Swartz Bay to Parksvillecar
3d 5h$631–1,457Fly to Vancouver International Airport, train
- Fly from Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YQT - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbourtrain
9h 3mFly to Campbell River Airport, bus
- Fly from Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) to Campbell River Airport (YBL)plane YQT - YBL
- Take the bus from Campbell River to Courtenaybus
- Take the bus from Courtenay to Parksville - Parksville Shell, 370 E. Island H'waybus
14h 59m$306–1,406Fly to Victoria International Airport, bus
- Fly from Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane YQT - 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 58m$250–1,070Fly to Comox Valley Airport, bus
- Fly from Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane YQT - YQQ
- Take the bus from Downtown Courtenay Bay A to Deep Bay Marinabus
11h 32m$182–1,181Bus, taxi, train, bus and ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Thunder Bay - 947 Memorial Avenue to Sioux Lookout - JMK1 Hostelbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Lookout - JMK1 Hostel to Winnipeg - Airportbus
- Take the taxi from Winnipeg - Airport to Portage La Prairietaxi
- Take the train from Portage la Prairie to Vancouvertrain
- Take the busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Baybusferry
- Drive from Swartz Bay to Parksvillecar
3d 7h$1,119–2,020
Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Thunder Bay to Parksville is to fly which costs $170 - $1,200 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Thunder Bay to Parksville is to fly which takes 10h 34m and costs $190 - $1,300.
The distance between Thunder Bay and Parksville is 2567 km.
It takes approximately 10h 34m to get from Thunder Bay to Parksville, including transfers.
Parksville is 3h behind Thunder Bay. It is currently 8:33 AM in Thunder Bay and 5:33 AM in Parksville.
There are 71+ hotels available in Parksville.
What companies run services between Thunder Bay, ON, Canada and Parksville, BC, Canada?
WestJet and Air Canada fly from Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) once daily.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,100
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,100
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Winnipeg, Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,100
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Winnipeg, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,000
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Winnipeg, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,000
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,200
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Toronto, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Toronto, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Nanaimo via Toronto, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Nanaimo via Winnipeg, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,200
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Nanaimo via Calgary, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,200
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Toronto, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Calgary, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,300
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Campbell River Airport via Winnipeg, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,300
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Winnipeg to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $550–1,200
- Business
- $650–1,000
- Business Plus
- $650–1,000
- Economy
- $650–1,200
- Economy Plus
- $700–1,200
Train from Portage la Prairie to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $550–1,200
- Business
- $600–1,000
- Business Plus
- $650–1,000
- Economy
- $600–1,200
- Economy Plus
- $650–1,200
- Phone
- +1 778 800 0225
- [email protected]
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Harbour Air
- Phone
- +1 800 363 7512
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ontario Northland
Bus from Thunder Bay to Southdale Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- Ontario Northland
- Children
- $45–70
- Senior
- $75–120
- Adult
- $90–140
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- [email protected]
- Website
- BC Ferries Connector
Busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–67
- Website
- BC Ferries Connector
- Adult
- $67
- Senior
- $61
- Youth
- $27
- Child
- $14
- Toddler
- $0
Busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–67
- Website
- BC Ferries Connector
- Adult
- $67
- Senior
- $61
- Youth
- $27
- Child
- $14
- Toddler
- $0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Island Link Bus
Bus from Campbell River to Courtenay
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $37
Bus from Courtenay to Parksville - Parksville Shell, 370 E. Island H'way
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $40
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
- Phone
- +1 250 339 5453
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comox Valley
Bus from Downtown Courtenay Bay A to Deep Bay Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Comox Valley
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 855 566 2378
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ontario & Manitoba Bus Service
Bus from Thunder Bay - 947 Memorial Avenue to Sioux Lookout - JMK1 Hostel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Website
- Ontario & Manitoba Bus Service
- Adult
- $160–220
Bus from Sioux Lookout - JMK1 Hostel to Winnipeg - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $190–250
- Website
- Ontario & Manitoba Bus Service
- Adult
- $190–250
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- $180–230
Duffy's Taxi
- Phone
- +1 204 925 0101
- Website
- duffystaxi.com
iCab taxi
- Phone
- +1 204 202 3300
- Website
- icabapp.ca
Unicity Taxi
- Phone
- +1 204 925 3131
- Website
- unicitytaxi.mb.ca
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