There are 4 ways to get from Vancouver Island to Ocean Shores by plane, train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Nanaimo to Coal Harbour Spb, train, drive
best- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH)plane ZNA - CXH
- Take the train from Vancouver to Centralia Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Centralia Amtrak Station to Ocean Shorescar
10h 2m$133–320Fly Victoria International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, bus
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane YYJ - SEA
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Olympiabus
- Take the bus from Olympia Transit Center to Aberdeen Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Transit Center to Ocean Shores Transit Centerbus
8h 43m$198–748Fly Nanaimo to Vancouver International Airport, train, drive
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane ZNA - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver to Centralia Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Centralia Amtrak Station to Ocean Shorescar
10h 20m$142–320Fly Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Seattle Lake Union SPB, bus
- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE)plane YWH - LKE
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Olympiabus
- Take the bus from Olympia Transit Center to Aberdeen Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Transit Center to Ocean Shores Transit Centerbus
9h 12m$134–380
Nanaimo (ZNA) to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vancouver Island to Ocean Shores is to fly and train and drive which costs $140 - $320 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Vancouver Island to Ocean Shores is to fly and bus which takes 8h 43m and costs $190 - $750.
The distance between Vancouver Island and Ocean Shores is 362 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Vancouver Island to Ocean Shores, including transfers.
There are 216+ hotels available in Ocean Shores.
What companies run services between Vancouver Island, BC, Canada and Ocean Shores, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Vancouver Island to Ocean Shores. However, you can fly to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH), walk to Burrard Station @ Platform 2, take the subway to Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 2, walk to Vancouver, take the train to Centralia Amtrak Station, then drive to Ocean Shores. Alternatively, you can fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), walk to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport, take the bus to Olympia, walk to Olympia Transit Center, take the bus to Aberdeen Transit Center, take the bus to Ocean Shores Transit Center, then take the line 161 bus to Ocean Shores Blvd at Taurus.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–140
Flights from Nanaimo to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Seattle Lake Union SPB
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- helijet.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $19–160
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Vancouver to Centralia Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver to Centralia Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- (360) 532-2770
- Website
- ghtransit.com
Bus from Olympia Transit Center to Aberdeen Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ghtransit.com/
Bus from Aberdeen Transit Center to Ocean Shores Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.ghtransit.com/
Bus from Olympia Transit Center to Aberdeen Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ghtransit.com/
Bus from Aberdeen Transit Center to Ocean Shores Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.ghtransit.com/
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