Nanaimo... Getting Here

By Air:

Delegates may connect on a short 15-minute flight from Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo Airport, located 10 minutes south of Nanaimo. For service into Nanaimo Airport visit Air Canada or Nanaimo Airport.

Air transportation from Calgary International Airport to Comox Valley Airport located 1½ hours north of Nanaimo is available. For service into Comox Valley Airport, visit Westjet Airlines or call 1-800-538-5696.

Air transportation from Canadian and American destinations is also available to Victoria International Airport, located 2 hours south of Nanaimo.

Frequent scheduled seaplane flights are available from Vancouver Harbour to Nanaimo Harbour (short 25-minute flight), docking 2 blocks from the Vancouver Island Conference Centre. For air service into Nanaimo Harbour’s Seaplane Terminal, visit West Coast Air at 1-800-347-2222 or Harbour Air Seaplanes at 1-800-665-0212.

Daily seaplane flights are also available to Nanaimo Harbour from Vancouver International Airport via Seair Seaplanes at 1-800-447-3247.

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By Sea & By Land:

BC Ferries (1-888-223-3779) provides passenger and vehicle service to Nanaimo from Vancouver’s Tsawwassen and Horseshoe Bay terminals. The 1½ hour ferry ride from Horseshoe Bay docks in Departure Bay, just minutes from the Vancouver Island Conference Centre. The 2-hour ferry ride from Tsawwassen arrives at Duke Point, just 15 minutes south of downtown Nanaimo. Bus service from Vancouver to Nanaimo via Horseshoe Bay is provided by Greyhound Lines Canada (1-800-661-8747).

Considered the "centre of the island", Nanaimo enjoys the connection of highways from all Vancouver Island locations.

Shuttle services between all incoming airports, seaports and BC Ferries terminals are available to and from Nanaimo. For services, contact:

However you travel, you will enjoy awe-inspiring scenery along the way!