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Find cheap flights from Vancouver to Nanaimo from C$ 72

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Vancouver to Nanaimo, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Vancouver to Nanaimo (YVR-YCD)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Vancouver to Nanaimo that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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3:00 p.m. - 3:26 p.m.YVR-YCD
0h 26mdirect
7:55 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.YCD-YVR
0h 30mdirect
C$ 132Pacific Coastal
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Tue, 28 May - Mon, 10 Jun
3:00 p.m. - 3:26 p.m.YVR-YCD
0h 26mdirect
7:55 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.YCD-YVR
0h 30mdirect
C$ 164Pacific Coastal
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Tue, 11 Jun - Sat, 15 Jun
3:00 p.m. - 3:26 p.m.YVR-YCD
0h 26mdirect
7:55 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.YCD-YVR
0h 30mdirect
C$ 193Pacific Coastal
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Fri, 24 May - Mon, 27 May
3:00 p.m. - 3:26 p.m.YVR-YCD
0h 26mdirect
11:50 a.m. - 7:22 p.m.YCD-YVR
7h 32m2 stops
C$ 257
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Tue, 28 May - Mon, 10 Jun
1:35 p.m. - 6:29 p.m.YVR-YCD
4h 54m1 stop
7:55 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.YCD-YVR
0h 30mdirect
C$ 292
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Tue, 28 May - Mon, 10 Jun
9:10 a.m. - 7:19 p.m.YVR-YCD
10h 09m2 stops
7:55 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.YCD-YVR
0h 30mdirect
C$ 293
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Fri, 24 May - Mon, 27 May
6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.YVR-YCD
0h 30mdirect
7:00 p.m. - 7:34 p.m.YCD-YVR
0h 34mdirect
C$ 318WestJet
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Fri, 28 Jun - Sun, 30 Jun
6:30 a.m. - 11:04 a.m.YVR-YCD
4h 34m1 stop
7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.YCD-YVR
0h 30mdirect
C$ 447WestJet
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Tue, 11 Jun - Sat, 15 Jun
9:10 a.m. - 7:19 p.m.YVR-YCD
10h 09m2 stops
7:50 p.m. - 7:34 a.m.YCD-YVR
11h 44m2 stops
C$ 450WestJet
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Fri, 24 May - Mon, 27 May
6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.YVR-YCD
0h 30mdirect
11:50 a.m. - 3:35 p.m.YCD-YVR
3h 45m1 stop
C$ 473WestJet
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Fri, 28 Jun - Sun, 30 Jun

Flights from Vancouver to Nanaimo - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Vancouver to Nanaimo to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Vancouver to Nanaimo?

The average price of all flights from Vancouver Intl Airport to Nanaimo clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Vancouver to Nanaimo, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Nanaimo, Monday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Vancouver Intl Airport to Nanaimo?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Vancouver Intl Airport to Nanaimo, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Vancouver Intl Airport to Nanaimo is October, where tickets cost C$ 153 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and August, where the average cost of tickets is C$ 449 and C$ 425 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Nanaimo?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Vancouver Intl Airport to Nanaimo, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Nanaimo, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Vancouver to Nanaimo?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The cheapest return flight ticket from Vancouver to Nanaimo found by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours was for C$ 132 on Pacific Coastal, followed by WestJet (C$ 318). One-way flight deals have also been found from as low as C$ 72 on Pacific Coastal and from C$ 135 on Air Canada.

Which airlines fly direct between Vancouver Intl Airport and Nanaimo?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Vancouver Intl Airport to Nanaimo.
There are 3 airlines that fly direct from Vancouver Intl Airport to Nanaimo. They are: Air Canada, Pacific Coastal and WestJet. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Air Canada at C$ 106. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Pacific Coastal.

How many flights are there between Vancouver Intl Airport and Nanaimo per day?

Each day, there are 8 nonstop flights that take off from Vancouver Intl Airport and land in Nanaimo, with an average flight time of 0h 30m. The most common departure time is 7:00 a.m. and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 56 flights and there are the same amount of flights each day 8.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Vancouver Intl Airport and Nanaimo?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There is only one cabin class option available for the route, which is Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

How long does a flight from Vancouver to Nanaimo take?

A direct flight to Nanaimo will take on average 0h 26m to travel the 85 km flying distance from Vancouver.

What’s the earliest departure time from Vancouver to Nanaimo?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Vancouver Intl Airport at 7:45 am and will be landing in Nanaimo at 8:21 am.

What’s the latest departure time from Vancouver to Nanaimo?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Nanaimo jets off at 10:10 pm and lands at 10:39 pm.

Good to know

Low season

June

High season

May

Cheapest flight

C$ 72
Best time to beat the crowds (3% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Vancouver to Nanaimo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Vancouver to Nanaimo based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Vancouver to Nanaimo flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Nanaimo?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Nanaimo was C$ 52 for a one-way ticket and C$ 96 for a round-trip.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Vancouver to Nanaimo?

    Only Air Canada offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Vancouver to Nanaimo flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Vancouver to Nanaimo?

    The Hawker Beechcraft 1900 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Vancouver to Nanaimo flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Vancouver to Nanaimo?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Vancouver and Nanaimo.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Vancouver to Nanaimo?

    There are direct flights from Vancouver to Nanaimo on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Vancouver to Nanaimo, Pacific Coastal or WestJet?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Vancouver to Nanaimo are Pacific Coastal and WestJet. With an average price for the route of C$ 161 and an overall rating of 8.8, Pacific Coastal is the most popular choice. WestJet is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of C$ 290 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Vancouver to Nanaimo?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Vancouver to Nanaimo.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Vancouver to Nanaimo?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Nanaimo from Vancouver is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Vancouver to Nanaimo?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Nanaimo with an airline and back to Vancouver with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Vancouver to Nanaimo?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Nanaimo from Vancouver up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from Vancouver to Nanaimo

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for C$ 82 or less one-way and C$ 152 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly non-stop from Vancouver to Nanaimo?

Find which airlines fly direct from Vancouver Intl to Nanaimo Arpt, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Vancouver Intl to Nanaimo Arpt

Monday

Air Canada,Lufthansa,Pacific Coastal, +1 more

Air Canada,Lufthansa, +2 more

Tuesday

Air Canada,Lufthansa,Pacific Coastal, +1 more

Air Canada,Lufthansa, +2 more

Wednesday

Air Canada,Lufthansa,Pacific Coastal, +1 more

Air Canada,Lufthansa, +2 more

Thursday

Air Canada,Lufthansa,Pacific Coastal, +1 more

Air Canada,Lufthansa, +2 more

Friday

Air Canada,Lufthansa,Pacific Coastal, +1 more

Air Canada,Lufthansa, +2 more

Saturday

Air Canada,Lufthansa,Pacific Coastal, +1 more

Air Canada,Lufthansa, +2 more

Sunday

Air Canada,Lufthansa,Pacific Coastal, +1 more

Air Canada,Lufthansa, +2 more

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Nonstop returns

Nanaimo Arpt to Vancouver Intl

Monday

ANA,Air Canada,Lufthansa, +4 more

ANA,Air Canada, +5 more

Tuesday

ANA,Air Canada,Lufthansa, +4 more

ANA,Air Canada, +5 more

Wednesday

ANA,Air Canada,Lufthansa, +4 more

ANA,Air Canada, +5 more

Thursday

ANA,Air Canada,Lufthansa, +4 more

ANA,Air Canada, +5 more

Friday

ANA,Air Canada,Lufthansa, +3 more

ANA,Air Canada, +4 more

Saturday

ANA,Air Canada,Lufthansa, +4 more

ANA,Air Canada, +5 more

Sunday

ANA,Air Canada,Lufthansa, +4 more

ANA,Air Canada, +5 more

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Top 3 airlines serving from Vancouver to Nanaimo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Vancouver to Nanaimo. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Vancouver to Nanaimo? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.8
Pacific CoastalOverall score based on 8 reviews
9.0crew
7.6entertainment
9.0boarding
8.5comfort
7.6food
Airline reviews
Pros: "First time flying a turboprop. Personnel were excellent and polite and overall experience was great."
Cons: "Nothing"
10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct. 2019YVR - YWL
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Pros: "First time flying a turboprop. Personnel were excellent and polite and overall experience was great."
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "The crew were super great I hit my head on a over head bun the stuff were vary caring asked how I felt and will take west jet again in future travels"
Cons: "Well noise was due too the plane but I got over it quick light crew were awesome was vary clean still had the new plane small intact keep up the great work west jet"

I’ve been delayed for two days and I’m still stuck in Honolulu tired spending money

1.5 hours late departing YVR for a 14-minute flight. Packed waiting area. Full plane. Families with tired, screaming kids. 40-minute wait for baggage at YYJ. For a Dash-8. Obviously there was some kind of breakdown but there was no communication from anyone. Most of this was not WestJet's fault but it was an unpleasant night overall. I fell asleep in a chair waiting for the luggage carousel to start.

Difficult to say. Over crowded but that is the fault of the airplane not WestJet

Good. Really crowded and busy. Going to Winnipeg plane was crowded and seats very narrow Now I remember why I dislike flying 😈

Three hours on the tarmac before a four hour flight. I was hungry given the long wait, yet still had to pay for food service

Departure delay on a late night flight. Made us even later. Tired but got home.

I had planned to watch the Westjet entertainment for the entire flight however, because the seat mounted outlets in our row did not work.

Westjet forced me to put my carry-on baggage in check-in probably because I was assigned seat 23A (the last row seat), which had no cabin space, which is unfair. I wanted to carry on my luggage so that I don't have to wait at the airport for my luggage. Also, because there was no cabin space, I was forced to keep my laptop bag under the seat, which I didn't want to as I was carrying 2 laptops and charger. The airline should basically tell people that if you are assigned a last row seat, then you are not allowed a cabin baggage or a personal item.

We were late boarding, but it all worked out. So, no problem.

Not a bad flight but our priority tagged luggage was the very last to come down the carousel.

It was a domestic flight so the food was not included. But we had not even a little snack and by the end of the flight they were coming around serving water.

Seating is comfortable, boarding is well organized. Toilets are very small. Even though I’m petite, still find no room to move around. Toilet paper holder hanging loosely, eventually they fell on the floor. The small sink is too shallow that causes water splashing on the floor. It doesn’t look pleasant. I didn’t purchase food or watch the entertainment, so no comments.

Fruit and cheese platter was dubious quality. The edges of the cheese pieces were dried, plastic looking. Old.

Free ear adapters for movie screen and a snack with a beverage.

Treating guests with respect when they are having issues. Myself and another guest were expected to climb over someone who had a disability and was clearly not well. There was no assistance. Also when the lady beside me asked to see if there was a possibility to get off the plane as soon as they were able because her husband is having emergency surgery the flight attendant’s response was so rude and dismissive.

It was a full flight and it went smoothly. I sleep most of the flight and I did not buy any food. Landing was perfect and the luggage came out in a reasonable time.

I really find they have good service but need to serve meals on flights longer than 5 hours. Very cheap of them as I am a large stock holder and find they can afford it. Really like tracking my bag and the updating of flight info etc on my text and emails.

No food. No Bluetooth for entertainment. Crying babies thought the cabin instead of placing them in the corners.

The service was great and the A321 was very comfortable. More than the A320 or B787

We mist are connection do to a mist count we left 1 hour late so we had to rebook a flight and because of the mist count all are activity we’re all mist

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Vancouver to Nanaimo found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
30/5Thu
directPacific Coastal
0h 26mYVR-YCD
C$ 72
27/4Sat
directAir Canada
0h 29mYVR-YCD
C$ 135
24/5Fri
directWestJet
0h 30mYVR-YCD
C$ 142
26/4Fri
directAir Canada
0h 29mYVR-YCD
C$ 146
8/5Wed
directAir Canada
0h 29mYVR-YCD
C$ 161
30/5Thu
1 stop
4h 54mYVR-YCD
C$ 182
24/5Fri
2 stopsWestJet
10h 09mYVR-YCD
C$ 234
30/5Thu
2 stopsWestJet
21h 29mYVR-YCD
C$ 235
24/5Fri
1 stop
4h 54mYVR-YCD
C$ 244
31/8Sat
2 stopsPacific Coastal
22h 24mYVR-YCD
C$ 343

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Last minute flights from Vancouver to Nanaimo

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Vancouver to Nanaimo that are departing in the next 10 days.
20/4Sat
directPacific Coastal
0h 30mYVR-YCD
23/4Tue
directPacific Coastal
0h 30mYCD-YVR
C$ 340
20/4Sat
directPacific Coastal
0h 30mYVR-YCD
24/4Wed
directPacific Coastal
0h 30mYCD-YVR
C$ 348
21/4Sun
directPacific Coastal
0h 30mYVR-YCD
23/4Tue
directPacific Coastal
0h 30mYCD-YVR
C$ 359
20/4Sat
directPacific Coastal
0h 30mYVR-YCD
23/4Tue
multi-stopPacific Coastal
4h 06mYCD-YVR
C$ 718
20/4Sat
multi-stop
7h 20mYVR-YCD
23/4Tue
direct
0h 30mYCD-YVR
C$ 776
20/4Sat
directAir Canada
0h 29mYVR-YCD
21/4Sun
directAir Canada
0h 33mYCD-YVR
C$ 824
20/4Sat
multi-stop
12h 07mYVR-YCD
23/4Tue
multi-stop
7h 35mYCD-YVR
C$ 1,496
20/4Sat
multi-stopWestJet
6h 12mYVR-YCD
23/4Tue
multi-stopWestJet
26h 10mYCD-YVR
C$ 1,822

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Vancouver - Nanaimo Flights

Departure:

Vancouver (YVR)Canada

Destination:

Nanaimo (YCD)Canada

Return flight deals:

Nanaimo - Vancouver

Cabin classes:

C$ 151

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