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Recent round-trip flight deals to Nanaimo

KAYAK's recommended round-trip deals from the most popular airlines that fly to Nanaimo.
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5:55 a.m. - 3:09 p.m.YLW-YCD
9h 14m2 stops
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3:40 p.m. - 9:49 p.m.YCD-YLW
6h 09m2 stops
C$ 191WestJet
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Sat, 7 Jun - Sat, 14 Jun
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7:00 a.m. - 3:09 p.m.YLW-YCD
8h 09m2 stops
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3:00 p.m. - 9:49 p.m.YCD-YLW
6h 49m1 stop
C$ 194WestJet
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Sat, 7 Jun - Sat, 14 Jun
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6:30 p.m. - 3:09 p.m.YEG-YCD
21h 39m1 stop
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3:40 p.m. - 8:52 p.m.YCD-YEG
4h 12m1 stop
C$ 205WestJet
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Mon, 16 Jun - Sat, 21 Jun
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1:00 p.m. - 3:09 p.m.YYC-YCD
3h 09m1 stop
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3:40 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.YCD-YYC
4h 20m1 stop
C$ 209WestJet
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Tue, 3 Jun - Thu, 5 Jun
Air Canada Logo
5:45 a.m. - 8:29 a.m.YLW-YCD
2h 44m1 stop
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9:05 a.m. - 12:12 p.m.YCD-YLW
3h 07m1 stop
C$ 257Air Canada
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Wed, 21 May - Wed, 28 May
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11:45 a.m. - 3:09 p.m.YLW-YCD
3h 24m1 stop
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3:40 p.m. - 11:33 p.m.YCD-YLW
7h 53m1 stop
C$ 264
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Sat, 17 May - Mon, 19 May
Air Canada Logo
5:45 a.m. - 8:29 a.m.YLW-YCD
2h 44m1 stop
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11:35 a.m. - 4:57 p.m.YCD-YLW
5h 22m1 stop
C$ 268Air Canada
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Mon, 19 May - Mon, 26 May
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3:10 p.m. - 4:19 p.m.YLW-YCD
1h 09mdirect
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3:40 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.YCD-YLW
2h 20m1 stop
C$ 285
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Fri, 6 Jun - Fri, 13 Jun
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3:10 p.m. - 4:19 p.m.YLW-YCD
1h 09mdirect
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4:45 p.m. - 5:49 p.m.YCD-YLW
1h 04mdirect
C$ 341Pacific Coastal
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Fri, 6 Jun - Fri, 13 Jun
Pacific Coastal Logo
3:10 p.m. - 4:19 p.m.YLW-YCD
1h 09mdirect
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4:45 p.m. - 5:49 p.m.YCD-YLW
1h 04mdirect
C$ 343Pacific Coastal
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Fri, 6 Jun - Fri, 13 Jun

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Nanaimo

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

What is the cheapest flight to Nanaimo?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Nanaimo was found on the route from Kelowna, at C$ 263 return. The most popular connection is from Calgary to Nanaimo and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as C$ 209 in the last 3 days.

How much is a flight to Nanaimo?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to Nanaimo from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.
A flight to Nanaimo costs C$ 290 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost C$ 55 and departed from Vancouver Intl Airport. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Vancouver to Nanaimo which costs C$ 121 on average, and Calgary to Nanaimo, which costs C$ 399 on average.
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What is the cheapest day to fly to Nanaimo?

The average price of all round-trip flights to Nanaimo clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Nanaimo is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as C$ 489. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where round-trip prices are C$ 527 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Nanaimo?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights 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 to Nanaimo is January, where tickets cost C$ 329 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of tickets from Canada is C$ 662 and C$ 628 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is January with an average price of C$ 384.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Nanaimo?

The average price for all round-trip flights to Nanaimo depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Nanaimo is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost C$ 313 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Nanaimo is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is C$ 485.

What is a good deal for flights to Nanaimo?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Nanaimo, 25% of our users found tickets to Nanaimo for the following prices or less: From Vancouver Intl Airport C$ 56 round-trip, from Calgary C$ 340 round-trip, from Kelowna C$ 392 round-trip.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Nanaimo?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Nanaimo, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below average price, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Nanaimo Plane Tickets

Low season

March

High season

August

Cheapest flight

C$ 115
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
Flight from Kelowna to Nanaimo

When to book flights to Nanaimo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Nanaimo based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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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. The information is for flights to Nanaimo based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Nanaimo flights

  • Is there an on-site hotel at Nanaimo Airport?

    Nanaimo Airport does not have its own on-site hotel, but you will find that there are several lodging options just a short distance away. For example, the Kiwi Cove Lodge is less than a 7-minute drive from the airport and does not have its own shuttle service. There is also the Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Oyster Bay, which is around a 10-minute drive away from the main terminal and has a free round-trip shuttle service for guests.

  • What options do I have for travelling from Nanaimo Airport to the city center?

    There are a few different transportation options for travelling from Nanaimo Airport to the city center. One of the quickest ways to reach your destination is to drive, which will typically take you between 15 and 20min depending on factors such as weather and traffic. You can also use public transportation, like local bus line 78, which will take you around 35min. A single bus ticket costs approximately C$ 2.50.

  • Can I rent a car directly from Nanaimo Airport?

    If you would like to have your own vehicle during your trip, you can rent one directly from Nanaimo Airport. There are several on-site rental companies, including Budget, Hertz, and National.

  • Does Nanaimo Airport have any amenities or facilities for travellers with limited mobility?

    Nanaimo Airport has wheelchairs that are available for travellers with limited mobility for free. The airport’s terminals are also accessible and include both elevators and ramps. Airport employees are always there to help travellers with anything they may need, including moving throughout their terminal, exiting their plane, and grabbing their luggage.

  • How convenient are late-night flights to Nanaimo?

    If your flight to Nanaimo is set to arrive at Nanaimo Airport (YCD) late at night, you don’t have to panic. The airport has a number of hotels located less than a 10-minute walk away. You can conveniently connect from the airport to these hotels, where you can spend the remaining part of the night. These hotels also avail free shuttles upon request to make the visitors’ movement from the airport more convenient.

  • What special services are available on flights from Nanaimo?

    Persons with reduced mobility can access wheelchair services at no cost from their airline’s staff upon landing at YCD. Similarly, those with vision impairment can get assisted movement from the aircraft all the way to the cab. To ensure seamless access to these services when your flight lands at YCD, you need to request them well in advance.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Nanaimo?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Nanaimo was found on the route from Kelowna, at C$ 263 return. The most popular connection is from Calgary to Nanaimo and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as C$ 209 in the last 3 days.

  • How far is Nanaimo Arpt Airport from central Nanaimo?

    There are 14 km between Nanaimo downtown and Nanaimo Arpt Airport.

  • What is the name of Nanaimo’s airport?

    Nanaimo is served by Nanaimo Arpt Airport, also commonly referred to as Nanaimo or Nanaimo Arpt. The airport code is YCD.

  • How much is a flight to Nanaimo?

    On average, a flight to Nanaimo costs C$ 290. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost C$ 55 and departed from Vancouver Intl Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights 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 to Nanaimo.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights 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 with another airline.

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

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Nanaimo? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to Nanaimo for the following prices or less: From Vancouver Intl C$ 112, from Kelowna C$ 297, from Calgary C$ 394
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Nanaimo flight deals.
  • Considered to be the gateway to Vancouver, Nanaimo Airport (YCD) is a major regional airport in British Columbia that services thousands of domestic and direct flights throughout Canada annually. This transport hub can be conveniently found just 11 km southeast of the city center.
  • If you’re interested in direct flights to Nanaimo Airport, there are a few different airlines that you can travel with, including WestJet. Some airlines are more likely to require layovers when arriving at this airport, with Air Canada being one example.
  • Travellers who find themselves stressed after a long day of travelling can look for the massage chairs that are in the main terminal of Nanaimo Airport. These chairs are coin-operated and a great way to unwind after being cooped up in a plane for several hours.
  • There are a few different places where you can grab a bite to eat if you find that you are hungry once your flight has landed at Nanaimo Airport. The Connections Cafe is usually open from 6 am to 7 pm, and there are vending machines that sell pastries and beverages.
  • When travelling with children, keep in mind that Nanaimo Airport has a few amenities geared towards families, such as changing stations in each restroom. There is also a children’s play area that has a selection of games and play equipment, making it a great area for the little ones to burn off some steam.
  • When booking flights to Nanaimo, you have the option of choosing those that make one stop or those that are nonstop. Air Canada offers the highest number of direct flights to Nanaimo, with their arrival airport being Nanaimo Airport (YCD). You will get flights that make one stop if you book WestJet or Air Canada.
  • Flights to Nanaimo offer an opportunity to visit other nearby cities served by YCD. Apart from being the gateway to Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Parksville, and Chemainus are some of the other nearby cities served by YCD. Car rentals provide the most convenient means of transport from the airport to these cities.
  • Travelling with your kids to Nanaimo is quite convenient, especially if you book WestJet. The airline offers a number of benefits to those travelling with kids below 14 years old. For instance, parents enjoy priority boarding, which allows them to get onto the plane before other travellers. Additionally, the airline also allows for the storage of strollers and car seats at no cost.
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Top airlines flying to Nanaimo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Nanaimo. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Canada to Nanaimo. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with 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.
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WestJetOverall score based on 2815 reviews
6.2Food
7.9Crew
7.0Comfort
7.4Boarding
6.1Entertainment
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WestJet was able to re-book us to the next available flight at no charge when air traffic controller staffing shortage delayed our inbound flight

8.0 ExcellentJonathan, Apr 2025YVR - YLW
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WestJet was able to re-book us to the next available flight at no charge when air traffic controller staffing shortage delayed our inbound flight

Plane changed to one with no entertainment system or ability to serve hot meals

I am a tall woman and could not move my legs enough to reach down under the seat in front of me to retrieve anything I put down there. I sat in both aisle and window seats and felt extremely cramped. In the aisle seat, if the stewardess was heavy, it was impossible to pass, and she would knock my arm shoulder and thigh every time she went by. If I can avoid it, I will not be flying this airline again.

We never had an experience they canceled the flight and they did not offer us an alternative flight. I had to book one on my own expense. They offered us food voucher and we could not use them at the airport it kept saying not attached to an existing flight. The people at the counter were rude and cold and they did not care about our situation

Get our, as a group, skis on time to their destination. Have more attendants checking people in. There was only one. The line was a block long :( . Also flight change with 5-hour delay

First flight out in the morning is often the best chance of running on time. Not in this case, which unfortunately is now what passengers can expect as what is common. - If you are late for a flight, too bad for you. - If West Jet is late, too bad for you. - Bags don't make it? Too bad for you. - Flight change by 1+ days, too bad for you Prices continue to increase, while customer service nosedives. This is backwards and in any other develop country would be considered unacceptable - except for Canada. Too bad for us.

Horrible. I checked out myself that it seems that I can have a free carry-on. But they ask me to pay $75 when we are nearly boarding. It was tricky during check out that make you mistake that you can have a carry-on beside your personal item. Also they ask $75 in the airport instead of $35 during checkout. So the whole process is designed to make you this mistake

Westjet has been absolutely terrible! Flights continually cancelled. Took 4 days to get home. Would have been 5, but we booked last flight with another airline after our Westjet flight was cancelled. Even pilot on original flight looked frustrated! Funny how they say cancelation is weather related, but they still have more than 1 other flight leaving to same destination on same day, but of course those are all full. This happened more than once on this trip. Two weather related cancelations and 1 mechanical. Not sure if the last flight even went ahead. Felt so sorry for families with kids and babies, and the older travellers. Felt like we lived out of suitcases and airports for days - SO RIDICULOUS! Next to no help from Westjet staff at airports, but it appears there is nothing they can help you with. Westjet has made it that they are unreachable when you need them! People were getting extremely frustrated, and rightfully so. Additional costs to us really added up, but Westjet literally DOESN'T CARE! Final straw was when we had to pay $1280 on a different airline (economy) trying to get home after another cancelled flight. Westjet will be refunding us a whole $140! Can't believe how this airline operates. We will never, ever use them again!

The only thing I didn’t like was how far away the gate was. I would have requested a wheelchair had I known.

Flight was delayed. Arrived in Vancouver at 3 am. Not a great experience.

It was what it was. The crew were very supportive of my wife's inability to sit for long (without severe pain). I say the food was excellent because we bought sushi at Bento, pre flite. We did not complete the final leg (YVR to YYJ) as we were able to catch the last ferry to Swartz Bay. Thanks to Air Canada ( crew and network ) for the connections to/from SJO.

Not much....we did not get the complimentary beverages promised in our ticket. My partner and I did not have the window seats promised. We didnt get to sit together.....

Delayed delayed delayed cancelled and all we got was $60 food or beverage Embarrassing I'd say

In both directions, one of the two flights was delayed in departing. due to mechanical issues (not weather). That tells me that inspection and maintenance is not being done often enough to prevent such from occurring. In the outbound direction, the second leg was delayed and we had to change our plans for after landing, thus missing an expected event. In the return direction, the first leg that was delayed; we had a long enough layover that we were not hurried to make our connection, but others were not so lucky. Comment about this survey process: in the multiple choice answers, there is no option for "Not Applicable"; as we had no food on board, we can't properly answer that question.

The flight was delayed several times, however , they kept me well informed with enough advance warning that I had not left home yet

Terrible. They boarded us and then we sat at the gate for 2.5 hours. Our flight overall was delayed 6 hours.

Amazing!! They had lots of entertainment with movies, shows, games, and music. I did not feel bored on the flight at all :)

Air Canada cancelled my flight without issuing a refund. I could not make this flight. Air Canada does not accept phone calls Aircanada.com is down.

Air Canada cancelled my flight and did not issue a refund. Air Canada does not accept phone calls to their customer service line 888.247.2262 for rebooking. Aircanada.com is down.

Seats to small and crowded ....way too many additional charges. No effort to make customer feel valued

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