Vancouver to Nanaimo flight time

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Vancouver to Nanaimo with the following airlines, including: WestJet Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on Trip.com within the last 90 days.

It takes around 20 minutes to fly from Vancouver (YVR) to Nanaimo (YCD).

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Vancouver to Nanaimo is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on Trip.com data in the past 4 weeks, there is 22 flight per week flying from Vancouver to Nanaimo. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: WestJet: S/-/-/W/T/F/S -- WS3469 (15:08)

The cheapest months to fly from Vancouver to Nanaimo is November, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our December flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Vancouver to Nanaimo on December 8, 2025 with Air Canada, with prices starting at ILS 38.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Nanaimo, with Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo Airport (YVR-YCD) is by far the most common option on this route: Nanaimo Airport (YCD) Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA).

The time difference between Nanaimo and Vancouver is 0h.

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