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Nanaimo
Information
Country	Canada
Region	Vancouver Island
Area	89,3 km²
Population	83 810 hab. (2011)
Density	938,52 inhab./km²
Spindle	pacific time
Location
49 ° 9 ′ 51 ″ N 123 ° 56 ′ 11 ″ W
Official site
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Nanaimo is a city of British Columbia to Canada.

Understand

Nanaimo is the central urban hub ofVancouver Island in British Columbia. It is the second largest city on the island and has the second largest port.

To go

By plane

• 49.0544-123.871 Nanaimo Airport (IATA : YCD, ICAO: CYCD, Nanaimo Airport) (13 km southeast of Nanaimo) (last update June 2019)

• Air Canada Express  – Flights from airports Calgary and of Vancouver. Adding the flight from Vancouver to Nanaimo on another Air Canada flight to Vancouver is often minimal. (last updated Sep 2016)
• Harbor Air  – Seaplanes from downtown Vancouver and of Richmond. (last updated Sep 2016)
• Seair  – Seaplanes from downtown Vancouver and of Richmond. (last updated Sep 2016)
• Westjet  – Flights from the airport Calgary. (last updated Sep 2016)

On a boat

• BC Ferries All the 2 h.  47 $ C (~31,39 € - course of 04/27/2021) (~ 34.69 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ $ 37.9 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 20,580.05 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) for a car and 15 $ C (~10,02 € - course of 04/27/2021) (~ 11.07 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ $ 12.1 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 6,568.1 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) per person, one way only (20 $ C (~13,36 € - course of 04/27/2021) (~ 14.76 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ $ 16.13 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 8,757.47 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) more for reservations). – From Vancouver. The hard crossing 1 h 40. From Vancouver, Greyhound buses can be taken to the Horseshoe Bay terminal which crosses to the Departure Bay terminal in Nanaimo. From there, you can take the Nanaimo Regional Transit system to downtown. (last updated Sep 2016)

By train

By bus

• Vancouver Island Coachlines  – Service from downtown Victoria. (last updated Sep 2016)

By car

From Victoria, it is a journey of approximately 90 mins.

Circulate

There is a public transportation system in Nanaimo, but it is not very convenient to get to different parts of the city. If you plan to use it, make sure you are familiar with the times, otherwise you could wait a long time at a stop.

If you reserve in advance, it is possible to rent a car directly at the Departure Bay ferry terminal or at the Nanaimo Airport.

To see

• Nanaimo Museum (Nanaimo Museum) 100 Museum Road  2 $ C (~1,34 € - course of 04/27/2021) (~ 1.48 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ $ 1.61 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 875.75 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) per adult, 1,75 $ C (~1,17 € - course of 04/27/2021) (~ 1.29 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ $ 1.41 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 766.28 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) per student and senior, 0,75 $ C (~0,5 € - course of 04/27/2021) (~ 0.55 Fr. - course of 04/27/2021) (~ $ 0.6 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 328.41 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) per child and free per child under 5 years. – Nanaimo and Snuneymuxw First Nation History Museum, replica of a coal mine, temporary exhibits. (last updated Sep 2016)
• The Bastion Donations. – Hudson's Bay Company counter built in 1853, now a museum giving a glimpse of life a century ago. Historic cannon fire takes place daily at noon during the summer season. (last updated Sep 2016)

Do

• Scuba diving  (last updated Sep 2016)

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