Nanaimo Accommodation & Travel Information

Travel Info

• BC Ferries
• Harbour Air Seaplanes
• West Coast Air
• Seair Seaplanes

Note: Floatplanes fly from both downtown Vancouver and the river next to Vancouver International Airport to downtown Nanaimo. (Cheaper & faster than airport to airport and only a 7-minute drive by taxi to our Campus.)

Accommodation

• On-campus Residence: 'Whistler' residences; within 4 minute walk of campus centre; rooms available for $35 per night
• Dorchester Hotel: Classic waterfront hotel, downtown Nanaimo, 5 minute taxi ride to VIU
• The Coast Bastion Inn: Over looks Georgia straight, downtown Nanaimo, 5 minute taxi ride to VIU