3 Way to Get to Vancouver Island: 1. Fly to Victoria, BC, then rent a car and drive (2 hours) north to Parksville. 2. Fly to Vancouver, then take a ferry to Nanaimo (walk on or with rental car). Book ferry with BC Ferries @ https://www.bcferries.com/ 3. Fly to Vancouver, then take a float plane to Nanaimo. Book float plane with either Harbour Air - https://harbourair.com/ or Seaair - https://www.seairseaplanes.com/