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The HI-Nanaimo Hostel is located on the corner of Commercial & Bastion Streets right in downtown Nanaimo.
Airport Directions: Nanaimo Airport (18km south of downtown): The Nanaimo Airport Shuttle Service will pick up & drop off at hostel front door, Cost: $17 (2nd person $5). Comox Airport (105km north of Nanaimo): Island Link Shuttle Service to Departure Bay, Nanaimo, $25.
Bus Directions: Take the Greyhound/Grayline from downtown Victoria ($20) or from Port Hardy ($75) to the downtown Nanaimo bus depot. Walk 5 blocks down Wallace Street (10 minutes, past the Tim Horton's), turn left on Bastion Street, cross over the bridge and we are on the corner of Bastion and Commercial Street.
Car Directions: From TransCanada Highway (Hwy #19), turn east at Jingle Pot Road intersection. Drive approx. 4km into downtown (Jingle Pot becomes ?Bastion Street'), and guesthouse is on corner of Bastion & Commercial Street. Parking on Commercial Street or in carpark on corner of Bastion & Skinner. Parking on Commercial Street is free from 3pm to 10am while the carparks are $.50 an hour.
Train Directions: VIA Rail operates the Malahat E&N Passenger Railiner between Victoria and Courtney. Take the train from downtown Victoria to the downtown Nanaimo train station, $25. From the station, walk 5 minutes down Fitzwilliam Street (Fitzwiliam becomes Bastion St).
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