Nanaimo bus routes and schedules
Nanaimo is a bus network serving Nanaimo and the Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, with 22 bus routes in the current schedule. On weekdays the first bus leaves at 4:45 am and the last at 12:27 am. Open a route for the whole day in both directions, with the next bus highlighted.
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Coming up: Thanksgiving, Mon 12 Oct and Remembrance Day, Wed 11 Nov. Each route page says which schedule it runs that day.
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Nanaimo questions
How many routes does Nanaimo have?
Nanaimo has 22 bus routes in the current schedule, serving Nanaimo and the Regional District of Nanaimo.
What time do Nanaimo buses start and stop?
On a weekday the earliest route starts at 4:45 am and the last bus leaves at 12:27 am. Each route page lists its own first and last bus for every day.
Does Nanaimo run on Sundays?
16 of the 22 routes run on Sundays. The others do not; their pages say which days they run.
Does Nanaimo run on public holidays?
Thanksgiving (Mon 12 Oct) and Remembrance Day (Wed 11 Nov) run a different schedule on most routes. Each route page says which one.
Is there a Nanaimo route map?
Yes. Open the map on this page to see every route, and open a route to see its stops on the map.
Where do the Nanaimo times come from?
From the open schedule data published by BC Transit, refreshed October 4, 2026. These are scheduled times, not live arrivals.
Source: BC Transit open data (GTFS schedule for Nanaimo), used under the BC Transit open data terms. Refreshed October 4, 2026; the current timetable runs to December 19, 2026. Disruptions and service alerts are published by the operator. Changes made: times reformatted into timetables and departure lists.