Transportation in VICTORIA

Getting To Victoria and Getting Around Victoria are two different events. Victoria is located on Vancouver Island. Visitors will need to get to the island via ferry, plane or helijet. Once in Victoria, there are many methods of transportation.

Also see Activities
Rail Tours

SEA TRAVEL

Ferry service from the mainland (Tsawwassen) to Vancouver Island (Swartz Bay). Transport for passengers, bicycles, cars, trucks, RV's and buses. Ferries leave from the Tsawwassen terminal, 45 minutes from downtown Vancouver and arrive at Swartz Bay, 45 minutes from downtown Victoria. Parking and bus transportation is available at both terminals. Summer months on the hour - 7:00 am - 10:00 pm Winter months odd hours - 7:00 am - 9:00 pm.
Vancouver to Swartz Bay is an 1.5 hour ferry ride
Please see current schedule and fare information.
Telephone Toll Free in B.C: 1-888-223-3779 (BCFERRY)
Victoria Terminal 250-385.4411
Vancouver Terminal 604.662.8074

Seattle to Victoria. Jet-foil service from Seattle to Victoria and return.
Passenger only vessels.
Voyage is 2-3 hours depending on weather. Seattle's Pier 69 to Victoria's Inner Harbour.
Each vessel is designed for passenger comfort, with airplane style seats, optional meal service and on-board duty free.
Please see current fares and schedule information

Toll free: 1.800.633.1589
Victoria: 250.361.9144
Port Angeles: 360.452.8088
Daily passenger service between Port Angeles and Victoria's Inner Harbour, May 24 through September 14, 2003. 2 sailings per day, increasing to 3 sailings during summer months.
Please see current fares and schedule information

Port Angeles to Victoria. A vehicle and passenger ferry service operated by Blackball Transport. The crossing time is 95 minutes. Two sailings daily from Victoria and Port Angeles.
Please see fares and schedule information

Victoria: 250.381.1551 or 250.656.1531
Washington State: 206.4646400 or 1-800-84-FERRY.
Anacortes, WA to Sidney, BC (17 miles northeast of Victoria) 1 sailing daily.

Victoria Harbour tours and transportation service between pubs, hotels, parks, wharfs and shops around the Downtown Inner Harbour
Telephone: 250.708.0201
Harbour Ferry web site

1-800-443-4552 U.S. or Canada, (360) 738-8099 in Bellingham
Bellingham to Victoria, Passengers only. May - October only.

LAND TRAVEL

Pacific Coach Lines
www.pacificcoach.com

They are the only motorcoach company licensed to operate a daily scheduled service onboard all scheduled BC Ferries sailings between Vancouver & Victoria, British Columbia. They also offer a variety of sightseeing tours around Vancouver and day trips to Victoria including Butchart Gardens and whale watching.
Please see fares and schedule information

BC Transit
www.bctransit.com

Telephone: 250.382.6161
Handy Dart Custom Transit
Telephone: 250.727.7811
Local transit buses run seven days a week from 6am to midnight and on all statutory holidays. Ferry Service from downtown Victoria to Swartz Bay.
Please see fares and schedule information

Gray Line Tours
www.grayline.ca

Tours depart from the heart of downtown, Victoria's Inner Harbour area in front of the world famous Empress Hotel. Destinations include The Butchart Gardens, Grand City Tours, Butterfly Gardens, and Whale Watching. Gray Line also operates scheduled services to most of the communities on Vancouver Island
Please see fares and schedule information
Telephone: 1.800.663.8390 or 250.388.5248

Tally Ho Tours
www.tallyhotours.com

Victoria's original and oldest sightseeing company offering a unique experience, without which no visit to Victoria is complete.
Please see fares and schedule information
Telephone: 1.250.383.5067
Fax: 1.250.655.0181

Bus Other

• Vancouver Island Coach Lines Limited
  Telephone: 475-3339


• Enchanted Tours (Sightseeing Tours)
  3408 Seymour Place, Victoria, B.C., V8X 1W5
  www.sightseeing.ca
  Telephone: 475.3396


• Royal Blue Line (Sightseeing Tours) - 360.2249


• HandyDART, Disabled Adult Transfer Service - 727.7811

Limousine Transportation

• Canadian Limousines
  www.cdnlimo.com
  Telephone: 604.267.1441 or 888.000.0000


• VIP Limousine and Bus Service
  www.limousine.ca
  Telephone: 475.6895


• LA Limousines, 27085-750 Goldstream Ave., Victoria, B.C. V9B 5T2
  Telephone: 391.9000


• Daimler Limousine Service, 713 Bexhill Rd., Victoria, B.C. V9C 3P9
  Telephone: 474.4332


• Royal Limousine Service, P.O. Box 43041, Victoria, B.C. V8X 3G2
  Telephone: 250.389.0004

Rentals-RV, Motorhome, Auto

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• Buccaneer Motorhome & Trailer Rentals 637 Nelson Street, Victoria, B.C. V9A 6P9
  Telephone/Fax: (250) 383-1170


• RV Motorhome & Zodiac Lo-Cost Rentals, Admirals Motel 257 Belleville St., Victoria BC V8V 1X1
  Tel/Fax:250 388 6267 or Toll-free 1-888-8ADMIRAL


• Avis Rent A Car, 843 Douglas Street, Victoria, B.C and Victoria Int'l Airport V8W 2B9
  Telephone: (250) 386-8468 www.avis.com


• Budget Rent A Car, 757 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC and Victoria Int'l Airport V8W 1C3
  Telephone: (250) 953-5300 www.budgetvictoria.com


• Hertz Rent A Car - 656-2312


• Thrifty Car Rental Downtown (250) 383-3659 Sidney (250) 656-8804 www.thrifty.com

Taxi

• Victoria Taxi 2024 Douglas Street, Victoria, B.C. V8T 4L1
  Telephone: (250) 383-7111


• Blue Bird Cabs Ltd.,
  Telephone: (250)384-1155


• Beacon Taxi of Sidney,
  Telephone: (250) 656-5588


• Empire Taxi
  Telephone: (250)383-8888


• Empress Taxi Services Ltd.
  Telephone: (250) 381-2222

AIR TRAVEL

Vancouver International Airport - YVR
www.yvr.ca

Vancouver International Airport provides travellers with a wide range of facilities and services. Vancouver International Airport is the gateway to all transportation services operating to the island and the province of British Columbia.
Please see fares and schedule information

Victoria International Airport - YYJ

Several airlines operate daily connector flights to and from Victoria. This airport is approximately 10 miles north of the City Center so prepare for a $35 - $40 taxi fare. The Airport Shuttle Bus provides daily half hour service between Victoria hotels and the airport. This service starts at 4:00 a.m. and continues until midnight daily. It is provided to all incoming and outgoing flights. The regular fare is $13.00 per person; the group rate is $8.00 per person. Limousine service is also available.
Please see Victoria Airport home page

Air Canada - Air BC
http://www.aircanada.ca/

Make a reservation and book your seats online, request fare quotes, check Air Canada's last minute seat sales.

Alaska Air - Horizon Air
http://www.alaskaair.com/
Telephone: 1.800.547.9308 - 7 flights daily between Seattle and Victoria Airports

Helijet Airways
Telephone: Vancouver: 604.273.1414 Victoria 250.382.6222
22 flights daily between Vancouver and Victoria downtown to downtown. Flights now to and from Boeing Field in Seattle.

Harbour Air
http://www.harbour-air.com/
Float plane service to/from Vancouver and points north.Service between Vancouver & Victoria Harbours, Vancouver & Nanaimo Harbours and Ganges and Gulf Islands.

North Vancouver Air Tel: 1.800.228.6608 or 604.278.1608 Regularly scheduled flights to Vancouver, Whistler, Tofino, Campbell River and Powell River.

Cooper Air www.cooperair.com
Telephone: 250.656.3968 or 1.800.656.0766
Scenic tour and charter airline in Victoria.
Check out a real adventure story!

Northwest Seaplanes www.nwseaplanes.com
Floatplane and land plane service between the Seattle area and locations throughout Vancouver Island, and western British Columbia. Specialize in business travel, adventures, trophy fishing and the San Juan Islands.
Telephone: 1.800.690.0086 or 425.277.1590

Island Air www.sanjuan-islandair.com
Island Air has been providing on-demand air charters between Victoria and the US for the past decade.
Telephone: 1.888.378-2376 or 360.378.2376

Air Other

• Air Canada - Air BC - 250.360.9074


• Alaska Airlines - 1.800.252.7522


• American Airlines - 1.800.433.7300


• British Airways - 1.800.247.9297


• Canadian Airlines - 1.800.665.1177


• Continental Airlaines - 1.800.231.0856


• Cooper Air (Charters) 250.656.3968 or 1.800.616.0766


• Delta Air Lines - 1.800.221.1212


• Harbour Air - 384.2215


• Helijet Airways - 382.6222


• Horizon Air - 1.800.547.9308


• Japan Air Lines - 1.800.525.3663


• Northwest Airlines - KLM - 1.800.225.2525


• United Airlines - 1.800.241.6522

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GENERAL TRAVEL TIPS

North American Sites
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Travel resources of North America - Guides and links.

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World Airport Parking Guide
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InternetHotels.com
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