Vancouver Island and the Victoria region are served by an excellent transportation network. Ferries carrying passengers, automobiles, trucks and trailers make more than 100 crossings to and from the mainland daily, linking motorists to Vancouver to the east, Seattle to the south and Prince Rupert and Alaska to the north. The network also includes an airport, helicopter and seaplane services, busses, and passenger train service.
Air
Victoria International Airport - YYJ
Busses
B.C. Transit
Telephone: (250) 382-6161
Facsimile: (250) 384-5412
Web site: www.bctransit.com
Local bus service is provided by B.C. Transit. You can pick up the Rider's Guide with schedules and routes free from merchants and information booths, or $.25 on the bus
Ferry
Regular, frequent ferry and high-speed catamaran service connects the island to mainland B.C. and Washington state. The trip itself is a holiday as the ships weave a path past myriad forested islands. Marine life, including orca (killer whales) and seals, are often spotted. Victoria's arrival points are the Inner Harbour, the town of Sidney, and Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal (30 minutes from Victoria near Sidney).
B.C. Ferry Corporation
Victoria (250) 386-3431
Extensive passenger/vehicle ferry system linking the B.C. Mainland with Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
Hourly sailings in summer months; 7 am - 10 pm, odd hours in the winter months 7 am - 9 pm.
Travel time between Tsawwassen (Vancouver) and Swartz Bay (Victoria) is 1 hr. 35 mins.
Black Ball Transport - M.V. CohoVictoria (250) 386-2202
Port Angeles (360) 457-4491
Passenger/vehicle ferry service.
4 daily sailings between Port Angeles and Victoria May to October.
Two sailings per day March to May & Oct. - Nov.
One sailing per day Nov. - Feb.
Travel time is 1.5 hrs.
Source: The City of Victoria