Whether you cruise on the ocean or fly over it, you will enjoy breathtaking views of the Gulf Islands, the Strait of Georgia, and coast mountains of British Columbia on your way to beautiful Vancouver Island!
Vancouver Island is accessed from mainland British Columbia and Washington State in the U.S. by ferry service and by numerous airlines. Provided below is contact information for transportation services to and on Vancouver Island.
Our pre-trip information package, which is mailed to you upon receipt of your deposit, contains detailed information to assist you in your travel planning for getting to your sea kayaking tour point of embarkation. Please contact our office at anytime if you require assistance in travel plans.
Our multi-day sea kayaking adventures require that you arrive to the point of embarkation for the evening prior to the departure date. Included in your pre-trip information is a listing of accommodation suggestions for the town in which your trip originates. Accommodation reservations should be made well in advance as they can sell out quickly in the summer months.
If you are requiring accommodations at other
Vancouver Island or mainland British Columbia destinations, prior
to, or after, your trip with us, we suggest you visit the Tourism
British Columbia website. TOURISM
BRITISH COLUMBIA is available to travelers to assist in accommodation
bookings, and to provide other visitor services and activities
information.
Call toll free in North America at 1-800-663-6000
For information on visitor to Canada Visa and personal identification requirements, visit the CANADA CUSTOMS website for complete details.
Persons under the age of 18 travelling with one parent may require a notarized letter signed by the other parentproviding permission to travel. If the traveller does not possess the required documentation, airline carriers reserve the right to refuse the boarding of flights and Canada Customs may refuse entry into the Country. We strongly recommend you contact your travel agent and / or airline to inquire into proof of citizenship requirements, well in advance of your airline departure date.
Victoria to Nanaimo - 111
km (69 miles) - approx. 1 hr. 30 min. drive
Nanaimo to Tofino - 206 km (128 miles) - approx. 3 hr. drive
Nanaimo to Ucluelet - 180 km (112 miles) - approx 2 hr. 30 min
drive
Nanaimo to Port McNeill - 352 km (219 miles) - approx. 4 hr. drive
Nanaimo to Zeballos - 289 km (180 miles) - approx. 4 hr. drive
Between Vancouver, British Columbia and Vancouver Island
BRITISH
COLUMBIA FERRY CORPORATION (BC Ferries)
Provides year round vehicle and walk-on ferry service between
mainland British Columbia and Vancouver Island. Visit their website
for rates, schedules, and reservation information on service from
Vancouver, BC to Nanaimo and Victoria on the Island.
BC Ferries can also be contacted anywhere in the province by calling
1-888-223-3779, and outside of British Columbia at (250)
386-3431.
Between Washington State and Vancouver Island
Ferries connect Seattle, Port Angeles, Bellingham and Anacortes in Washington State with Vancouver Island, BC.
For travel from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State:
VICTORIA
EXPRESS
The passenger-only ferry runs between Port Angeles, WA and Victoria,
BC during the late spring, summer, and early fall.
Toll Free Telephone Reservations: 1-800-663-1589
MV
COHO
This car and walk-on ferry runs between Port Angeles, WA and Victoria,
BC except for a brief mid-winter maintenance period.
Between Seattle, WA and Victoria, BC
VICTORIA
CLIPPER
Offers year-round walk-on service.
Telephone: 1-800-888-2535
Between Anacortes, WA and Sydney (Victoria) BC
WASHINGTON
STATE FERRY SYSTEM
Provides year-round car and walk-on service.
Service is also provided from Orcas Island and Friday Harbour
(San Juan Island) to Sydney (Victoria), and from Sydney to Friday
Harbour. Sydney, BC is a few miles north of Victoria, with easy
access.
Telephone: 1-800-843-3779 or (206) 464-6400
Between Bellingham, WA and Victoria, BC
VICTORIA ~
SAN JUAN CRUISES
Offers seasonal walk-on service.
Major airlines have frequent
scheduled flights from Vancouver, BC and
Seattle, WA directly to Victoria International Airport and also
connect with other Island communities like Nanaimo, Courtenay,
Comox, Campbell River and Port Hardy.
AIR CANADA
/ AIR BC
Offers flights daily from Vancouver International to Victoria,
Nanaimo, and Campbell River.
Telephone: 1-800-663-3721
HORIZON
AIRLINES
Flights from Seattle, WA to Victoria on Vancouver Island.
Telephone Toll Free: 1-800-547-9308
NORTH
VANCOUVER AIR
Services Tofino, on the west coast of Vancouver Island daily from
Vancouver, BC.
Telephone: 1-800-228-6608 or (604) 278-1608
Clayoquot Sound Tours - Vargas Island Lodge-Based Tours
NORTHWEST
SEAPLANES INC.
Float plane and twin engine service on a daily basis from Seattle,
WA to Tofino, Ucluelet, and Port Hardy on Vancouver Island.
Telephone: 1-800-690-0086 or (425) 277-1590
Johnstone Strait - Broken
Islands Tours
Clayoquot Sound Tours - Vargas Island Lodge Based Tours
PACIFIC
COASTAL AIR
Service from Vancouver, BC to Port Hardy, BC.
Telephone: 1-800-663-2872 or (604) 273-8666
Johnstone Strait Tours
KENMORE
AIR
Flights from Seattle, WA to Port McNeill, BC.
Telephone: 1-800-543-9595
Johnstone Strait Tours
WEST JET
Flights from Vancouver, BC and other major Canadian cities to
Victoria and Comox on Vancouver Island.
Telephone Toll Free: 1-800-538-5696
North Gulf Islands Tours
- Clayoquot Sound Tours
Vargas Island Lodge Based Tours - Broken Islands Tours
Johnstone Strait Tours
SOUND
FLIGHT
Offers scheduled and charter air service from Renton, WA to Vancouver
Island destinations of Nanaimo, Tofino, Ucluelet, and Port McNeill.
Ground transfers available between Seattle Sea-Tac airport and
the Renton airport.
Telephone Toll Free: 1-800-825-0722
North Gulf Islands Tours
- Clayoquot Sound Tours
Vargas Island Lodge Based Tours - Broken Islands Tours
Johnstone Strait Tours
For complete information on inbound airlines servicing Seattle, Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo, please visit the following airport websites.
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
GREYHOUND
Provides service between Vancouver, BC and Nanaimo on Vancouver
Island.
Telephone Toll Free: 1-800-661-8747
In Vancouver: (604) 482-8742.
PACIFIC
COACH LINES
Offers coach service from Vancouver via BC Ferries to downtown
Victoria on Vancouver Island.
Pick up is from various locations in Vancouver, including downtown,
Vancouver International
Airport, and major hotels.
Telephone Toll Free: 1-800-661-1725
In Victoria: (250) 385-4411
In Vancouver: (604) 662-8074.
LAIDLAW
COACH LINES
Provides scheduled motor coach service throughout Vancouver Island.
For schedules and information;
Telephone Toll Free: 1-800-318-0818
In Nanaimo: (250) 753-4371.
QUICK
SHUTTLE SERVICE
Provides shuttle service daily to Vancouver, BC, from Seattle
Tacoma Airport, downtown Seattle, WA, Everett, WA, and Bellingham,
WA airport.
Telephone Toll Free: 1-800-665-2122
In Vancouver: (604) 940-4428
VIA RAIL'S E & N RAILINER
A relaxing and romantic way to visit many of Vancouver Island's
charming communities. The E & N Railiner travels daily from
Victoria along the east coast of Vancouver Island, through Nanaimo
and on to Courtenay.
Unlimited stopover privileges allow you to spend time visiting
places such as the COWICHAN
NATIVE VILLAGE in Duncan. For more information contact VIA
Rail.
Telephone Toll Free: 1-800-561-8630
SEATTLE,
WA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
On-Site Counter and Vehicles
ALAMO
AVIS
BUDGET
HERTZ
NATIONAL
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
On-Site Counter and Vehicles
AVIS
ALAMO
BUDGET
HERTZ
NATIONAL
THRIFTY
VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
On-Site Counter and Vehicles
NANAIMO
AIRPORT
On-Site Counter and Vehicles
