Vancouver Island Travel
Travel to Vancouver Island destinations is truly a West Coast experience. Ferry service is available from several mainland British Columbia and Washington state departure terminals as well as between locations on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Air service includes scheduled flights by major airlines to Victoria International airport and other Vancouver Island locations. There is harbour to harbour helicopter and float plane service including chartered flights to various Island locations. Regular scheduled motor coach, and city transit provide full bus transportation services to Island communities.
Island Highway Information
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Northern Region, Southern Interior Region,Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, Border Cams. Each cam page has a red "Weather Information" button, where you can view current and forecast weather
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Looking for maps of British Columbia? Here you'll find maps of the province, major BC cities and towns these maps are sure to come in handy.
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For the latest reported conditions for highways in British Columbia. The information is updated on regularly scheduled intervals, and as conditions change.
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A listing of all numbered highways in B.C. There are 16 fresh water ferry routes in British Columbia. Major highways in British Columbia are numbered routes.
Ferry Services
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British Columbia Ferry Services provides daily service for 47 ports of call on 25 routes throughout coastal British Columbia. Crossing times between Vancouver Island and B.C.'s Lower Mainland range from about 90 minutes to two hours, depending ferry route you take.
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The M.V Coho provides a scenic passage, linking Victoria, BC and Port Angeles, WA. We are a vehicle and passenger ferry, providing year round daily service and our captain and crew look forward to welcoming you on board the ship!
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We are family owned and operated with a staff of about 25 enthusiastic souls who thoroughly enjoy sharing the experience of Bellingham, the San Juan Islands and Victoria.
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Travel between Seattle and Victoria is fast and easy! Hop aboard one of our high-speed passenger-only Victoria Clipper ferries and enjoy the two-three hour cruise through the Puget Sound and into the Strait of Juan de Fuca on your way to Victoria’s Inner Harbour.
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The Victoria Express operates 2 vessels providing seasonal foot passenger service with up to 3 trips daily between Port Angeles and Victoria B.C.
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It's a beautiful journey aboard a Washington State Ferry as your car ferry sails from Anacortes through the San Juan Islands to Sidney, B.C. on Vancouver Island.
Island Rail Services
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Ticket office is located at 450 Pandora Avenue Victoria BC V8W 3L5. For ticket and reservations call from anywhere in Canada Toll-free: 1-888-842-7245 or visit Via Rail. Travel Vancouver Island on the VIA Rail's E & N Railiner "The Malahat". Starting in Victoria BC you travel along the beautiful east coast of Vancouver Island, through to Courtenay BC. Unlimited stopover privileges allow you to spend time visiting places such as Duncan with its Totem poles, Chemainus world famous murals, Nanaimo's beautiful inner harbour and explore downtown Courtenay.
Island Bus Services
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With more than 3,100 service locations in North America, Greyhound offers a lot of choices in planning your next trip. To make it easier to choose which destination is right for you, we have compiled a province-by-province list of our available locations.
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Visit Victoria, British Columbia and experience the most spectacular tours with Gray Line West. Select from a range of Victoria tours, and explore the city, mountains, and ocean.
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Service from Vancouver via Ferries to Victoria and Nanaimo via BC Ferries to Duke Point. Pick-up locations in Vancouver, and Vancouver International Airport.
Airline and Airport Services
Major airlines offer scheduled flights to Victoria International Airport from Vancouver and Seattle. Victoria International Airport is located near Sidney and BC Ferries, a 30-minute drive from downtown Victoria. An airport shuttle service, taxis, and car rental agencies are available from the airport. Other smaller Island airports that provide daily airline services are located at Nanaimo, Campbell River ,Comox Valley and Port Hardy.
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