Southern Gulf Islands Schedules

RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED
Prepaid vehicle reservations are recommended on all sailings between Tsawwassen and the Southern Gulf Islands. Use our on-line reservations service, or click on reservations phone numbers for contact lines. You may also travel on a stand-by basis (check schedule for exceptions).

OTHER TRAVEL OPTIONS
If you're headed to Salt Spring Island from the Lower Mainland, you can also travel by taking our Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay and Swartz Bay-Fulford Harbour routes. Ask for a Throughfare ticket when you arrive at Tsawwassen. This will let you travel on both routes at the Tsawwassen-Gulf Islands fare. Or you can sail with us to Nanaimo (Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay or Tsawwassen-Duke Point), take a scenic drive down to Crofton, and catch the ferry to our Salt Spring Island terminal at Vesuvius Bay (Throughfares are not available with this option).

If you want to sail to Mayne, Pender, Galiano or Saturna Island, you have the option of catching the Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay ferry. At Swartz Bay, you would then board the appropriate sailing to your island of choice (click on Vancouver Island Departures for schedule info). Again, ask for a Throughfare ticket when you arrive at our Tsawwassen terminal.

If you are travelling from the Gulf Islands back to Tsawwassen, you can obtain a date-stamped identification voucher on board the Gulf Islands ferry. This can be purchased from a dispensing machine on some vessels, the snack bar, or Mate on other ships. When you disembark at Swartz Bay, the voucher will enable you to buy your Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen transfer ticket at the lower Throughfare rate.

Note: These travel options do not provide guaranteed connections.