As we safely return to travelling within BC, we're continuing to work towards a better tomorrow. To help make it easier for you to plan, book and manage your travel, we've launched a new mobile-friendly website.
This is one of the ways we're evolving to make your next journey smoother, and to keep our customers and communities safe.
Check out the highlights below or view FAQs for our new site.
Travel advisory:
Highway 17 Closures - Keating Cross Road Overpass Project - July 29 and August 7, 2024
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Posted on: Friday, July 19, 2024
Highway 17 Closures
Keating Cross Road Overpass Project
Victoria to Swartz Bay
July 29 and August 7, 2024
Patricia Bay Highway (Hwy 17) between Victoria and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island will be temporarily closed from Tanner Road to Island View Road due to the Keating Cross Road Overpass Project during the noted times on the following dates:
Scheduled Highway Closures
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Monday, |
Wednesday, |
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8:00 pm – 6:00 am |
10:00 pm – 6:00 am |
Customers looking to travel to or from Swartz Bay terminal during closure times will be impacted and should plan their travel accordingly. A detour will be in effect via Central Saanich Road. Customers should be prepared for a 15-20 minute delay as a result.
Those using transit to Swartz Bay are strongly advised to take earlier bus departures because of the detour. Additional information is available online at: https://alerts.bctransit.com/RouteAlertsDetail/45/70/724.
For more information, please check the Keating Cross Overpass Project website here: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation-projects/other-transportation-projects/highway-17-keating-cross-overpass.
For up-to-date sailing and departure information, check Current Conditions, follow @BCFerries on X, or phone 1-888-223-3779 for further assistance.
Navigating a better tomorrow
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Introducing new fares
Now available on routes between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island to provide more value, choice and certainty.
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Info at a glance
Get the information you need to plan your trip—including daily schedules for all routes and travel conditions at major terminals.
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Easy trip planning
Quickly find sailings and calculate your fare with the new trip planner. You are now able to book and pay for your passenger fares online between Tsawwassen-Southern Gulf Island routes before you travel.
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New features for the North and Central Coast
Book and pay for vehicle and passenger fares online before you travel. You can also book and prepay for your cabin and lounge seats online (on applicable ferries and sailings). Resident fares are now also bookable online (available on North Coast routes as part of a vehicle or passenger booking).
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One site for all your travel
Create and book vacation packages with more convenience than ever—the BC Ferries and BC Ferries Vacations™ websites are now one.
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Manage your account with ease
Create, change or cancel bookings online, and manage them all in one place.
If you have an existing online account with BC Ferries, you will need to complete an account renewal process and reset your password the first time you log in to your account. You will be sent an activation email.
Note: Due to volumes of account renewals, activation emails may take up to 30 minutes to arrive.
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Easy travel for BC Seniors
If you are a senior, you can now book your senior fare online for North Coast and Tsawwassen-Southern Gulf Island routes as part of a vehicle or passenger booking.
Improvement is a continuous journey, and our new website is just one step along the way. As we move forward we'll continue to listen and evolve to make travelling the Coast a better experience than ever.
