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Bus & coach services

Metro Vancouver
BC Ferries Connector (operated by the Wilson's Group)
Phone: 1-888-788-8840
Enjoy direct coach service between downtown Vancouver or Vancouver Airport and downtown Victoria. BC Ferries Connector tickets can be purchased in advance online or over the phone (see above), or on board select sailings between Vancouver (Tsawwassen) and Victoria (Swartz Bay), allowing you to board the coach on the ferry.

Visit the BC Ferries Connector website for schedule information and to book travel.

Important information:
  • Masks are recommended but not required
  • Payment can be made via debit or credit cards
  • When boarding a BC Ferries Connector coach on the ferry, ensure that any baggage checked at the terminal has a BC Ferries Connector bus tag on it

Squamish Connector Transportation Services 
Phone: 604-318-5855
With four non-stop departures daily connecting Horseshoe Bay and Squamish, conveniently arrive at your destination in just 30 minutes using the Squamish Connector's transportation services. As Horseshoe Bay's only northbound coach bus company, reservations are required and can be made online or over the phone. Reservations must be made 45 minutes prior to departure.

Visit our website for schedule information, pricing, custom charters and to book your travel.

Important information:
  • 4x departures daily from Horseshoe Bay northbound to Squamish
  • 4x departures daily from Squamish southbound to Horseshoe Bay
  • Travel time of 30 minutes is approximate and traffic dependent
  • Payments can be made by Visa, Mastercard or Cash only

TransLink
Phone: 604-953-3333
Translink is Metro Vancouver's transportation authority responsible for bus, rail and SeaBus transit services. Translink Compass Cards can be purchased at our Tsawwassen and Horseshoe Bay terminals.


West Vancouver Blue Bus
Phone: 604-985-7777
Victoria and Vancouver Island
BC Ferries Connector (operated by the Wilson's Group)
Phone: 1-888-788-8840
Enjoy direct coach service between downtown Vancouver or Vancouver Airport and downtown Victoria. BC Ferries Connector tickets can be purchased in advance online or over the phone (see above), or on board select sailings between Vancouver (Tsawwassen) and Victoria (Swartz Bay), allowing you to board the coach on the ferry.

Visit the BC Ferries Connector website for schedule information and to book travel.

Important information:
  • Masks are recommended but not required
  • Payment can be made via debit or credit cards
  • When boarding a BC Ferries Connector coach on the ferry, ensure that any baggage checked at the terminal has a BC Ferries Connector bus tag on it

VI Connector 
Phone: 1-866-986-3466  Service has resumed.
Tickets can be purchased in advance online or over the phone for daily bus service between Victoria, Duncan, Nanaimo, Parksville, Qualicum, Courtenay, Port Alberni, Campbell River, Port McNeill and Port Hardy. Visit the VI Connector website to book.

Tofino Bus
Phone: 1-866-986-3466  Service has resumed.
Tofino Bus tickets can be purchased in advance online or over the phone (see above) for daily bus service to Departure Bay terminal in Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Ucluelet and Tofino.

Campbell River Transit System (BC Transit)
Phone: 250-287-7433

Comox Valley Transit System (BC Transit)
Phone: 250-339-5453

Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System (BC Transit)
Phone: 250-746-9899

IslandLink Bus
Daily scheduled bus service between Departure Bay terminal in Nanaimo and Duncan, Mill Bay, Victoria, Parksville, Buckley Bay, Cumberland, Courtenay, Black Creek and Campbell River. Advance bookings recommended (available online only). Visit the IslandLink Bus website to book.

Nanaimo Airporter Shuttle Service
Phone: 778-441-2133
Service between Chemainus, Gabriola Island, Duke Point and Departure Bay ferry terminals and the Nanaimo Airport. 

Nanaimo-Parksville Regional Transit 
Phone: 250-390-4531

Port Alberni Transit System (BC Transit)
Phone: 250-339-5453

North Island Transit System (BC Transit)

Victoria Regional Transit System (BC Transit)
Phone: 250-382-6161
Sunshine Coast, Powell River & Bowen Island
Salt Spring Island
Prince Rupert
Haida Gwaii
Eagle Transit
Phone 250-559-4461
Travel convenience
Enjoy hassle-free coach travel when you book the BC Ferries Connector service, operated by The Wilsons Group. Book today for trips between Vancouver and Victoria.
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Travelling with baggage

Credit: Brian Jackson

Check-in baggage

Take advantage of our secure check-in baggage services - available for foot passengers on select routes.

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Travelling with your pet on the ferry

Pets

Your small pets, including dogs, cats, birds and more, are welcome on our ferries and ride for free.

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Travelling with Dangerous Goods on BC Ferries

Dangerous goods

See what goods are classified as dangerous, and learn how to declare them before you travel.

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