| How do you get to
Victoria, British Columbia?
Victoria
is located on the southernmost tip of Vancouver Island. Victoria
is reached by air or ferry. You can opt to board the ferry as a
foot passenger or drive on board. Whether you choose to go by air
or sea, the views are spectacular.
When traveling to Victoria and
Vancouver Island from mainland North America, you are accompanied
by spectacular views of deep blue seas, rugged coastlines, lush
forests, marine life and wildlife.
It is a 1.5 hour ferry ride from Vancouver's Tsawwassen
ferry terminal to Victoria's Swartz Bay terminal via the BC Ferries.
By helicopter, it will take 25 minutes one way from downtown Vancouver
to downtown Victoria. Airplane will also take 25 minutes from downtown
to downtown.
There are many ways to come to Victoria,
below there are details of how to get here by
Sea, by Air or by
Ground Transportation.
Getting
to Victoria By Sea
Victoria is well-connected to mainland
British Columbia and Washington State by vehicle and passenger ferries
and high-speed catamarans.
 BC
Ferries - (Vancouver to Victoria)
http://www.bcferries.bc.ca/
Frequent daily scheduled service (passengers
and vehicles) between Tsawwassen (south of Vancouver off I-5) and
Swartz Bay (north of Victoria). Also frequent service between Horseshoe
Bay (West Vancouver) and Departure Bay (Nanaimo), to the Gulf Islands
and other B.C. points. Full cafeteria service and other amenities
on main route ships.
The Victoria Clipper
- (Seattle to Victoria Harbour)
www.victoriaclipper.com
Seattle to Victoria. Jet-foil service from
Seattle to Victoria and return. Passenger only vessels.
Voyage is 2-3 hours depending on weather. Seattle's Pier 69 to Victoria's
Inner Harbour.
Victoria Express - (Port Angeles
to Victoria Harbour)
www.victoriaexpress.com
Daily passenger service between Port Angeles
and Victoria's Inner Harbour, 2 sailings per day, increasing to
3 sailings during summer months.
MV Coho Ferry - (Port
Angeles to Victoria)
www.cohoferry.com
Port Angeles to Victoria. A vehicle and
passenger ferry service operated by Blackball Transport. The crossing
time is 95 minutes. Two sailings daily from Victoria and Port Angeles.
Anacortes /
San Juan Islands - (Anacortes / San Juan Islands / Sidney)
Washington
State Ferries
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
Getting
to Victoria by Air Travel
Located 30 minutes from downtown
Victoria and five minutes from Sidney, Victoria International Airport
serves daily flights from Vancouver International Airport and Seattle-Tacoma
Airport, as well as direct flights from points throughout Canada
and the US. Regular float plane and helicopter service to downtown
Victoria is available from Vancouver and Seattle.
Harbour Air
Seaplanes -(Vancouver Harbour to Victoria Harbour)
www.harbour-air.com
Schedules daily flights between Victoria
and Vancouver harbours. Daily tours of Victoria, Gulf Island and
Olympic Peninsula.
Helijet Airways Ltd. -(Vancouver
Harbour to Victoria Harbour)
www.helijet.com
Frequent daily helicopter flights between
Victoria and Seattle downtown to downtown, and Vancouver and Victoria
downtown to downtown, or to Vancouver airport.
West Coast Air -(Vancouver Harbour
to Victoria Harbour)
www.westcoastair.com
Scheduled daily flights between Victoria
and Vancouver Harbours.
Kenmore Air Seaplanes - (Seattle
to Victoria Harbour)
www.kenmoreair.com
Scheduled daily flights between Seattle
and Victoria harbours.
Victoria International
Airport
http://www.cyyj.ca/
WestJet Airlines Ltd.
www.westjet.com
Scheduled daily flights linking Victoria
with destinations across Canada. Including five daily flights from
Calgary and five daily flights from Edmonton to Victoria.
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Pacific Coastal Airlines
www.pacific-coastal.com
Scheduled daily flights between Victoria
and Vancouver airports as well as service to the West Coast of BC
and other Vancouver Island Communities.
Air Canada/Air BC Connector
www.aircanada.ca
San Juan Airlines
www.sanjuanairlines.com/flights/
Scheduled flights between the San Juan Islands,
Port Angeles and Seattle as well as chartered flights between Victoria,
the San Juan Islands, Port Angeles and Seattle.
Hawkair
www.hawkair.net
Scheduled flights between Victoria, Vancouver
and Prince George. Hawkair also flies to Prince Rupert, Terrace-Kitimat,
Dawson Creek, Grande Praire, Vancouver and Prince George.
Getting
to Victoria by Ground Transportation
Pacific Coach Lines 
www.pacificcoach.com
They are the only motor coach company licensed
to operate a daily scheduled service onboard all scheduled BC Ferries
sailings between Vancouver & Victoria, British Columbia.
Victoria Harbour Location Map
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