Horseshoe
Bay Ferry Terminal
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BC Ferries operates
a scheduled ferry service between Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay Ferry
Terminal) and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island (Departure
Bay Ferry Terminal).
Two additional scheduled services connecting Vancouver with Vancouver
Island operate between Tsawwassen and Nanaimo (Duke
Point) and between Tsawwassen
and Victoria (Swartz Bay).
Arrivals
at Horseshoe Bay
From Nanaimo (Departure Bay Ferry Terminal)
From Sunshine Coast (Langdale
Ferry Terminal)
From Bowen Island (Snug
Cove)
Departures
from Horseshoe Bay
To Nanaimo (Departure Bay)
To Sunshine Coast (Langdale)
To Bowen Island (Snug Cove)
Vehicles and
Passengers
Ferry
departing Horseshoe Bay for Langdale
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Sailing
Time: 1 hour 35 minutes from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo.
40 minutes from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale.
20 minutes from Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island.
Sailings:
8 daily roundtrip sailings from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo.
8 daily roundtrip sailings between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale.
14 daily roundtrip sailings between Horseshoe Bay and Bowen Island.
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For more information
visit: Nanaimo, Langdale,
Horseshoe Bay, Bowen
Island, and Vancouver.
Departure Bay
is located 4 km north of downtown Nanaimo, Vancouver Island.
Horseshoe Bay
is located 25 km northwest of downtown Vancouver.
Driving instructions from Vancouver:
West on Georgia Street, through Stanley Park
Cross the Lions Gate Bridge
Follow the Upper Levels Highway, 99-1, to Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal
Total estimated driving time from downtown Vancouver: 25 minutes
Driving instructions from Vancouver International Airport:
Look for destination signs leaving the airport terminal and follow
Highway 99 North into Vancouver.
West on Georgia Street, through Stanley Park
Cross the Lions Gate Bridge
Follow the Upper Levels Highway, 99-1, to Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal
Total estimated driving time from Vancouver International Airport:
45 minutes
Driving Instructions from the Fraser Valley (Chilliwack):
Highway 1 westbound to Vancouver
Continue northbound on Highway 1 across Ironworkers Memorial Bridge
Westbound on Highway 1 (Upper Levels Highway) to Horseshoe Bay ferry
terminal
Total estimated driving time from Chilliwack: approximately 1 hour,
25 minutes depending on traffic conditions.
Driving Instructions from Squamish & Whistler:
South on Highway 99, the "Sea to Sky Highway"
Continue past the Horseshoe Bay turn-off
Take Exit #4, the Caulfeild exit Loop over the overpass
Proceed west on highway to Horseshoe Bay Terminal
Total estimated driving time from Squamish: 45 minutes; from Whistler
approximately 1 hr 20 minutes; depending on traffic conditions.
Driving instructions from Seattle:
I-5 North to the Canadian border
In British Columbia, I-5 becomes Highway 99
Follow Highway 99 North into Vancouver West on Georgia Street, through
Stanley Park Cross the Lions Gate Bridge
Follow Upper Levels Highway, 99-1, to Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal
Total estimated driving time: about 3 hrs 30 minutes
Horseshoe Bay Parking Information
The parking facilities at Horseshoe Bay terminal are independently
operated and managed by Imperial Parking of Vancouver. In Vancouver,
customers can call (604) 681-3233 for more information. From outside
the Vancouver area, call toll free: 1-888-CAN-PARK
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