{"id":295,"date":"2026-05-31T09:03:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T09:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalriceball.website\/bc-ferry-vancouver\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T21:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:10:37","slug":"bc-ferries-ferry-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/bc-ferries-ferry-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"BC Ferries from Vancouver: Routes, Terminals and Booking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Information checked October 8, 2026. From Metro Vancouver, match the sailing terminal to your destination: Tsawwassen serves Swartz Bay for Victoria, Duke Point and Departure Bay for Nanaimo; Horseshoe Bay also serves Departure Bay. Nanaimo\u2019s two terminals are in different locations. Check the date-specific sailing in BC Ferries\u2019 route and passenger information<\/a> before travelling. See the Tsawwassen terminal page<\/a> for its listed destinations and check-in details.<\/p>\n

Advance foot-passenger bookings are available on selected routes, including Tsawwassen\u2013Swartz Bay, Tsawwassen\u2013Duke Point and Horseshoe Bay\u2013Departure Bay. Bookable space is limited, so no online foot-passenger booking does not necessarily mean the ferry has no space; walk-up travel remains subject to availability. For vehicles, booking and drive-up rules differ by route and sailing. BC Ferries sets aside different amounts of bookable vehicle-deck space, and vehicles on Horseshoe Bay\u2013Departure Bay must be booked in advance. Check the official space-allocation rules<\/a> for your route.<\/p>\n

Plan each end of the trip separately. BC Ferries lists TransLink route 620 from Bridgeport to Tsawwassen. The BC Ferries Connector to Victoria is operated by Wilson\u2019s Group; Metro Vancouver\u2019s TransLink and Vancouver Island\u2019s BC Transit are separate systems with separate fares. BC Ferries currently lists no public transit at Duke Point, so arrange that last leg in advance. Check the terminal transport options<\/a> and current TransLink schedules<\/a>, leaving time for connections at both ends.<\/p>\n

Fares and fees vary by route, passenger or vehicle type, booking and travel date. Do not reuse an old price: check your sailing on the official BC Ferries fares page<\/a> before paying. For the Vancouver portion of your trip, see our Vancouver planning guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Compare BC Ferries routes and terminals from Metro Vancouver, understand foot-passenger and vehicle bookings, and check current fares and connections.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12504,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-with-title","meta":{"_lc_last_content_reviewed_at":"2026-10-07","_lc_last_fact_checked_at":"2026-10-07","_lc_fact_check_status":"verified","_lc_source_grade":"A","_lc_source_titles":"","_lc_source_publish_dates":"","_lc_source_accessed_at":"2026-10-07T20:50:52+00:00","_lc_claims_checked":"[\"Tsawwassen currently serves Swartz Bay, Duke Point and Departure Bay; Victoria uses Swartz Bay; Nanaimo terminals are distinct.\",\"Advance foot-passenger bookings are listed for Tsawwassen\u2013Swartz Bay, Tsawwassen\u2013Duke Point and Horseshoe Bay\u2013Departure Bay.\",\"Bookable foot-passenger capacity is limited; online booking unavailability does not by itself show the ferry has no space, and walk-up fares remain subject to space.\",\"The amount of advance-bookable vehicle deck space varies by route and sailing.\",\"Vehicles travelling Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay must book and pay in advance under the current policy.\",\"TransLink, BC Transit and Wilson\u2019s Group's BC Ferries Connector are separate services; transit-provider fares are separate.\",\"BC Ferries currently lists TransLink route 620 between Bridgeport and Tsawwassen terminal.\",\"BC Ferries currently lists no public transit service at Duke Point; travelers should verify current terminal transport before travel.\",\"Fare and fee details vary by route and booking type; old fixed prices should not be reused.\",\"Travelers should check current TransLink schedules for their travel date.\",\"The image documents the Queen of Nanaimo entering Tsawwassen in 2009; it does not represent current vessels, sailings or terminal conditions.\",\"The uploader released the photo into the public domain; attribution is included as a courtesy.\"]","_lc_claims_corrected":"Rebuilt the BC Ferries guide around verified Vancouver-area terminals, current foot-passenger and vehicle booking rules, separate terminal transit operators and live fare lookup; removed unsupported vehicle-cost advice, generic citywide FAQ and an unrelated Klook redirect.","_lc_unresolved_claims":"","_lc_correction_note_required":"0","_lc_reviewer_notes":"","_lc_fact_check_source_urls":["https:\/\/www.bcferries.com\/travel-boarding\/terminal-directions-parking-food\/vancouver-tsawwassen\/TSA\/","https:\/\/www.bcferries.com\/travel-boarding\/foot-passenger-check-in","https:\/\/www.bcferries.com\/allocating-space-on-board","https:\/\/www.bcferries.com\/travel-boarding\/coach-bus-shuttle","https:\/\/www.translink.ca\/schedules-and-maps\/schedules-by-region.aspx","https:\/\/www.bcferries.com\/routes-fares\/ferry-fares","https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Queen_of_Nanaimo.jpg"],"footnotes":""},"lc_primary_section":[773],"lc_location":[778,783],"lc_topic":[812],"lc_freshness":[828],"class_list":["post-295","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","lc_primary_section-destination-guides","lc_location-vancouver","lc_location-victoria","lc_topic-transportation","lc_freshness-evergreen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12505,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/295\/revisions\/12505"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"lc_primary_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lc_primary_section?post=295"},{"taxonomy":"lc_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lc_location?post=295"},{"taxonomy":"lc_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lc_topic?post=295"},{"taxonomy":"lc_freshness","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lc_freshness?post=295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}