Other Port of Victoria Cruise Ship Terminal Ground Transportation Options

Of interest to tourists, the little harbour ferries run all over the harbour. You can catch one just outside the information booth on the north end of the waterfront.

• Victoria Harbour Ferry    

Also of interest are Whale Watching tours. Several companies are scattered around the waterfront and into town that offer these tours (which are about 3 hours long and cost about CAD 80-120).

• Victoria Whale Watch Tour     

You won't have time during a cruise port call, but if you plan to return to Victoria in the future, you might be interested in knowing about these other ways to get to and from Victoria by boat:

To reach Seattle, across the border in nearby Washington state, there is a convenient high-speed passenger catamaran ferry, The Clipper, that runs to/from Victoria's inner harbour:

• Clipper high-speed passenger ferry from Victoria to Seattle    
• Clipper high-speed passenger ferry from Seattle to Victoria    

MV Coho/Black Ball Ferry Line is a passenger and vehicle ferry running between Victoria's inner harbour and Port Angeles, Washington, across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Crossing time is 90 minutes. Service runs all year except for an annual refit for one week in winter time. In the winter, this ferry runs 2 sailings a day and in the summer up to 4 sailings per day each way are scheduled.

• MV Coho    

Washington State Ferries operates a passenger vehicle ferry between Sidney (about 30-45 minutes north of Victoria) and Anacortes in Washington state, passing through the San Juan Islands. Ferries run once or twice a day. This service does not operate during the winter season, generally from the second week of January until the end of March. To get there, you'll need to take bus.

• Anacortes Ferry    

The main way to get from Victoria to Vancouver is via BC Ferries, which operates a ferry service from Swartz Bay, 30-45 minutes north of Victoria, to Tsawwassen (south of Vancouver). To get to the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal    , take bus number 70, 72 or 73 (bus number 70 is an express bus, while buses 72 and 73 stop in Sidney and Saanichton).

• BC Ferries