Greater Victoria Travel & Transportation Information
Travel to Victoria BC and Vancouver Island by BC Ferries and Washington State Ferries with year round schedules from mainland British Columbia and Washington state. Other areas served by BC Ferries include ports on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
Air service includes scheduled flights by major airlines to Victoria International airport and other Vancouver Island locations. There is harbour to harbour helicopter and float plane service including chartered flights to various Island locations.
Holiday Accommodations and Properties
A number of hotels and resorts offer affordable nightly or weekly rates for holiday accommodation in Victoria. For weekend getaways reserving a room at a hotel or bed and breakfast is usually the least expensive option. Travelers staying for a week or longer may find that the option to at a resort in downtown Victoria is more affordable and provides greater convenience to attractions in Victoria, Vancouver Island, and elsewhere.Whale Watching & Sight Seeing Tours
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Holiday Accommodations and Properties
A number of hotels and resorts offer affordable nightly or weekly rates for holiday accommodation in Victoria. For weekend getaways reserving a room at a hotel or bed and breakfast is usually the least expensive option. Travelers staying for a week or longer may find that the option to at a resort in downtown Victoria is more affordable and provides greater convenience to attractions in Victoria, Vancouver Island, and elsewhere.Luma Living Mexico Retirement
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Victoria's year round climate is generally classified as marine west coast with mild, usually rainy winters and dry, mild summers. Summers are generally not hot, with the average high temperatures of 67°F, 19°C and low of 52°F, 11°C. The winters are the mildest in Canada with the average high temperatures of 47°F, 8°C and average low of 38°F, 4°C.
Airline Services

Highway and Ferry Services
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For the latest reported conditions for highways in British Columbia.
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BC Ferries Terminal Conditions
Tsawwassen to Duke Point, Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay, Tsawwassen to Southern Gulf Islands.
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View online current conditions on major Highways, Border Crossings and at BC Ferries.
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BC Highway Distance Calculator
This distance query program will help you to calculate the distance between destinations in British Columbia.
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There are 16 fresh water ferry routes in British Columbia. Major highways in British Columbia are numbered routes.
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Travel from Victoria or Bellingham one-way, or round-trip cruise
Reservations/Information: June to October Toll Free: 1-800-443-4552
Information: In Bellingham (360) 738-8099 Toll Free: 1-800-443-4552 -
British Columbia Ferry ServicesBritish Columbia Ferry Services provides daily service for 47 ports of call on 25 routes throughout coastal British Columbia. Crossing times between Vancouver Island and B.C.'s Lower Mainland range from about 90 minutes to two hours, depending on which ferry route you take.
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Marine services water taxi services in the Southern Gulf Islands
Pick up on Pender, Galiano Mayne or Saturna Island. Phone: (250) 539-3200 -
World renowned cruise ships will make calls to the Ogden Point Terminal starting in April ending in October.
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Coho Ferry, Black Ball Transport, Inc. Vehicle and passenger Service
Year-round daily service. Phone: Victoria (250) 386-2202
In Port Angeles (360) 457-4491 -
High-speed passengers catamarans Comfortable aircraft-type seats
Phone: Seattle ( 206) 448-5000 Victoria (250) 382-810
Outside Seattle & Victoria Toll Free: 1-800-888-2535 -
Washington State Ferries. Vehicles & Passengers
Phone: Victoria (250) 381-1551 or (250) 656-1531
Seattle (206) 464-6400 Toll Free: 1-800-843-2779 -
Victoria Express / Port Angeles
Canadian Passengers Phone: (250) 361-9144
United States Passengers Phone: (360) 452-8088 -
Victoria Regional Transit System
Transit service operates seven days a week. The service area includes the Greater Victoria area, Sidney & Sooke.

Rail and Bus Services
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Visit Victoria, British Columbia and experience the most spectacular tours with Gray Line West. Select from a range of Victoria tours, and explore the city, mountains, and ocean.
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With more than 3,100 service locations in North America, Greyhound offers a lot of choices in planning your next trip. To make it easier to choose which destination is right for you, we have compiled a province-by-province list of our available locations.
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Tofino Bus Island Express is a daily scheduled bus company; charter bus services are also available. Tofino Bus Island Express provides daily transportation to Tofino, Ucluelet and Port Alberni from Parksville, Nanaimo, Vancouver and Victoria.
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Service from Vancouver via Ferries to Victoria and Nanaimo via BC Ferries to Duke Point. Pick-up locations in Vancouver, and Vancouver International Airport.
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VIA Rail's E & N Railiner "The Malahat"
Ticket Office is located at 450 Pandora Avenue Victoria BC. Reservations call Toll-free: 1-888-842-7245. Travel Vancouver Island on the VIA Rail's E & N Railiner "The Malahat". Starting in Victoria BC you travel along the beautiful east coast of Vancouver Island, through to Courtenay BC.
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Wilson's Transportation Ltd and Wilson's Diamond Tours
We offer charter buses, school buses, deluxe and mini coaches, and provide buses for ski trips, sightseeing, conventions, multiday trips, and sports clubs.

Weather Services

Public Holidays In British Columbia
- New Years Day - January 1
- Good Friday - Friday before Easter
- Easter Sunday - after first full moon
- Victoria Day - third Monday in May
- Canada Day - July 1
- BC Day - first Monday in August
- Labour Day - first Monday in September
- Thanksgiving - second Monday in October
- Remembrance Day - November 11
- Christmas - December 25
- Boxing Day - December 26







