58 routes · 36 ports
Ferries in Canada
Every crossing we track, by province. Pick the water you are crossing, or start from the busiest routes below.
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Each card leads to every crossing, port and operator in that water.
British Columbia
36 ports58 crossings · 3608 sailings a week
BC Ferries runs almost every crossing here — the big Vancouver Island routes from Tsawwassen and Horseshoe Bay, the Southern Gulf Islands, and the small island shuttles up the Strait of Georgia.
Main hubs
Most sailings
Busiest crossings
Ranked by how many departures the operators publish, not by an editor's guess.
Campbell RiverQuadra Island (Quathiaski Cove)
06:3007:3008:0008:30+25 more, last 23:30
194 a week
fromC$10.55
Gabriola Island (Descanso Bay)Nanaimo (Nanaimo Harbour)
05:1506:2007:0507:35+20 more, last 23:00
160 a week
fromC$11.60
Buckley BayDenman Island West
07:0007:4008:2009:00+14 more, last 23:00
111 a week
fromC$10.55
Bowen IslandVancouver (Horseshoe Bay)
05:1506:1507:3008:45+12 more, last 23:30
108 a week
fromC$12.45
Vancouver (Tsawwassen)Victoria (Swartz Bay)
06:0007:0008:0009:00+13 more, last 22:00
105 a week
fromC$21
CroftonSalt Spring Island (Vesuvius Bay)
06:3007:4008:5510:10+10 more, last 23:00
87 a week
fromC$12.75
Denman Island East (Gravelly Bay)Hornby Island (Shingle Spit)
07:4508:2009:4010:40+11 more, last 22:35
83 a week
fromC$10.55
ChemainusThetis Island (Preedy Harbour)
06:4508:2008:2509:35+16 more, last 23:25
70 a week
fromC$10.95
ChemainusPenelakut Island (Telegraph Harbour)
06:4508:2509:3510:00+15 more, last 23:25
69 a week
fromC$10.95
Who sails them
Operators
The lines carrying the most of this country's timetable.
Ferries in Canada: common questions
How many ferry routes are there in Canada?
58 crossings with a published timetable start or end in Canada, between 36 ports. Each has its own page with the full timetable and fares.
What is the busiest ferry route in Canada?
Campbell River to Quadra Island (Quathiaski Cove), with 194 sailings a week on the current timetable, run by BC Ferries.
What is the shortest ferry crossing in Canada?
Campbell River to Quadra Island (Quathiaski Cove), at about 10 minutes. The longest listed is Pender Island (Otter Bay) to Vancouver (Tsawwassen), at about 3 hours.
Which ferry companies operate in Canada?
Two lines publish sailings here. The largest by sailings a week are BC Ferries and Black Ball Ferry Line.
What is the cheapest ferry in Canada?
The lowest published passenger fare is C$8.10, on Brentwood Bay to Mill Bay. Fares are as the operators publish them; check the operator's price for your day.