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Cormorant Island (Alert Bay)

From Cormorant Island (Alert Bay), ferries sail to Port McNeill and Malcolm Island (Sointula): 81 sailings a week on 1 line. The busiest crossing is to Port McNeill, 41 a week.

Crossings from Cormorant Island (Alert Bay)

Times come from BC Ferries' printed seasonal timetables, read into this site on . Fares were last read on . Sailings change at short notice; confirm with the line before you travel.

Cormorant Island (Alert Bay)Port McNeill
06:2009:1509:2512:15+3 more, last 21:15
41 a week
No farein this direction
Cormorant Island (Alert Bay)Malcolm Island (Sointula)
06:2009:1509:2512:15+3 more, last 21:15
40 a week
No farein this direction

Crossings arriving at Cormorant Island (Alert Bay)

Port McNeillCormorant Island (Alert Bay)
08:2508:4011:2014:20+3 more, last 22:35
41 a week
return fromC$12.45
Malcolm Island (Sointula)Cormorant Island (Alert Bay)
07:0007:4510:4513:45+3 more, last 23:10
40 a week
No farein this direction

About the terminal

The nearest terminal beyond its own two neighbours lies more than 130 km to the south, around Campbell River and Quadra, which measures how far the north coast service sits from the rest of the network. The island lies in Broughton Strait, 45 minutes from Port McNeill on Vancouver Island and 35 minutes from Sointula on Malcolm Island. Neither of the crossings leaving here shows a fare; the charge for the group is made at Port McNeill, 11 km away. Sointula is closer still, 8 km off.

Ferries from Cormorant Island (Alert Bay): common questions

Where can you go by ferry from Cormorant Island (Alert Bay)?
2 crossings leave Cormorant Island (Alert Bay) on the current timetables: to Port McNeill (41 a week) and Malcolm Island (Sointula) (40 a week).
How many ferries leave Cormorant Island (Alert Bay) a day?
Between 9 and 12, depending on the day of the week. The first departure of the day is at 06:20, to Port McNeill, and the last at 21:15, to Malcolm Island (Sointula), local time.
Which ferry companies sail from Cormorant Island (Alert Bay)?
BC Ferries runs every departure listed from Cormorant Island (Alert Bay).

Before you sail

Before you sail from Cormorant Island (Alert Bay)

What to bring, when to arrive and what happens when the weather turns.

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