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Duke Point (Nanaimo)

From Duke Point (Nanaimo), ferries sail to Vancouver (Tsawwassen): 52 sailings a week on 1 line. The crossing takes about 2 hours.

Crossings from Duke Point (Nanaimo)

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.

Duke Point (Nanaimo)Vancouver (Tsawwassen)
05:1507:4510:0510:15+5 more, last 22:45
52 a week
fromC$21

Crossings arriving at Duke Point (Nanaimo)

Vancouver (Tsawwassen)Duke Point (Nanaimo)
05:1507:4510:0510:15+5 more, last 22:45
52 a week
fromC$21

About the terminal

The crossing to Vancouver (Tsawwassen) takes two hours over 37 nautical miles, the longer of the two mainland links from Nanaimo and the one that lands south of Vancouver, near the mouth of the Fraser. The berth is south of the city, with Nanaimo Harbour and the Gabriola Island terminal both 3 km away and Departure Bay 6 km north. They sit close together and are easy to mistake for one another, but each faces a different mainland terminal, and none is within walking reach of the next.

Ferries from Duke Point (Nanaimo): common questions

Where can you go by ferry from Duke Point (Nanaimo)?
One crossing leaves Duke Point (Nanaimo) on the current timetables: to Vancouver (Tsawwassen) (52 a week).
How many ferries leave Duke Point (Nanaimo) a day?
Between 6 and 8, depending on the day of the week. The first departure of the day is at 05:15, to Vancouver (Tsawwassen), and the last at 22:45, to Vancouver (Tsawwassen), local time.
Which ferry companies sail from Duke Point (Nanaimo)?
BC Ferries runs every departure listed from Duke Point (Nanaimo).
How much is the ferry from Duke Point (Nanaimo)?
The lowest published passenger fare from Duke Point (Nanaimo) is C$21, to Vancouver (Tsawwassen). Each route page lists every fare class its operators publish.

Before you sail

Before you sail from Duke Point (Nanaimo)

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

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