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Hornby Island (Shingle Spit)

From Hornby Island (Shingle Spit), ferries sail to Denman Island East (Gravelly Bay): 83 sailings a week on 1 line. The crossing takes about 10 minutes.

Crossings from Hornby Island (Shingle Spit)

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.

Hornby Island (Shingle Spit)Denman Island East (Gravelly Bay)
07:3008:0009:0010:00+11 more, last 21:30
83 a week
No farein this direction

Crossings arriving at Hornby Island (Shingle Spit)

Denman Island East (Gravelly Bay)Hornby Island (Shingle Spit)
07:4508:2009:4010:40+11 more, last 22:05
83 a week
return fromC$10.55

About the terminal

Two ferries and a drive across the island in between separate Hornby from the Vancouver Island highway: Buckley Bay to Denman West, the length of Denman by road, then a ten-minute hop from Gravelly Bay across Lambert Channel, 1.2 nautical miles, to this berth. The crossing is paid for at Gravelly Bay, not here. Shingle Spit is the island's only terminal, and although Denman is barely 2 km off, with Buckley Bay 11 km and Comox 30 km beyond, and the chain of boats puts it further out in time than those distances suggest.

Ferries from Hornby Island (Shingle Spit): common questions

Where can you go by ferry from Hornby Island (Shingle Spit)?
One crossing leaves Hornby Island (Shingle Spit) on the current timetables: to Denman Island East (Gravelly Bay) (83 a week).
How many ferries leave Hornby Island (Shingle Spit) a day?
Between 10 and 15, depending on the day of the week. The first departure of the day is at 07:30, to Denman Island East (Gravelly Bay), and the last at 21:30, to Denman Island East (Gravelly Bay), local time.
Which ferry companies sail from Hornby Island (Shingle Spit)?
BC Ferries runs every departure listed from Hornby Island (Shingle Spit).

Before you sail

Before you sail from Hornby Island (Shingle Spit)

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

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