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Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay)

From Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay), ferries sail to Bowen Island, Sunshine Coast (Langdale) and Departure Bay (Nanaimo): 210 sailings a week on 1 line. The busiest crossing is to Bowen Island, 103 a week.

Crossings from Vancouver (Horseshoe 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.

Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay)Bowen Island
05:4506:5008:0509:20+11 more, last 23:00
103 a week
return fromC$12.45
Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay)Sunshine Coast (Langdale)
07:3009:5012:1014:25+4 more, last 23:30
56 a week
return fromC$16.45
Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay)Departure Bay (Nanaimo)
06:1508:3511:0513:25+4 more, last 22:40
51 a week
fromC$21

Crossings arriving at Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay)

Bowen IslandVancouver (Horseshoe Bay)
05:1506:1507:3008:45+12 more, last 23:30
109 a week
No farein this direction
Sunshine Coast (Langdale)Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay)
06:2008:4011:0013:15+4 more, last 21:35
56 a week
No farein this direction
Departure Bay (Nanaimo)Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay)
06:1508:4010:5513:20+4 more, last 22:40
51 a week
fromC$21

About the terminal

At the western end of the Trans-Canada Highway, one small cove in West Vancouver works three services with almost nothing in common. The twenty-minute hop to Bowen Island is a suburban shuttle; the forty-minute run to Langdale is the road to the Sunshine Coast; and the crossing to Departure Bay at Nanaimo is a full passage of the Strait of Georgia, thirty-two nautical miles and about an hour and three-quarters. The fare rules differ with them: Bowen and Langdale tickets are sold here for the return, while the Nanaimo run is priced in each direction.

Ferries from Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay): common questions

Where can you go by ferry from Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay)?
3 crossings leave Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) on the current timetables: to Bowen Island (103 a week), Sunshine Coast (Langdale) (56 a week) and Departure Bay (Nanaimo) (51 a week).
How many ferries leave Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) a day?
Between 29 and 31, depending on the day of the week. The first departure of the day is at 05:45, to Bowen Island, and the last at 23:30, to Sunshine Coast (Langdale), local time.
Which ferry companies sail from Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay)?
BC Ferries runs every departure listed from Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay).
How much is the ferry from Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay)?
The lowest published passenger fare from Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) is C$12.45 for a return, to Bowen Island. Each route page lists every fare class its operators publish.

Before you sail

Before you sail from Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay)

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

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