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Malcolm Island (Sointula)

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

Crossings from Malcolm Island (Sointula)

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.

Malcolm Island (Sointula)Port McNeill
07:0007:4510:4513:45+3 more, last 21:55
41 a week
No farein this direction
Malcolm Island (Sointula)Cormorant Island (Alert Bay)
07:0007:4510:4513:45+3 more, last 23:10
40 a week
No farein this direction

Crossings arriving at Malcolm Island (Sointula)

Port McNeillMalcolm Island (Sointula)
07:1010:1513:1516:05+3 more, last 22:35
47 a week
return fromC$12.45
Cormorant Island (Alert Bay)Malcolm Island (Sointula)
06:2009:1509:2512:15+3 more, last 21:15
40 a week
No farein this direction

About the terminal

The island's ferry does not run back and forth on a single line. It works a triangle, calling at Port McNeill on Vancouver Island, 25 minutes off, and at Alert Bay on Cormorant Island, 35 minutes east. Fares for the whole triangle are listed at Port McNeill alone, so a crossing starting here shows no charge of its own whichever way it is heading. Port McNeill, 6 km away, is where the road system resumes; Alert Bay is 8 km in the other direction, and there is no other way off the island with a vehicle.

Ferries from Malcolm Island (Sointula): common questions

Where can you go by ferry from Malcolm Island (Sointula)?
2 crossings leave Malcolm Island (Sointula) on the current timetables: to Port McNeill (41 a week) and Cormorant Island (Alert Bay) (40 a week).
How many ferries leave Malcolm Island (Sointula) a day?
Between 9 and 12, depending on the day of the week. The first departure of the day is at 07:00, to Port McNeill, and the last at 23:10, to Cormorant Island (Alert Bay), local time.
Which ferry companies sail from Malcolm Island (Sointula)?
BC Ferries runs every departure listed from Malcolm Island (Sointula).

Before you sail

Before you sail from Malcolm Island (Sointula)

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

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