About the terminal
Three ferry terminals stand within four kilometres of each other in Nanaimo, and this is the one that does not cross to the mainland. From the downtown harbour a single service runs to Gabriola Island, under three nautical miles off, in about twenty-five minutes. Anyone bound for Vancouver wants Departure Bay or Duke Point instead, an easy mistake that costs a drive across town. Tickets for Gabriola are sold on the Nanaimo side, so the return crossing shows no charge.
