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Pender Island (Otter Bay)

From Pender Island (Otter Bay), ferries sail to Victoria (Swartz Bay), Vancouver (Tsawwassen) and Mayne Island (Village Bay) and 3 other ports: 159 sailings a week on 1 line. The busiest crossing is to Victoria (Swartz Bay), 51 a week; the shortest is to Mayne Island (Village Bay), about 25 minutes.

Crossings from Pender Island (Otter 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.

Pender Island (Otter Bay)Victoria (Swartz Bay)
06:3007:4008:3008:45+18 more, last 21:50
51 a week

Timetable published to 19 Nov

No farein this direction
Pender Island (Otter Bay)Vancouver (Tsawwassen)
06:3007:1007:4008:05+15 more, last 19:05
44 a week

Timetable published to 19 Nov

fromC$10.30
Pender Island (Otter Bay)Mayne Island (Village Bay)
06:3007:1008:0509:05+8 more, last 20:50
23 a week

Timetable published to 19 Nov

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Pender Island (Otter Bay)Galiano Island (Sturdies Bay)
07:1008:0510:2515:25+5 more, last 20:00
20 a week

Timetable published to 19 Nov

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Pender Island (Otter Bay)Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour)
12:1013:3020:2521:55
11 a week

Timetable published to 19 Nov

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Pender Island (Otter Bay)Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)
08:0509:0511:1515:25+2 more, last 20:50
10 a week

Timetable published to 19 Nov

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Crossings arriving at Pender Island (Otter Bay)

Victoria (Swartz Bay)Pender Island (Otter Bay)
05:0005:4005:5006:25+12 more, last 20:00
43 a week

Timetable published to 19 Nov

return fromC$13.55
Vancouver (Tsawwassen)Pender Island (Otter Bay)
07:0008:5509:5511:00+7 more, last 19:30
41 a week

Timetable published to 19 Nov

fromC$20
Mayne Island (Village Bay)Pender Island (Otter Bay)
07:0007:4508:1510:40+9 more, last 21:15
29 a week

Timetable published to 19 Nov

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Galiano Island (Sturdies Bay)Pender Island (Otter Bay)
06:2507:1007:4010:00+9 more, last 20:35
28 a week

Timetable published to 19 Nov

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Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)Pender Island (Otter Bay)
06:1509:4009:5510:25+3 more, last 16:50
18 a week

Timetable published to 19 Nov

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Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour)Pender Island (Otter Bay)
06:2007:1514:5515:35
11 a week

Timetable published to 19 Nov

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About the terminal

North and South Pender, joined by a bridge, share one ferry landing on the north-west shore. The short link is to Swartz Bay, forty minutes off and under eight nautical miles. The mainland link to Tsawwassen is the awkward one: eighteen nautical miles in a straight line, but timetabled at about an hour and a half in one direction and well over two hours in the other, because sailings differ in the island calls they make on the way. Reading the times rather than assuming them matters more here than at most Gulf Islands terminals.

Ferries from Pender Island (Otter Bay): common questions

Where can you go by ferry from Pender Island (Otter Bay)?
6 crossings leave Pender Island (Otter Bay) on the current timetables: to Victoria (Swartz Bay) (51 a week), Vancouver (Tsawwassen) (44 a week), Mayne Island (Village Bay) (23 a week), Galiano Island (Sturdies Bay) (20 a week), Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour) (11 a week) and Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour) (10 a week).
How many ferries leave Pender Island (Otter Bay) a day?
Between 18 and 26, depending on the day of the week. The first departure of the day is at 06:30, to Victoria (Swartz Bay), and the last at 21:55, to Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour), local time.
Which ferry companies sail from Pender Island (Otter Bay)?
BC Ferries runs every departure listed from Pender Island (Otter Bay).
How much is the ferry from Pender Island (Otter Bay)?
The lowest published passenger fare from Pender Island (Otter Bay) is C$10.30, to Vancouver (Tsawwassen). Each route page lists every fare class its operators publish.

Before you sail

Before you sail from Pender Island (Otter Bay)

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

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