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Quadra Island (Heriot Bay)

From Quadra Island (Heriot Bay), ferries sail to Cortes Island (Whaletown): 41 sailings a week on 1 line. The crossing takes about 45 minutes.

Crossings from Quadra Island (Heriot 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.

Quadra Island (Heriot Bay)Cortes Island (Whaletown)
09:0511:0511:2013:10+3 more, last 18:45
41 a week
return fromC$12.45

Crossings arriving at Quadra Island (Heriot Bay)

Cortes Island (Whaletown)Quadra Island (Heriot Bay)
07:5509:5511:5512:10+3 more, last 17:55
41 a week
No farein this direction

About the terminal

Cortes Island sits one crossing too far for a direct link. Traffic bound there lands first at Quathiaski Cove on the Campbell River side, drives the width of Quadra, and boards again on the east coast for the forty-five-minute run to Whaletown, a little over six nautical miles off. Cortes has no other link in this timetable, so this modest terminal is its one connection to the road network. The Cortes round trip is paid at this end, which is why the sailing back from Whaletown is listed without a fare.

Ferries from Quadra Island (Heriot Bay): common questions

Where can you go by ferry from Quadra Island (Heriot Bay)?
One crossing leaves Quadra Island (Heriot Bay) on the current timetables: to Cortes Island (Whaletown) (41 a week).
How many ferries leave Quadra Island (Heriot Bay) a day?
Between 5 and 6, depending on the day of the week. The first departure of the day is at 09:05, to Cortes Island (Whaletown), and the last at 18:45, to Cortes Island (Whaletown), local time.
Which ferry companies sail from Quadra Island (Heriot Bay)?
BC Ferries runs every departure listed from Quadra Island (Heriot Bay).
How much is the ferry from Quadra Island (Heriot Bay)?
The lowest published passenger fare from Quadra Island (Heriot Bay) is C$12.45 for a return, to Cortes Island (Whaletown). Each route page lists every fare class its operators publish.

Before you sail

Before you sail from Quadra Island (Heriot Bay)

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

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