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Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)

From Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour), ferries sail to Victoria (Swartz Bay), Pender Island (Otter Bay) and Mayne Island (Village Bay) and 3 other ports: 100 sailings a week on 1 line. The busiest crossing is to Victoria (Swartz Bay), 26 a week; the shortest is to Mayne Island (Village Bay), about 35 minutes.

Crossings from Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)

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.

Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)Victoria (Swartz Bay)
06:1509:4010:2511:55+8 more, last 22:05
26 a week
No farein this direction
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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Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)Mayne Island (Village Bay)
06:1509:4009:5510:25+3 more, last 17:30
18 a week
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Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)Galiano Island (Sturdies Bay)
06:1509:5510:2516:25+2 more, last 17:30
17 a week
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Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)Vancouver (Tsawwassen)
06:1509:5511:5516:25+3 more, last 17:30
14 a week
fromC$10.30
Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour)
09:4010:2516:25
7 a week
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Crossings arriving at Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)

Victoria (Swartz Bay)Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)
05:0006:2508:1509:10+7 more, last 20:00
26 a week
return fromC$13.55
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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Vancouver (Tsawwassen)Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)
08:5513:0017:0019:30
9 a week
fromC$20
Mayne Island (Village Bay)Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)
08:5010:4016:0021:22
7 a week
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Galiano Island (Sturdies Bay)Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)
10:0020:3520:55
6 a week
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Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour)Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)
07:15
1 a week
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About the terminal

Of the Southern Gulf Islands listed here, the one behind Lyall Harbour takes longest to reach from either end. Sailings to Tsawwassen are timetabled at more than two and a quarter hours, longer than any other Gulf Island crossing in these pages, and Swartz Bay, the nearer end at sixteen nautical miles, still takes a little over an hour. Nothing is charged for the outward leg to Swartz Bay; that fare travels with the return ticket bought on the Vancouver Island side.

Ferries from Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour): common questions

Where can you go by ferry from Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)?
6 crossings leave Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour) on the current timetables: to Victoria (Swartz Bay) (26 a week), Pender Island (Otter Bay) (18 a week), Mayne Island (Village Bay) (18 a week), Galiano Island (Sturdies Bay) (17 a week), Vancouver (Tsawwassen) (14 a week) and Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour) (7 a week).
How many ferries leave Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour) a day?
Between 9 and 17, depending on the day of the week. The first departure of the day is at 06:15, to Victoria (Swartz Bay), and the last at 22:05, to Victoria (Swartz Bay), local time.
Which ferry companies sail from Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)?
BC Ferries runs every departure listed from Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour).
How much is the ferry from Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)?
The lowest published passenger fare from Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour) is C$10.30, to Vancouver (Tsawwassen). Each route page lists every fare class its operators publish.

Before you sail

Before you sail from Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)

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

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