 BC Ferry Coastal Renaissance arriving in Vancouver, BC Ferries photo Ferry Services BC Ferries BC Ferries is the primary provider of coastal ferry service in the province and one of the most sophisticated ferry transportation systems in the world. The company offers scheduled vehicle and passenger service from Vancouver to the Gulf Islands, the Sunshine Coast and Victoria and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. There are two BC Ferries terminals in Greater Vancouver. The Tsawwassen terminal is located approximately 45 minutes south of downtown Vancouver, at the end of Highway 17. It services regularly scheduled sailings to/from Victoria, Nanaimo and the Gulf Islands. The Horseshoe Bay terminal is located approximately 25 minutes northwest of downtown Vancouver, on Highway 1. It services regularly scheduled sailings to/from Nanaimo, Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast. Northwest of Vancouver, the Sunshine Coast is a stretch of inlet-studded coastal mainland that is only accessible by sea or air. Just minutes from Vancouver at its most southerly point, it extends approximately 150km/ 93 mi northwest up the coast. From Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver, BC Ferries provides vehicle/passenger services across Howe Sound to the Southern Sunshine Coast. Getting to the Northern Sunshine Coast requires a second ferry crossing at Jervis Inlet. Year-round, scheduled services are also available between Powell River (on the north end of the Sunshine Coast) and Comox on Vancouver Island.
> BC Ferries details Water Taxis Water taxis and passenger ferries provide access to many of the islands and inlets along the Sunshine Coast and Howe Sound. For more information, contact the Visitor Centre closest to your intended destination. Inland Ferries In some places, the BC government provides free passenger/vehicle ferry service across lakes and rivers that are not spanned by bridges. Two inland ferries of interest are the Albion Ferry, which crosses the Fraser River between Maple Ridge and Fort Langley, and the Lytton Ferry, near the junction of Highways 12 and 1, which will take you to the Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park.
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