Tour the Garden City of Victoria
Overview
Beautiful and historic, Victoria is a fantastic place to visit. Known as the Garden City, it's in full bloom in spring and summer, and has such a mild winter, you can golf year-round! Easily accessible from Vancouver, Victoria is the perfect day trip.
Getting There
BC Ferries
BC Ferries offers 90 minute sailings to Victoria’s Swartz Bay terminal from the Tsawwassen terminal, approximately 45 minutes south of downtown Vancouver.
Escorted tours
A number of tour companies offer full-day, escorted tours to Victoria with complimentary pick-up and drop off at your downtown Vancouver hotel.
Car
Allow for the car journey between Vancouver and Victoria to take approximately four hours, including the 90 minute sailing on BC Ferries (see above for more planning information).
TransLink
If taking public transit between downtown Vancouver and Victoria, allow about 4.5 hours each way, including the 90-minute BC Ferries crossing (see
Scheduled bus
Frequent, daily year-round scheduled bus service is offered between downtown Vancouver and downtown Victoria.
Air
There are a number of companies offering air travel to the island, both on regular commercial planes flying from Vancouver International Airport and
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