The Vancouver Traveler

With Easter Weekend quickly approaching, people need to start planning now, if they are planning on using BC Ferries to go to the island or up to the Sunshine Coast. With this very busy time, BC Ferries strongly recommend that people make reservations in order to make sure there trips are successful.
According to the BC Ferries website, the following dates will require reservations;

18 March, 9am to 6pm Tsawwassen;
19 March, 11am to 8pm Swartz Bay, All Day Tsawwassen;
20 March, 1pm to 6pm Swartz Bay, 2pm to 8pm Tsawwassen;
21 March, 7am to 10pm Swartz Bay, 7am to 4pm Tsawwassen;
24 March, 3pm …read more

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BC Ferries as two mainland ferry terminals, Tsawwassen and Horseshoe Bay, which provide transportation to Vancouver Island, the Gulf Island and the Sunshine Coast.
Tsawwassen is approximately 45 minutes from downtown Vancouver and Horseshoe Bay takes about the same amount of tim, but is north of Vancouver.
Schedules are always changing depending on the season, and some routes can get extremely busy, especially during the summer months.
Ferries usually run every 1 to 2 hours depending on the route.
For current schedule information and fares it is best to check out their web site at www.bcferries.bc.ca
I highly recommend making reservations on the more popular …read more

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The current schedule in effect Oct 10 2007 – 19 December 2007 

Tsawwassen – Swartz Bay      

Leave Tsawwassen
Leave Swartz Bay

7:00 am Daily
7:00 am Daily

9:00 am Daily
9:00 am Daily

11:00 am Daily
11:00 am Daily

1:00 pm Daily
12:00 pm Sun Only

2:00 pm Sun Only
1:00 pm Daily

3:00 pm Daily
3:00 pm Daily

5:00 pm Daily
4:00 pm Fri & Sun Only 16 Nov  

6:00 pm Fri & Sun Only 16 Nov   
5:00 pm Daily

7:00 pm Daily
7:00 pm Daily

9:00 pm Daily
9:00 pm Daily

For more information concerning ferry schedules, be sure to visit the BC Ferries Web Site

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