All you need to know to plan your visit to  Gabriola Island Only 20 minutes by BC Ferries from the city of Nanaimo, Gabriola Island (population ~5,000) casts spells across layers of time. Its sandstone geology studs the coast with dramatic rock formations. Petroglyphs carved by First Nations people speak for Gabriola's most ancient culture. The island's natural bounty invites modern adventurers to fish for salmon and halibut, hike the verdant forests and bike the island from top to bottom. Gabriola's deeply embedded arts community beckons travellers to shop the galleries and private studios, take in a play or festival and unwind body and soul with a range of innovative spa therapies. Today's Gabriola strikes visitors as beautiful, tranquil and easygoing. And it is. People say it's so quiet sometimes, you can hear a bird's wings in motion. Gabriolans like to think of themselves as "wacky in a nice kind of way." The island swarms with painters, sculptors, photographers and glass artists, not to mention musicians, dancers and writers. It's the sort of place one might acquire creativity by osmosis.	Promote your business with your sponsorship banner HERE! Check out our advertising page and email us to find out how to make it work for you!
Nearest airports serving Gabriola Island Vancouver International Airport for flights throughout Canada and International destinations Nanaimo Airport for flights to Vancouver, Victoria and Abbotsford
Airlines serving Nanaimo airport for flights between Vancouver and Nanaimo for flights between Abbotsford, Victoria and Nanaimo
getting to and from the airports Vancouver International Airport How to get from YVR to Gabriola Island without a car! Nanaimo Airport Shuttle service to downtown Nanaimo and ferries
Scheduled floatplane services to Gabriola Island and Nanaimo operator route times fares route map on-line booking Vancouver Airport - Gabriola Island (Silva Bay) call Gabriola base at 1-800-665-2359 Other floatplane services into Nanaimo Harbour (5 minutes from the Gabriola ferry) Vancouver Harbour - Nanaimo Harbour Vancouver Harbour - Nanaimo Harbour Vancouver Airport - Nanaimo Harbour Vancouver Airport - Nanaimo Harbour Sechelt - Nanaimo Harbour call Sechelt base at 1-888-436-7776 Sechelt - Nanaimo Harbour Seattle - Nanaimo Harbour (May to September 2010)   Vancouver Airport - Nanaimo (Departure Bay) The Departure Bay terminal is about 3km from the Gabriola Ferry.
Car and Passenger Ferries to Nanaimo and Gabriola Island operator route times fares route map on-line booking Nanaimo Harbour - Gabriola Island (Descanso Bay) note : revised schedule in operation from 27 May until 6 September 2010. No advance reservations Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) - Nanaimo (Departure Bay) Tsawwassen - Nanaimo (Duke Point)
Vancouver Island train services Nanaimo station is located in Selby Avenue, about 15-20 minutes walk from the Gabriola ferry Victoria - Duncan - Nanaimo - Parksville - Courtenay
intercity coach lines serving Nanaimo Nanaimo bus terminal is located behind the Howard Johnson Hotel in Terminal Avenue, 10-15 minutes walk from the Gabriola ferry. operator route times fares route map on-line booking Vancouver - Horseshoe Bay - Nanaimo (showing connections to other parts of Vancouver Island)     Victoria - Nanaimo - Campbell River - Port Hardy     Tofino - Ucluelet - Port Alberni - Nanaimo (with connections to Vancouver and Victoria)
getting around by local public transit Nanaimo Regional Transit serves the Parksville, Qualicum Beach and Nanaimo areas There is no public transit service on Gabriola Island. Most Nanaimo transit routes call at Front Street, close to the Gabriola ferry.	This space could be YOURS ! Promote your business with your full-width banner HERE! email us to find out about how to make it yours.......
where to find a taxi To book a taxi on Gabriola call the Gabriola Taxi on 250 247 0049 For onward travel to Mudge Island, the nearest access point is from the Government Wharf in Wharf Road.
Gabriola green bikes project The Gabriola Green Bikes Project, brainchild of long time island resident Hank Sirlin, is being nudged towards fruition by Sirlin himself, Victor Anthony, and the good people of Gabriola. The idea is to put a free bicycle under the butt of every Gabriolan or visitor who wants to use one for an hour, an afternoon, or a weekend. GGBP is modelled after other public bicycle initiatives around North America, most notably the Yellow Bikes Project in Portland, Oregon. What GGBP is not, is a giveaway program. These are public bikes, intended for public use, and are not to be taken home and used by one individual exclusively. The goal is to have 100 bicycles in sound mechanical condition (read: safe), painted and distributed all around the island. For the time being, the depot will be the goat barn at The Commons, and that’s where you should drop off a bike if you have one to donate to the project.
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