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planning 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.
airports serving Gabriola Island |
| Vancouver International Airport |
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| Nanaimo Airport |
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| for flights to Vancouver, Victoria and Abbotsford |
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getting to and from Nanaimo airport |
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| Nanaimo Airport |
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| Shuttle service to downtown Nanaimo and ferries |
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Travelling from YVR to Gabriola by transit and ferry
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Purchase a 2-zone ticket from
the
platform ticket machine (cash/card)
Mon-Fri daytime
$8.75 adult, $7.50 concession
Evening/weekend
$7.50 adult, $6.75 concession
(see note ** below)
Valid for 90 minutes from time of issue |
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From the station, cross over
West Georgia
Street to the bus stop
outside Hudson Bay Company store.
Bus 257 (Horseshoe Bay Express)
WEST GEORGIA STREET
to HORSESHOE BAY
travel time about 45 minutes |
your 2-zone ticket is valid
providing you board the bus
within 90 minutes of buying your ticket.
On the bus, validate your ticket in
the ticket machine by the driver. |
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Purchase a walk-on fare at
the
ferry terminal before boarding.
Adult $14.25 + 5% fuel surcharge
Child $7.25 + 5% fuel surcharge
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Outside the main ferry terminal
board
the Nanaimo Regional Transit
bus to Downtown Nanaimo
(Route 2 or 2A)
DEPARTURE BAY to
DOWNTOWN NANAIMO
travel
time about 10 minutes |
Correct fare required
$2.25
Adult, $2.00 concession
Connections also available at
Departure Bay with
Tofino Bus Services and
Greyhound
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Alight at Front Street (Port Place)
and
walk to Nanaimo Harbour
for Gabriola Island ferry
NANAIMO to GABRIOLA ISLAND
crossing time 20 minutes |
Purchase a walk-on fare at
the
ferry terminal before boarding.
Adult $9.50 + 5% fuel surcharge
Child $4.75 + 5% fuel surcharge
(round
trip fare)
Reduced fares apply with an Experience Card
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** Fare includes a $5.00
supplement for any journey starting from YVR Airport. The supplement does not apply on the return journey. |
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getting around by local public transit |
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Nanaimo Regional Transit serves the Nanaimo area.
Most buses call at Front Street (by Port
Place mall) for the Gabriola Island Ferry.
For full details
of transit services in the Nanaimo area, click on the Rider's Guide alongside. |
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There is no public transit service on Gabriola Island
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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.
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Gabriola green bikes project |
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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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island
transport solutions
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| 825 Queequeg Place | Gabriola Island | British
Columbia | V0R 1X5 UK
Registered Office | Island Solutions Ltd | 18 Mapperley Close | Coventry
| CV2 2SE | UK
Island
Transport Solutions is not responsible for the content of external web pages.
We recommend that you always check
the operator's website for possible changes before travelling.
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