All you need to know to plan your visit to  Hornby Island Hornby Island, two short ferry rides away from the east-central coastline of Vancouver Island, is a peaceful and progressive-minded refuge for artists, bohemians, young families, urban exiles, and retirees. Conservation, cooperative community activities, participatory democracy, and volunteerism are highly valued on this green and scenic northern Gulf Island. For most of the year, Hornby's population of about 1,000 full-time residents share the magical sandstone shorelines and forested parkland with eagles, sea lions, and seabirds. Rare packs of kayakers can be spotted offshore. A small but steady stream of visitors arrive with books, bikes, sketchpads and hiking boots. The unplug-the-phone serenity has inspired such creatives as the BC painter Jack Shadbolt, popular British novelist Sarah Dunant, and west coast poets Billy Little and Brian Brett.

Nearest airports serving Hornby Island Vancouver International Airport for flights throughout Canada and International destinations Nanaimo Airport for flights to Vancouver, Victoria and Abbotsford Comox Valley Airport for flights to Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton Airlines serving Nanaimo and Comox Valley airports for flights between Vancouver and Nanaimo   for flights into Vancouver and Comox Valley for flights from Vancouver into Comox Valley for flights from Vancouver into Comox Valley for flights between Abbotsford, Victoria and Nanaimo getting to and from the airports Vancouver International Airport How to get from YVR to Hornby Island without a car! Nanaimo Airport Shuttle service to downtown Nanaimo and ferries Comox Valley Airport airport shuttle service Scheduled floatplane services to Comox Harbour and Nanaimo Harbour operator route times fares route map on-line booking Floatplane services into Comox Harbour (nearest service for Hornby Island) Vancouver Harbour - Comox Harbour Other floatplane services into Nanaimo Harbour 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 Nanaimo Harbour floatplane terminal. Car and Passenger Ferries to Denman & Hornby Islands, Comox and Nanaimo operator route times fares route map on-line booking Vancouver Island (Buckley Bay) - Denman Island No advance reservations Denman Island (Gravelly Bay) - Hornby Island (Gravelly Bay is about 8km by road from the Buckley Bay - Denman Island ferry) No advance reservations   Powell River - Comox (Little River) Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) - Nanaimo (Departure Bay) Tsawwassen - Nanaimo (Duke Point) Vancouver Island train services Train services stop on request at Buckley Bay, close to the Denman Island ferry   Victoria - Duncan - Nanaimo - Parksville - Courtenay intercity coach lines serving Buckley Bay (for Denman Island) operator route times fares route map on-line booking Vancouver - Horseshoe Bay - Nanaimo (showing connections to Courtenay, which also serve Buckley Bay. See service below for full details)     Victoria - Nanaimo - Courtenay - Campbell River - Port Hardy These services call at Buckley Bay for Denman & Hornby Island.     getting around by local public transit Comox Valley Transit serving the Comox and Courtenay areas There is no public transit service on Denman or Hornby Island. Comox Valley Transit Route 10 operates between Courtenay and Buckley Bay (for Denman Island) where to find a taxi   Hornby Island map View Location Map where to find more information about Hornby Island Hornby Island Visitor Information official BC tourism site       island transport solutions Canada  | 825 Queequeg Place | Gabriola Island | British Columbia | V0R 1X5 England | 4 Castle Court | Aylesbury | Buckinghamshire | HP20 2RD