|
|
 |
|
|
|
Travelling between
Vancouver
International Airport
and Thetis & Penelakut Islands
without a car
|
|
| |
|
Your travel options from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Thetis
& Penelakut Islands |
|
YVR to Thetis Island
(for Penelakut Island)
by floatplane from Richmond/YVR
Cost - around
$100-110
one-way to Thetis Island
|
From Vancouver International Airport, take the airport shuttle bus to the South
Terminal, then cross the road to the Seair Floatplane Terminal on Inglis Drive. Alternatively, taxis are available
outside the Arrivals building to take you directly to the Floatplane terminal.
Seair and Salt Spring
Air fly direct from the Seair terminal to Telegraph Harbour on Thetis Island.
On your return flight,
staff at the Floatplane terminal will assist in arranging your transfer back to Vancouver International Airport
|
YVR to Thetis Island
(for Penelakut Island)
by floatplane from
Vancouver Harbour
Cost - around
$110-120
one-way to Thetis Island
|
From Vancouver International Airport, take the Canada Line to Waterfront station in downtown Vancouver. Typical journey time is 26 minutes. Exit the station towards
Canada Place and it's a 10-15 minute walk to the Salt Spring Air floatplane dock by the Westin Bayshore Resort, off
the Coal Harbour Seawalk.
A two-zone ticket ($3.75 adult; $2.50 concession)
is valid for 90 minutes and covers the journey as far as Waterfront. Passengers boarding at YVR-Airport Station
on the Canada Line are required to pay a supplement fare of $5, making the cost of a two-zone ticket $8.75. Alternatively,
for just an extra $0.25, a Day Pass ($9 adult; $7 concession) provides all-day travel on Canada Line, SkyTrain, SeaBus and
all bus routes. Day Passes are not available from the ticket machines at YVR station.
They can be purchased from either Pharmasave or the 7-eleven convenience store, both located on the first
floor of the domestic terminal (before security). No supplement applies if you purchase a Day Pass at YVR.
On your return to Vancouver, tickets to YVR can be purchased at the Canada Line station ($3.75 adult; $2.50 concession).
Cash, Debit and Credit Cards are accepted.
|
YVR to Chemainus by
Greyhound coach from
downtown Vancouver
Cost - around $60-65
one-way
to Thetis or Penelakut Island
(including ferries)
|
Greyhound Canada operates a coach service between downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo via the Horseshoe Bay ferry, with onward connections in Nanaimo for Chemainus and Victoria.
Coaches
depart daily at 0730 and 1130 from Pacific Central Station, adjacent to Main Street/Science World SkyTrain station.
From Vancouver International Airport, take the Canada Line to Waterfront station, then transfer to the Expo Line or Millennium Line (eastbound) to Main Street/Science World. A two-zone ticket ($3.75 adult; $2.50 concession) is valid for 90 minutes and covers the journey to Main
Street/Science World. Passengers boarding at YVR-Airport Station on the Canada Line are required to pay a supplement fare
of $5, making the cost of a two-zone ticket $8.75. Alternatively, for just an extra $0.25, a Day Pass ($9 adult; $7 concession) provides all-day travel on Canada Line, SkyTrain, SeaBus
and all bus routes. Day Passes are not available from the ticket machines at YVR station. They can be
purchased from either Pharmasave or the 7-eleven convenience store, both located on the first floor of the
domestic terminal (before security). No supplement applies if you purchase a Day Pass at YVR.
Greyhound
coaches terminate at the Nanaimo Bus Terminal (behind the Howard Johnson hotel) from where coaches to Victoria also depart.
On your return to Vancouver, tickets to YVR can be purchased at the SkyTrain Line station ($3.75 adult; $2.50
concession). Cash, Debit and Credit Cards are accepted.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
