planning your visit to Mayne Island Historic Mayne Island is a quiet, pastoral, and unspoiled refuge at the outer edge of the southern Gulf Islands. Thousands of ferry passengers soak up views of Mayne Island's lighthouse and forested shoreline as boats steam through the turbulent waters of Active Pass, the southern maritime gateway between Vancouver and Vancouver Island. Only a tiny percentage of these travellers ever set foot on Mayne Island. As a result this island of around 1,100 full-time residents is uncrowded and serene even on summer weekends. Off-season is still quieter here as the locals cocoon and vacationing urbanites enjoy a break from their hectic routines.

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airports serving Mayne Island Vancouver International Airport for flights throughout Canada and International destinations   Victoria Airport for flights from Vancouver, Seattle and the west coast connecting flights from the mainland to Victoria (for Mayne Island) Vancouver (YVR) - Victoria Vancouver South (YVR) - Victoria Seattle (SEA) to Victoria San Francisco to Victoria Edmonton  (YEG)  - Victoria Calgary (YCG) - Victoria Toronto  - Victoria Abbotsford - Victoria - Nanaimo Scheduled floatplane services to Mayne Island Vancouver Harbour - Mayne Island (Miners Bay) Vancouver Airport - Mayne Island (Miners Bay) Vancouver Airport - Mayne Island (Miners Bay) Seattle - Mayne Island (Miners Bay) (April to October)   Travelling from YVR to Mayne Island by transit and ferry Outside the main terminal, take the escalator up to the Canada Line Station. Trains every 8 minutes approx YVR AIRPORT to BRIDGEPORT journey time about 7 minutes 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 Take the escalator down from the  platform to the bus bays below. Bus 620 to Tsawwassen Ferry departs from Bay #3  BRIDGEPORT INTERCHANGE to TSAWWASSEN FERRY journey time about 40 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. Alight at Tsawwassen (outside BC Ferries Terminal) purchase ticket to Mayne Island. Wait in terminal for boarding TSAWWASSEN to SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS If there is no direct ferry to Mayne Island take the ferry from TSAWWASSEN to SWARTZ BAY for connections to Mayne. Purchase a walk-on fare at the ferry terminal before boarding. Adult $16.45 +5% fuel surcharge Child $8.20 + 5% fuel surcharge For travel via Swartz Bay remember to ask for a Throughfare ticket **  Fare includes a $5.00 supplement for any journey starting from YVR Airport. The supplement does not apply on the return journey. Car and Passenger Ferries to Mayne Island Tsawwassen - Mayne Island (Village Bay)              outward (see below for return schedules)  Victoria (Swartz Bay) - Mayne Island (Village Bay)  outward (see below for return schedules) No advance reservations Return schedules from Mayne Island (Village Bay) to Tsawwassen, Swartz Bay and other Gulf Islands       Other useful ferry routes to and from Victoria Tsawwassen - Victoria (Swartz Bay) Port Angeles (WA) - Victoria (Inner Harbour) - MV Coho   Seattle (Pier 69) - Victoria (Inner Harbour) Victoria Clipper - fast passenger ferry (no cars)   Anacortes (WA) - San Juan Islands - Victoria (Sidney, BC)   Service resumes March 25, 2012   Vancouver Island train services   Passenger services between Victoria, Duncan, Nanaimo and Courtenay are suspended until further notice owing to the deterioration of the track. Alternative services are available by Greyhound Coach.   intercity coach lines serving Southern Vancouver Island Victoria - Nanaimo - Campbell River - Port Hardy     Vancouver (Downtown) - Tsawwassen - Swartz Bay - Victoria   Reservations required for en-route stops Vancouver Airport - Tsawwassen - Swartz Bay - Victoria   Reservations required for en-route stops Tofino - Ucluelet - Port Alberni - Nanaimo (with connections to Vancouver and Victoria) Tofino - Ucluelet - Port Alberni - Victoria Connector services to Southern Vancouver Island Vancouver - Nanaimo Connecting with BC Ferries at Horseshoe Bay & Departure Bay   Nanaimo (Departure Bay) - Victoria Connecting with BC Ferries at Departure Bay getting around by local public transit From downtown Vancouver, the Swartz Bay Express bus (route 70) operates every half hour to Swartz Bay Ferry terminal. Typical journey time is 60 minutes. There is no public transit service operating on Mayne Island Mayne Island map View Location Map where to find more information about Mayne Island official BC tourism site Mayne Island Visitor Information island transport solutions Canada  | 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.