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planning your visit to Pender Island The Pender Islands are made up of North and South Pender Island and are separated by a dredged narrow canal, linked by a one lane bridge. The canal was dredged in the early 1900’s to enable the ferry to travel from Hope Bay on the Pender Islands to Victoria, thus avoiding the treacherous waters off the south point and trimming hours from the trip. South Pender Island is more rural and less populated. Bedwell Harbour, the site of the customs dock and a flourishing marina and resort, is located on South Pender, as are two popular hiking trails, one leading up to Mt. Norman and splendid views and the other following  the canal over to Beaumont Marine Park with its white shell beaches and arbutus headland. North Pender Island, with several subdivisions (Magic Lake and Trincomali), has by far the larger population. Here you’ll find a health clinic, an elementary school, a community hall, Driftwood Mall shopping centre, churches, the best second hand shop in the west, a library, and historic Port Washington and Hope Bay, with their government docks and heritage store.

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airports serving Pender 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 Pender 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 Pender Island Vancouver Harbour - North & South Pender Island Vancouver Harbour - South Pender (Bedwell Harbour) Vancouver Airport - North & South Pender Island Vancouver Airport - North Pender (Port Washington) Seattle - South Pender (Bedwell Harbour) operates April - October   Travelling from YVR to Pender 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 Pender Island. Wait in terminal for boarding TSAWWASSEN to SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS If there is no direct ferry to Pender Island take the ferry from TSAWWASSEN to SWARTZ BAY for connections to Pender. 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 Pender Island Tsawwassen - Pender Island (Otter Bay)              outward (see below for return schedules)  Victoria (Swartz Bay) - Pender Island (Otter Bay)  outward (see below for return schedules) No advance reservations Return schedules from Pender Island (Otter 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 Pender Island where to find a taxi Taxis are available from the Pender Island Cab Company. For reservations call 1-250-629-2222    Pender Island map View Location Map where to find more information about Pender Island Pender Island Chamber of Commerce Guide official BC tourism site Pender Island 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.