All you need to know to plan your visit to  Saturna Island     Come to Saturna and experience the beauty, charm and rural character of island life. With a moderate climate and a low annual rainfall, Saturna Island is truly a nature lover's paradise. The island’s 312 kilometers include forest, rock bluffs, wetlands, mudflat's, reefs and beaches. Saturna Island is a unique year-round holiday destination, ideal for a special occasion or a weekend getaway. Saturna has public beaches and trails ranging from easy strolls to challenging hikes. Kayaking, canoeing, swimming and cycling are popular activities. Hummingbirds, bald eagles, and over one hundred and eighty other species of birds call Saturna home. Visitors can also expect to see deer, otters, seals, orcas and sea lions. Tidal pools rich with marine life offer hours of exploration. Winter Cove, site of the famous annual Saturna Lamb Barbecue, features sheltered anchorage and easy shore access. On the south side of the island below the rock bluffs are, Thomson Park, the winery and Taylor Point. Saturna’s restaurants provide a variety of dining experiences and two general stores offer groceries and provisions. Artists’ studios and friendly accommodations are located throughout the island.

airports serving Saturna Island Vancouver International Airport for flights throughout Canada and International destinations   Victoria Airport for flights from Vancouver, Seattle and the west coast airlines serving Vancouver and Victoria for flights into Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo for flights from Seattle into Vancouver and Victoria for flights between Abbotsford, Victoria and Nanaimo for flights between Vancouver and Victoria United Express for flights between San Francisco and Victoria for flights into Vancouver and Victoria getting to and from the airports Vancouver International Airport How to get from YVR to Saturna Island without a car!   Victoria Airport Shuttle service to downtown Victoria Scheduled floatplane services to Saturna Island operator route times fares route map on-line booking Vancouver Harbour - Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour) Vancouver Airport - Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour) Vancouver Airport - Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour) Seattle - Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)   Car and Passenger Ferries to Saturna Island operator route times fares route map on-line booking Tsawwassen - Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour)        outward (see below for return schedules)  Victoria (Swartz Bay) - Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour) (see below for return schedules) No advance reservations Return schedules from Saturna Island (Lyall Harbour) 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)   Port Angeles (WA) - Victoria (Inner Harbour) Fast passenger ferry (no cars)  operates May 28 - September 19, 2010   Anacortes (WA) - San Juan Islands - Victoria (Sidney, BC) Summer only - service resumes March 28, 2010   Vancouver Island train services Victoria - Duncan - Nanaimo - Parksville - Courtenay intercity coach lines serving Vancouver Island operator route times fares route map on-line booking Vancouver - Horseshoe Bay - Nanaimo (showing connections for other parts of 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 - Victoria   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 Saturna Island Saturna Island map View Location Map where to find more information about Saturna Island official BC tourism site Saturna Tourism Information island transport solutions Canada  | 825 Queequeg Place | Gabriola Island | British Columbia | V0R 1X5 England | 4 Castle Court | Aylesbury | Buckinghamshire | HP20 2RD