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Travelling between
Vancouver
International Airport
and Quadra & Cortes Islands
without a car
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Your travel options from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Quadra
and Cortes Islands |
YVR to
Campbell River
by air from YVR
Cost - around
$130-210
one-way to
Campbell River
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From Vancouver International Airport, fly direct by Central Mountain Air from the domestic terminal to Campbell River Airport. Flights operate up to 5 times a day. Fares
vary according to flight time.
Alternatively, Pacific Coastal Airlines fly to Campbell River from YVR South Terminal. To reach the south terminal, take the free shuttle bus from
outside the main terminal building. Pacific Coastal Air also offers up to 5 departures a day.
Campbell River Airport
is about 11km from the Quadra Island ferry terminal. Taxis are available from the airport.
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YVR to
Campbell River
or Cortes Island
by floatplane from
Vancouver Harbour
call Corilair for
current prices
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From Vancouver International Airport, take the Canada Line to Waterfront station. Typical journey time is 26 minutes. Leave the station
by the Canada Place exit and walk to the floatplane terminal at the Westin Bayshore Hotel, Yacht charters dock at 1601
Bayshore Drive, Coal Harbour, Vancouver. Allow about 15 minutes for this walk. Corilair flies daily (mid afternoon) to Campbell River from here.
A two-zone ticket ($3.75 adult; $2.50
concession) is valid for 90 minutes and covers the journey to 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.
Corilair's
Campbell River terminal is about 3kms from the Quadra Island ferry terminal. Flights also call at Cortes Island if requested
at time of booking.
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.
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YVR to
Campbell River
by ferry and
Island
Link Bus
Cost - around
$60-65
one-way to
Campbell River
(including ferry)
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Island Link Bus provides connections between YVR and Campbell River each day. Schedules vary according to the time of
year.
From Vancouver International Airport, take the Canada Line to Olympic Village. Typical journey time is 24 minutes. The Island Link Bus departs from
the station exit (street level) for Horseshoe Bay, where you will transfer to BC Ferries for the 1 hour 40 minute journey
to Nanaimo (Departure Bay). On arrival at Departure Bay, the Island Link Bus picks up just outside the terminal building for
the onward journey to the Tyee Plaza in Campbell River, close to the Quadra Island
ferry. Check the Island Link Bus website for times and fares - you can save at least $5 by booking on line. |
YVR to Campbell River by
Greyhound coach
from
downtown Vancouver
Cost - around
$60-70
one-way to
Campbell River
(including ferry)
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Greyhound Canada operates a through coach service between downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo via the Horseshoe Bay ferry. Greyhound Coaches depart from Pacific Central Station, adjacent to Main Street/Science
World SkyTrain station at 07.30 and 11.30 daily for Nanaimo, with connections to Campbell River.
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 from Vancouver terminate at the Nanaimo Bus Terminal (behind the Howard Johnson hotel) from where connecting services
depart to Campbell River (close to the Quadra Island ferry).
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.
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