Spirit of the West is located on Quadra Island, B.C. Canada. To get to Quadra Island, and all of our tour starting points, you will need to get to Vancouver Island first.
For our Johnstone Strait, Desolation Sound, Discovery Islands, Mothership 6 day and day tours you will need to get to Quadra Island or Campbell River. For the Mothership tour you need to get to the town of Port McNeil.
Between the city of Vancouver, and Vancouver Island
BC Ferries provides year round vehicle and walk-on ferry service. Co. There are 3 options for ferry routes to the island. BC Ferries info can be found on their website link, or contacted by calling 1-888-223-3779 within the province, and outside of BC at 250 386-3431. For information on reservations call 1 888 724-5223, or out of province call 1 604 444-2890.
- Horseshoe Bay (North of Vancouver) to Departure Bay (North of Naniamo) *Sailing time approx. 1 hr and 35min.
- Tsawassen (South of Vancouver) to Duke Point (South of Naniamo) *Sailing time approx. 2 hrs
- Tsawassen (South of Vancouver) to Swartz Bay (near Victoria) *Sailing time approx. 1 hr and 35min.
Between United States and Vancouver Island
You have 3 options for getting to Vancouver Island by ferry:
- Port Angeles, WA to Victoria, B.C. (The MV Coho): car and walk-on ferry runs year round except for a brief mid-winter maintenance http://www.northolympic.com/coho/
- Anacortes, WA to Victoria B.C.: Year round vehicle and passenger ferry. Sailing time approx. 3 hrs. Departs Anacortes at 8am and Sidney at 12noon. 206 464--4600 (Seattle) or 1 888 808-7977 http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/
- Seattle, WA to Victoria, B.C. (Victoria Clipper): ' Passengers only', offers year-round walk-on service. 1 800 888-2535 http://www.victoriaclipper.com/
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From Vancouver:
- Pacific Coastal Air flies from Vancouver to Campbell River or Port Hardy. 1 800 663-2872 or 604 273-8666 http://www.pacific-coastal.com
- Air Canada offer flights from Vancouver or Seattle to Campbell River, Naniamo, and Victoria. 1-800-247-2262 (in Can) or 1-800-776-3000 (in US) http://www.aircanada.ca
From Calgary:
- Westjet flies between Calgary, Alberta and Comox (a town 45 minutes south of Campbell River). 1 888 937-8538 http://www.westjet.com
From Seattle:
- Kenmore Air offers flights from Seattle to Campbell River, and Port Hardy (for those joining our Mothership tours) 1 800 543-9595 www.kenmoreair.com
- Helijet offers flights from Seattle, Bowing field to Campbell River. There are 3 flights daily. Ph.1 800-665-4354 www.helijet.com
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Vancouver to Campbell River/Port McNeil:
- Vancouver Airport Shuttle Transport between downtown bus terminal and Airport. Leaves every hour. $12 one way. 1-800-668-3141
- Greyhound (Vancouver to the Island) Buses depart downtown Vancouver 5:45am, 9:30am, 11:30am, 2:00pm (Sat. only), 6:00pm. $46 Cdn one way. 1 800 661-8747 www.greyhound.ca
Seattle to Victoria or Vancouver:
- Quick Shuttle Service Provides regular transportation between Seattle and Vancouver, from airports to city centres. $44 Cdn. one way. from Seattle airport to down town Vancouver. 1-800-665-2122.
- Grayline of Seattle From Seattle Airport to downtown Seattle (to meet ferry to Victoria). 1 206 624-5077
- US Greyhound Service between downtown Seattle and downtown Vancouver 1 800 231-2222
- Bellingham Airporter Service between Seattle Airport and Anacortes Ferry (to Victoria) 1 800 423 4219
Victoria to Campbell River/Port McNeil:
- Island Coach Lines Services the whole island. Four to five buses per day to Campbell River. One bus per day to Port McNeil. Bus to Port McNeil leaves Victoria at 5:50am, and Campbell River at 12:15pm. 1 800 888 2535 www.victoriatours.com
Port Hardy Airport to Port McNeil:
- Port McNeil Airport Shuttle Transport between Port Hardy airport to Port McNeil (Mothership tours) 1 250 956-8294 or have us book this for you.
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- Budget 1-800-299-3199 Web page: www.budgetvictoria.com
- National Tilden 1-800-227-7368
Getting to Campbell River:
Campbell River is centrally located on the east coast of Vancouver Island, 95 miles (153 km) north of Nanaimo on Highway 19 and 166 miles (265 km) north of Victoria on Highway 19. Campbell River Regional Airport (YBL) is approximately 40 minutes from Vancouver by air and 1.5 hours from Lake Union (Seattle).
Getting to Quadra Island:
Quadra Island is a 10 minute ferry ride from Campbell River. Click here for the ferry schedule.
Getting to Port McNeil: (Mothership tour only)
Port McNeil is located 124 miles (198km) north of Campbell River. To get to Port McNeil you can drive or fly from Seattle or Vancouver. You have the option of flying right from Seattle to downtown Port McNeil by Kenmore Air floatplane. This is the most costly but most direct. The other option is to fly with Pacific Coastal Airlines from Vancouver to Port Hardy (a town near Port McNeil), and from here a 25 minute airport shuttle will take you to our meeting point in Port McNeil. You can have us arrange the transport shuttle or you can contact Port McNeil Airport Shuttle at 1 250 956-8294.
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