Vancouver Island Travel Tips - Research Before Coming

Vancouver Island should be a part of any extended visit to western Canada. Located off the southwestern coast of British Columbia, "thee Island" is accessible mainly by ferry. However there are also three significant airports on Vancouver Island, a major international airport in Victoria (YYJ), a smaller regional airport near the small city of Nanaimo (YCD), and the Comox Valley Airport (YQQ).

The ferry terminals on Vancouver Island are numerous, although many of them only serve the smaller outlying islands off the coast of Vancouver Island. But tourists on the mainland that are looking to get to Vancouver Island via ferry can do so directly from Prince Rupert, Horseshoe Bay (north of Vancouver on the Sea-to-Sky Highway), Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal (south of Vancouver), Port Angeles in Washington State, Seattle, or Powell River. 

One adventurous way to get to Vancouver Island is by using the Tsawwassen ferry terminal to connect to Salt Spring Island. After spending some some time there you could then connect to the town of Crofton on Vancouver Island. 

The Tsawwassen ferry terminal can be re

Salt Spring Island by Shawn from Airdie CDN Aviator

ached using public transportation. Furthermore, Salt Spring Island has its own public transportation system while the town of Crofton also has public transportation connecting it to either Duncan or Chemainus. Those two towns both are served by the inter-city bus lines, meaning that you don't need your own car to take this adventurous route!

Read more about Vancouver Island: Vancouver Island Vacation.

Read more about Salt Spring Island tourism: Salt Spring Island tourism.