Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
For a meal with a difference, show your ID at security and nip into the old-school,
white-tableclothed politicians' dining room in the Parliament Buildings; it's open to
everyone.
Getting There & Away
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Air
The scenic downtown-to-downtown floatplane services operated from Vancouver
by Harbour Air Seaplanes (
www.harbour-air.com
) take around 30 minutes.
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Bus
Downtown-to-downtown Pacific Coach Lines (
www.pacificcoach.com
)
services ar-
rive, via ferry, several times daily. Hop transit bus 70 to downtown Victoria from the is-
land's Swartz Bay ferry terminal.
»
Car
Drive to the mainland Tsawwassen BC Ferries terminal, board the Victoria-bound
ferry, then hit the island's Hwy 17 into Victoria (32km).
Need to Know
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Area Code
250
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Location
112km southwest of Vancouver
800-663-3883, 250-953-2033;
www.tourismvictoria.com
; 812 Wharf
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Tourist Office
St;
8:30am-8:30pm Jun-Aug, 9am-5pm Sep-May
