Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Harbour Air
(604/274-1277 or 800/665-0212,
www.harbour-air.com
)
has scheduled
floatplane flightsbetweendowntownVancouver(theterminal isbesideCanadaPlace)and
Victoria's Inner Harbour (around $120 pp each way).
For those without a vehicle,
Pacific Coach Lines
(604/662-7575 or 800/661-1725,
www.pacificcoach.com
)
offers regularly scheduled buses between Vancouver's Pacific
CentralStationanddowntownVictoria,viatheTsawwassen-Swartz Bayferry.Insummer,
busesrunhourly6am-9pm.The3.5-hourtripcosts$44one-way,$84round-trip,including
the ferry fare.
BC Ferries
(250/386-3431 or 888/223-3779,
www.bcferries.com
)
operates a year-round
ferryservicebetweenVancouverandVictoria,takingaround90minuteseachway.Ferries
fromVancouverdepart
Tsawwassen,
southofVancouverInternationalAirportand
Horse-
shoe Bay,
on Vancouver's North Shore. They terminate on Vancouver Island at
Swartz
Bay,
32 kilometers (20 miles) north of downtown Victoria. The one-way fare is $15.50
per adult, $7.75 per child age 5-11, and $51.25 per vehicle. Limited
vehicle reservations
(604/444-2890 or 888/724-5223,
www.bcferries.com
)
cost $15 per booking. In high sea-
son (late June to mid-September), the ferries run about once an hour 7am-10pm. Expect a
wait in summer, particularly if you have an oversized vehicle.
Driving in Canada
U.S. and International Driver's Licenses are valid in Canada. All highway signs give dis-
tances in kilometers and speeds in kilometers per hour. Unless otherwise posted, the max-
imum speed limit on the highways is 100 kph (62 mph).
Use of safety belts is mandatory, and motorcyclists must wear helmets. Infants and
toddlers weighing up to nine kilograms (20 pounds) must be strapped into an appropriate
child's car seat. Use of a child car seat for larger children weighing 9-18 kilograms (20-40
pounds) is required of British Columbia residents and recommended to nonresidents. Be-
fore venturing north of the 49th parallel, U.S. residents should ask their vehicle insurance
company for a Canadian Non-Resident Inter-Province Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance
