For personal assistance with planning your trip, call the Customer Information line at 382-6161, and press zero for a Customer Service Agent.

Transportation Providers: Ferries

BC Ferries, Swartz Bay Terminal (27 km north of Victoria).

Details, www.bcferries.com or call 386-3431.

Travel to the Ferries: Board the #70 on Douglas Street. Buses stop on Douglas St at Belleville, Courtney, Fort, Pandora and Fisgard streets, and at all bus stops between Fisgard and the Ferry Terminal.

Travel from the Ferries: Board the #70. You will see the bus just to your right when you exit the terminal. This bus will take you to downtown Victoria, with stops along the way.

Excess Luggage:
BC Transit's priority is to carry people not luggage. We do our best to accommodate all customers, but oversize luggage and backpacks are a safety concern and can be difficult to accommodate on any transit system. Please put your luggage on your lap or on the floor where it will not obstruct the aisle. There will be trips where we cannot accommodate everyone with their luggage. In these situations we will do our best to inform you when the next transit bus is scheduled and what other transportation options are available to you. If you are planning to travel with large luggage, Pacific Coach Lines serves the Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen ferry terminals and is well equipped for passenger and luggage service. Call them at 385-4411.

Black Ball Ferry (to Port Angeles), 430 Belleville Street.

Take the Coho through the Olympic Peninsula to Port Angeles, where you can try kite-flying at Clallam Bay or visit Rothchild House, one of many historic Victorian mansions in Port Townsend. Proof of citizenship required.

Details at www.cohoferry.com or call 386-2202.

Take the #27/28 or #30/31 to Belleville & Government and walk one block westbound on Belleville.

Ogden Point, Cruise Ship Dock, 189 Dallas Rd.

More than 140 cruise ships dock annually at Odgen Point. Passengers can take one of the many on-shore excursions sold on board, or walk Dallas Road that leads past the Ogden Point Dive Centre to Beacon Hill Park.

Details at www.victoriaharbour.org/facilities/ogdenpoint.htm.

Take the #30/31 to Dallas and Montreal.

Victoria-Seattle Clipper, 254 Belleville.

The Clipper plies the waters between Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver. Whether it's a game of golf, a tour of historic Port Townsend, a day trip to Seattle or Vancouver, or a boat-rail excursion to the Rockies, the Clipper and its partners make travel dreams come true.

Details at www.victoriaclipper.com or call 382-8100.

Take the #27/28 to Superior and Oswego (weekdays only) or the #30/31 to Oswego and Superior and walk north.

Washington State Ferries (Anacortes). 2499 Ocean Ave, Sidney.

From Sidney-By-The-Sea, vacationers can cruise the San Juan Islands with several stops along the way.

Details at www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries or call 206-464-6400.

Take the #70.