Vancouver airport to Tsawwassen

Need advice please.

1. Driving times -best and worst. Looking at Saturday afternoon.

2. Is there a shuttle service available for this trip?

3. What would a cab cost?

What is the recommended way of getting from airport to Van island aside from air?

Dancing Waters ) writes:

What is the recommended way of getting from airport to Van island
aside from air?

"Recommended" is a matter of opinion, and I haven't done this trip enough
times to be able to say what way is best, but I can tell you there's
regularly scheduled bus service between Vancouver airport and Victoria.
The Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay ferry trip is included in the bus fare.
See http://www.pacificcoach.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=schedule.airport.
This worked for me when I took it three years ago.

Tom Box or
Toronto, ON, Canada

"Tom Box" wrote in message
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Dancing Waters ) writes:

What is the recommended way of getting from airport to Van island
aside from air?

"Recommended" is a matter of opinion, and I haven't done this trip enough
times to be able to say what way is best, but I can tell you there's
regularly scheduled bus service between Vancouver airport and Victoria.
The Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay ferry trip is included in the bus fare.
See http://www.pacificcoach.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=schedule.airport.
This worked for me when I took it three years ago.

Tom Box or
Toronto, ON, Canada

Dancing Waters wrote:

Need advice please.

1. Driving times -best and worst. Looking at Saturday afternoon.

2. Is there a shuttle service available for this trip?

3. What would a cab cost?

What is the recommended way of getting from airport to Van island aside from air?

You can get a bus from the airport right to Victoria. They have regular service,
priority boarding, and are quite reasonable.

1. Driving times -best and worst. Looking at Saturday afternoon.

The variable is the tunnel you have to go through. If there are no
accidents in the tunnel I would allow about 45 minutes. If there's an
accident all bets are off.

2. Is there a shuttle service available for this trip?

Yep:
http://www.pacificcoach.com/index.cf...hedule.airport
Advantage to the bus is assured loading. If you're on the bus you're
guaranteed to be on the ferry.

3. What would a cab cost?

Well, I've never done it by cab, but I would guesstimate $45 +/- $10 + tip.

Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada

"Tom Box" wrote in message
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Dancing Waters ) writes:

What is the recommended way of getting from airport to Van island
aside from air?

"Recommended" is a matter of opinion, and I haven't done this trip enough
times to be able to say what way is best, but I can tell you there's
regularly scheduled bus service between Vancouver airport and Victoria.
The Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay ferry trip is included in the bus fare.
See http://www.pacificcoach.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=schedule.airport.
This worked for me when I took it three years ago.

Tom Box or
Toronto, ON, Canada


There is only a very complex Transit Route with 2 transfer points between
the Vancouver Airport and the Tsawassen Ferry terninal . This hassle you do
not need. Tsawassen is 8-10 miles from the airport. The Ferries leave
both
ends of theTsawassen and Swatrtz Bay trip on the Odd hours from 7 AM to 9
PM.
A long wait if you just miss one. Ferry ride is 1 hour 35 minutes.

If you opt not take a cab and are staying in Vancouver for a visit and then
go
to Victoria, the Victoria bus is your best bet. It leaves Vancouver every 2
hours
on the EVEN hours and your luggage is no problem as the bus goes on the
ferry
with you and then on into downtown Victoria. The trip from Vancouver to
Victoria
by bus takes 3 hours minimum. The trip into the Vancouver Bus Depot from
the airport
to catch the Victoria bus will take at least 45 minutes.

Both Vancouver and Victoria are some 20 miles from their Ferry Terminals.

Have a good time!

"Don Howe" ) writes:
"Tom Box" wrote:
Dancing Waters ) writes:

What is the recommended way of getting from airport to Van island
aside from air?

"Recommended" is a matter of opinion, and I haven't done this trip enough
times to be able to say what way is best, but I can tell you there's
regularly scheduled bus service between Vancouver airport and Victoria.
The Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay ferry trip is included in the bus fare.
See http://www.pacificcoach.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=schedule.airport.
This worked for me when I took it three years ago.

There is only a very complex Transit Route with 2 transfer points between
the Vancouver Airport and the Tsawassen Ferry terninal . This hassle you do
not need.

I wasn't talking about the local transit buses, but about intercity buses.

the Victoria bus is your best bet. It leaves Vancouver every 2 hours
on the EVEN hours and your luggage is no problem as the bus goes on
the ferry with you and then on into downtown Victoria. The trip from
Vancouver to Victoria by bus takes 3 hours minimum. The trip into the
Vancouver Bus Depot from the airport to catch the Victoria bus will take
at least 45 minutes.

This is the bus I was referring to. It stops at the airport, which is
between downtown Vancouver and Tsawwassen, so there's no need to go to
the Vancouver bus terminal if your destination is Victoria. See the
URL I gave above.

Tom Box or
Toronto, ON, Canada

Dancing Waters wrote:
Need advice please.


I am disappointed to see that people are answering you so respectfully
given the two rude messages you posted on 9/28. This newsgroup really
doesn't need any more mean people.

We're facing the same issue for our trip to Vancouver so I called Royal
Coach Lines at 1-800-661-1725. They were very helpful.

The alternative transportation seems to be float plane and helicopter, both
of which only take 30 minutes between Vancouver and Victoria.


"Dancing Waters" wrote in message
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Need advice please.

1. Driving times -best and worst. Looking at Saturday afternoon.

2. Is there a shuttle service available for this trip?

3. What would a cab cost?

What is the recommended way of getting from airport to Van island aside
from air?

Please ignore this troll. Obviously, he/she/it forgot to take it's meds
today.....

wrote:

Dancing Waters wrote:
Need advice please.


I am disappointed to see that people are answering you so respectfully
given the two rude messages you posted on 9/28. This newsgroup really
doesn't need any more mean people.