Departure Bay (Nanaimo) ↔ Vancouver (Tsawwassen)

Departure Bay: booked travellers check in 60 to 30 minutes before departure; unbooked foot-passenger sales close 10 minutes before sailing. Tsawwassen: booked travellers check in 60 to 30 minutes before departure; unbooked foot-passenger sales close 10 minutes before sailing and vehicle check-in closes at five.

Book the exact direct sailing when BC Ferries offers it and pay through the official checkout. This is not the regular Duke Point route, so confirm that the ticket names Departure Bay and Tsawwassen. Use the current fare guide for every passenger and vehicle, and budget each direction separately.

Departure Bay lists 402 paid spaces, including 248 long-term spaces; Tsawwassen lists 884 paid spaces, including 716 long-term spaces.

Yes, on the published Tsawwassen-to-Departure Bay sailing. A bicycle travels free with the passenger fare; identify it at check-in, walk it aboard when directed and secure it on the vehicle deck. The reverse direction is absent from our current capture, so verify the ride home separately.

Our captured official schedule currently includes Tsawwassen to Departure Bay, but not Departure Bay to Tsawwassen for the current published window.

No. The frequent Nanaimo–Tsawwassen crossing uses Duke Point, about 20 minutes south of Nanaimo. This guide is for the occasional direct sailing at Departure Bay, roughly five minutes north of central Nanaimo. Check the terminal name on the booking before choosing a bus, taxi or parking lot.

Yes, with planning. Departure Bay lists BC Transit, coach and taxi links, while Tsawwassen connects with TransLink's 620 bus. Match the public-transport timetable to the ferry's unusual date and direction, and leave room for the walk from the bus stop to check-in.