Q: Me and my husband want to get to Nanimo. and our plane arrives in Vancouver at 5 or 6 o'clock and we want to catch a ferrie from Tsawwassen to Nanimo. i read that the latest the ferrie runs is 10:45. Do we have to call to order a ticket or reserve a seat online. or can we just show up at the ferrie docks and get a ticket. is it usually full? also. is it verry far from Vancouver to Tsawwassen?
A: If you need to take a bus to the ferry terminal, you will need to transfer once. The 424 bus will take you from the Airport to an exchange where you will transfer to the 620. This bus will take you right to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal. You should be able to catch the 8:15pm or the 10:45pm ferry. You are correct that 10:45pm is the last ferry. The trip from Tsawwassen to Duke Point, Nanaimo should take about 2 hours. You could also take a ferry from Horseshoe Bay (West Vancouver) to Nanaimo (Departure Bay). But, it would take a lot longer for you to drive or take a bus from the airport to Horseshoe Bay than it would to go to Tsawwassen. You can find out more by going to the following websites: http://www.translink.bc.ca http://www.bcferries.ca