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A: I will assume that the Princess Cruise Ship is the ship that you will be arriving on to Victoria. The cruise ship dock is located at Ogden Point on Dallas Road in James Bay. If you want to take public transportation for $2.25 each way, you can take the bus. There is a bus stop just outside of the cruise ship terminal on Dallas Road. Take the number 31 downtown to the Spaghetti Factory. Get off there and wait for the #75 bus. Check out this link for the times that the #75 runs to Butchart Gardens: http://www.busonline.ca/regions/vic/schedules/schedule.cfm?p=thumb.pic&route=75%3A0&day=1& There will most likely be a tour bus right at the cruise ship terminal which would take you out to the gardens. Victoria Tours will take you there for about $60 http://www.victoriatours.org/tours/tourDetail.cfm?tour_id=3571 Greyline Tours will take you there for about $50 http://www.graylinewest.com/victoria/sightseeing_tours.aspx Pro for public transportation is that it's cheap, Con is that it will take about an hour each way. The tour buses will be faster, but cost a lot more (but I'll assume that the cost includes the garden entrance fee-which is about $25 I believe)... Have a great visit!!! Stay for the fireworks if you happen to be here on a Saturday evening, and have the time!!