Posted: Friday, April 18, 2025
Easter Long Weekend
April 18 – April 21, 2025
Easter long weekend is a popular time for travel on the coast. Busy travel days are expected from Friday, April 18 through Monday, April 21 on the following routes:
• Vancouver (Tsawwassen) – Victoria (Swartz Bay)
• Vancouver (Tsawwassen) – Southern Gulf Islands
• Vancouver (Tsawwassen) – Nanaimo (Duke Point)
• Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) – Nanaimo (Departure Bay)
• Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) – Sunshine Coast (Langdale)
• Vancouver Island – Gulf Islands
Historically, the most popular day to travel from the Lower Mainland to Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast is Friday, from our Tsawwassen and Horseshoe Bay terminals. Monday is typically the most popular day for travel back to the Lower Mainland.
Customers planning to travel with a vehicle without a reservation should be prepared for sailing waits during popular times to travel. If reservations are sold out, the best option to avoid sailing waits is to travel during less busy times, typically mid-week days and early morning or late evening sailings, or walk on board.
Click here to view Travel Tips and here for Service Notices.
We look forward to welcoming you on board this Easter Long Weekend.
For schedule information and bookings, visit bcferries.com. For up-to-date travel information, check Current Conditions and follow @BCFerries on Twitter.
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Brentwood Bay to Mill Bay
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| 11:00 am | 11:25 am | 00:25 |
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| 1:15 pm | 1:40 pm | 00:25 |
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| 2:25 pm | 2:50 pm | 00:25 |
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| 3:35 pm | 4:00 pm | 00:25 |
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| 4:45 pm | 5:10 pm | 00:25 |
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| 5:55 pm | 6:20 pm | 00:25 |
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Brentwood Bay terminal is a 30 minute drive north of Victoria on Vancouver Island and is located at the end of Verdier Road. The terminal provides sailings to Mill Bay.
Boarding is based on order of arrival at the terminal. Check-in and ticket sales close:
- 3 minutes prior to the scheduled sailing for foot passengers.
- 5 minutes prior to the scheduled sailing for vehicles.
- To travel on this route, vehicles must be 40 ft. or less in length (30 ft. or less for buses*) and under 8,000 kg GVW in weight.
* Any vehicle licensed to carry 16 or more passengers is classified as a bus.
Dangerous goods sailings information
Note: Schedules subject to change without notice.
Thru fares between Vancouver (Tsawwassen) – Southern Gulf Islands
Thru fares provide an alternative way to travel between Vancouver (Tsawwassen) and the Southern Gulf Islands, via a connection at Victoria (Swartz Bay).
This is available for all passenger and vehicle types, at the same price as a direct ticket between Vancouver (Tsawwassen) and the Southern Gulf Islands.
If you are travelling thru fare, inform the ticket agent at your first departure terminal to receive a voucher that you will redeem at Victoria (Swartz Bay).
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Mill Bay to Brentwood Bay
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| 8:05 am | 8:30 am | 00:25 |
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| 10:25 am | 10:50 am | 00:25 |
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| 11:35 am | 12:00 pm | 00:25 |
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| 1:50 pm | 2:15 pm | 00:25 |
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| 3:00 pm | 3:25 pm | 00:25 |
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| 4:10 pm | 4:35 pm | 00:25 |
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| 5:20 pm | 5:45 pm | 00:25 |
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| 6:30 pm | 6:55 pm | 00:25 |
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Mill Bay ferry terminal is located on the southeast of Vancouver Island and a 10 minute drive south of Mill Bay village. Sailings departing from Mill Bay provide service across the Saanich Inlet to Brentwood Bay.
Boarding is based on order of arrival at the terminal. Check-in and ticket sales close:
- 5 minutes prior to the scheduled sailing for foot passengers.
- 3 minutes prior to the scheduled sailing for vehicles.
- To travel on this route, vehicles must be 40 ft. or less in length (30 ft. or less for buses*) and under 8,000 kg GVW in weight.
* Any vehicle licensed to carry 16 or more passengers is classified as a bus.
Dangerous goods sailings information
Note: Schedules subject to change without notice.
Thru fares between Vancouver (Tsawwassen) – Southern Gulf Islands
Thru fares provide an alternative way to travel between Vancouver (Tsawwassen) and the Southern Gulf Islands, via a connection at Victoria (Swartz Bay).
This is available for all passenger and vehicle types, at the same price as a direct ticket between Vancouver (Tsawwassen) and the Southern Gulf Islands.
If you are travelling thru fare, inform the ticket agent at your first departure terminal to receive a voucher that you will redeem at Victoria (Swartz Bay).
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