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Travel advisory: Planned website outage - Saturday, April 26th at 7 pm View ×

In order to perform routine scheduled maintenance on our reservation systems for continuous improvement on performance, the website and mobile app will be unavailable from 7:00 pm on Saturday April 26th, until approximately 7:00 am the following day.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

Chemainus

Chemainus is a community in the Chemainus Valley on the east coast of southern Vancouver Island—a 30 minute drive south of Nanaimo. Sailings from Chemainus provide service to Thetis Island and Penelakut Island.

Boarding is based on order of arrival at the terminal. Check-in and ticket sales close five minutes prior to the scheduled sailing for foot passengers and vehicles.