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How to Make a BC Ferries Reservation
BC Ferries vessels can fill up quickly, especially during popular travel times such as public holidays. Luckily, you can make reservations quickly online, so you can skip those long sailing waits.
What Is BC Ferries?
If you want to travel to Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, Haida Gwaii or another one of British Columbia’s other stunning island or inlet communities, your best bet is to take a ferry. BC Ferries is a publicly funded company that offers ferry services around Canada’s west coast, and there are few alternatives. Within the province, the company is the sole ferry operator. You can take a Washington State Ferries boat to southern Vancouver Island, but otherwise, travel options from Washington are limited. There are some flights that operate between the mainland and Vancouver Island, but the prices can be steep. As a publicly funded company, BC Ferries prices are comparably low. However, that paired with the limited number of options means that popular routes can fill up quickly. Reservations are recommended in the summer months and around major Canadian and provincial public holidays such as Victoria Day, Family Day, Easter, Christmas, Canada Day and BC Day.
Does BC Ferries Offer Reservations on All Routes?
BC Ferries only offers reservations on select routes, as this helps keep the sailing process organized in popular destinations. Routes that offer reservations for standard vehicles include Vancouver (Tsawwassen) to Victoria (Swartz Bay), Vancouver (Tsawwassen) to Nanaimo (Duke Point), Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) to Nanaimo (Departure Bay), Vancouver to the Southern Gulf Islands, Powell River to Comox, Port Hardy to Bella Coola and Port Hardy to Haida Gwaii. For other routes, your best bet is to show up early to ensure you get on the next sailing. However, routes that don’t offer reservations don’t tend to be too congested.
What Kinds of Reservations are Available?
BC Ferries offers reservations for standard vehicles, commercial vehicles, livestock vehicles, groups and foot passengers. Standard vehicle reservations cover most types of personal vehicles along with their passengers. RVs, trailers and motor homes are also covered in this category. Commercial vehicles are defined as registered vehicles that weigh more than 12,125 pounds (5,500 kg). Livestock vehicles include non-commercial vehicles carrying livestock such as horses or cows. Groups can include any group of people with 10 passengers or more, but they have to be traveling in a single vehicle to make a group reservation. Foot passengers include any passenger arriving without a vehicle. Unlike vehicles, foot passengers can only make reservations over the service’s telephone hotline.
How Do You Make an Online Reservation?
To make BC Ferries reservations online, go to the service’s official website and click on the reservations option in the main menu. From there, you can choose which kind of vehicle you’d like to reserve. Select an option and choose a departure date, a departure terminal and an arrival terminal. Fill in your passenger details and vehicle details, review your travel itinerary, and pay for your tickets to confirm your reservation.
Where Can You Find Fare Information and Schedules
If you’re still in the planning stages of your trip, you can find BC Ferries fares and schedules online on the service’s website. This includes standard BC Ferries sailing schedules and package deals that include hotel rooms in popular destinations such as Victoria.
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