Southern Gulf Islands BC Ferries Transit Schedule, Times & Map

About the Southern Gulf Islands By BC Ferries

Swartz Bay (Victoria ▪ Village Bay (Mayne Island) (Dir #1 ▪ Tsawwassen (Vancouver ▪ Otter Bay (Pender Island) (Dir #2 ▪ Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island) (Dir #1

- Overview

Route Eligibility Restrictions

No eligibility restrictions.

Route Continuous Pickup/Drop Off

No pickup or drop off anywhere along the route.

Operating Hours

The Southern Gulf Islands runs Daily.

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday trips start at 5:00am with the last trip at 11:24pm. Thursday trips start at 5:00am with the last trip at 11:15pm. Friday trips start at 5:00am with the last trip at 11:05pm and most often run about every 5 hours 40 minutes. Saturday trips start at 5:40am with the last trip at 12:15am. Sunday trips start at 6:15am with the last trip at 11:43pm and most often run about every 4 hours 5 minutes.

Frequency

Friday trips most often run about every 5 hours 40 minutes. Sunday trips most often run about every 4 hours 5 minutes.

Destinations

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesdays includes travel to Lyall Harbour (Saturna Island), Otter Bay (Pender Island), Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour), Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, Vancouver (Tsawwassen), Vancouver (Tsawwassen Berth 2), and Village Bay (Mayne Island).

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday travel to Lyall Harbour (Saturna Island) starts at Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1 and Village Bay (Mayne Island). Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday travel to Otter Bay (Pender Island) starts at Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour), Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, Village Bay (Mayne Island), Vancouver (Tsawwassen Berth 2), and Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island). Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday travel to Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour) starts at Vancouver (Tsawwassen), Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), and Otter Bay (pender Island). Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday travel to Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island) starts at Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour), Vancouver (Tsawwassen), Village Bay (Mayne Island), Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, and Otter Bay (pender Island). Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday travel to Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1 starts at Otter Bay (pender Island), Village Bay (Mayne Island), Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), and Lyall Harbour (saturna Island). Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday travel to Vancouver (Tsawwassen), Vancouver (Tsawwassen Berth 2) starts at Otter Bay (pender Island), Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour), and Village Bay (Mayne Island). Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday travel to Village Bay (Mayne Island) starts at Otter Bay (pender Island), Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, Lyall Harbour (saturna Island), and Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island).

Thursdays includes travel to Lyall Harbour (Saturna Island), Otter Bay (Pender Island), Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour), Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, Vancouver (Tsawwassen Berth 2), Vancouver (Tsawwassen), and Village Bay (Mayne Island).

Thursday travel to Lyall Harbour (Saturna Island) starts at Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1 and Village Bay (Mayne Island). Thursday travel to Otter Bay (Pender Island) starts at Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour), Village Bay (Mayne Island), and Vancouver (Tsawwassen Berth 2). Thursday travel to Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour) starts at Otter Bay (pender Island) and Vancouver (Tsawwassen). Thursday travel to Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island) starts at Village Bay (Mayne Island), Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, and Vancouver (Tsawwassen). Thursday travel to Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1 starts at Otter Bay (pender Island), Village Bay (Mayne Island), Sturdies Bay (galiano Island), and Lyall Harbour (saturna Island). Thursday travel to Vancouver (Tsawwassen Berth 2), Vancouver (Tsawwassen) starts at Village Bay (Mayne Island), Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour), Otter Bay (pender Island), and Sturdies Bay (galiano Island). Thursday travel to Village Bay (Mayne Island) starts at Lyall Harbour (saturna Island), Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, Otter Bay (pender Island), and Sturdies Bay (galiano Island).

Fridays includes travel to Lyall Harbour (Saturna Island), Otter Bay (Pender Island), Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour), Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, Vancouver (Tsawwassen Berth 2), Vancouver (Tsawwassen), and Village Bay (Mayne Island).

Friday travel to Lyall Harbour (Saturna Island) starts at Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1 and Village Bay (Mayne Island). Friday travel to Otter Bay (Pender Island) starts at Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour), Village Bay (Mayne Island), and Vancouver (Tsawwassen Berth 2). Friday travel to Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour) starts at Otter Bay (pender Island), Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), and Vancouver (Tsawwassen). Friday travel to Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island) starts at Village Bay (Mayne Island), Otter Bay (pender Island), Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, and Vancouver (Tsawwassen). Friday travel to Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1 starts at Village Bay (Mayne Island), Otter Bay (pender Island), Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), and Lyall Harbour (saturna Island). Friday travel to Vancouver (Tsawwassen Berth 2), Vancouver (Tsawwassen) starts at Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), Otter Bay (pender Island), Village Bay (Mayne Island), and Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour). Friday travel to Village Bay (Mayne Island) starts at Lyall Harbour (saturna Island), Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), and Vancouver (Tsawwassen).

Saturdays includes travel to Lyall Harbour (Saturna Island), Otter Bay (Pender Island), Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour), Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, Vancouver (Tsawwassen Berth 2), Vancouver (Tsawwassen), and Village Bay (Mayne Island).

Saturday travel to Lyall Harbour (Saturna Island) starts at Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1 and Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island). Saturday travel to Otter Bay (Pender Island) starts at Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, Village Bay (Mayne Island), Vancouver (Tsawwassen Berth 2), Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour), and Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island). Saturday travel to Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour) starts at Otter Bay (pender Island), Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), and Vancouver (Tsawwassen). Saturday travel to Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island) starts at Village Bay (Mayne Island), Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, Lyall Harbour (saturna Island), and Vancouver (Tsawwassen). Saturday travel to Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1 starts at Village Bay (Mayne Island), Lyall Harbour (saturna Island), Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), and Otter Bay (pender Island). Saturday travel to Vancouver (Tsawwassen Berth 2), Vancouver (Tsawwassen) starts at Village Bay (Mayne Island), Otter Bay (pender Island), Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), and Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour). Saturday travel to Village Bay (Mayne Island) starts at Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, Otter Bay (pender Island), Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour), Lyall Harbour (saturna Island), and Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island).

Sundays includes travel to Lyall Harbour (Saturna Island), Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour), Otter Bay (Pender Island), Salt Spring Island (long Harbour), Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, Vancouver (Tsawwassen), Vancouver (Tsawwassen Berth 2), and Village Bay (Mayne Island).

Sunday travel to Lyall Harbour (Saturna Island), Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour) starts at Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1 and Village Bay (Mayne Island). Sunday travel to Otter Bay (Pender Island) starts at Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, Village Bay (Mayne Island), Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), Salt Spring Island (long Harbour), and Lyall Harbour (saturna Island). Sunday travel to Salt Spring Island (long Harbour) starts at Vancouver (Tsawwassen). Sunday travel to Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island) starts at Lyall Harbour (saturna Island), Salt Spring Island (long Harbour), Village Bay (Mayne Island), Otter Bay (pender Island), and Vancouver (Tsawwassen). Sunday travel to Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1 starts at Otter Bay (pender Island), Village Bay (Mayne Island), and Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island). Sunday travel to Vancouver (Tsawwassen), Vancouver (Tsawwassen Berth 2) starts at Otter Bay (pender Island), Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), Village Bay (Mayne Island), and Salt Spring Island (long Harbour). Sunday travel to Village Bay (Mayne Island) starts at Lyall Harbour (saturna Island), Otter Bay (pender Island), Victoria (Swartz Bay) Berth 1, Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island), and Vancouver (Tsawwassen).

Holiday Schedules

Regular service that falls on a holiday is never completely dropped for dates within the current data publication.

Service is offered on the following holidays,

Remembrance Day 2024
Christmas Eve 2024
Christmas Day 2024
Boxing Day 2024
New Year's Eve 2024
New Year's Day 2025
Family Day 2025

On the holidays above, trips start at 5:00am with the last trip at 11:15pm.

Civic Holiday 2024 and Labour Day 2024 trips start at 5:00am with the last trip at 11:24pm. Thanksgiving Day 2024 trips start at 5:00am with the last trip at 11:15pm and most often run about every 5 hours.

Select in Stop Times for more specific holiday information.

Note: Holidays are not necessarily observed and service may not be different from the usual for the day.