How To Get To Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a 460km (285 mile) island paradise located in the Pacific Ocean, about 97km (60 miles) west of Vancouver, and 117km (73 miles) north of Seattle. Explore the thousands of kilometers of roads and highways on the Island, between Port Hardy in the north and Victoria in the south, and Tofino to the west and Campbell River to the east.
Bring your car, truck, RV, bicycle, or motorbike on one of the available ferry services, or fly in and rent a vehicle to explore the abundance of activities taking place in the local communities.
How Will You Be Arriving?
Flying to Vancouver Island
Find The Right Vancouver Island Airport For Your Travel Needs
Daily flights to and from Calgary and Edmonton bring visitors directly to Victoria (YYJ), Comox (YQQ) and Nanaimo (YCD) (Calgary only), while scheduled and chartered connections provide quick access to many of the Island’s communities including Qualicum Beach (XCU), Tofino (YAZ), Port Alberni (YPB), Campbell River (YBL), Alert Bay (YAL) and Port Hardy (YZT). Many of the flights to Vancouver Island stop or transfer at YVR in Vancouver.
Vancouver Island’s 3,340 km (2,137 miles) of coastline and nearly 10,000 lakes make it possible for a floatplane to land in a number of remote locations, providing a unique experience to get to an Island destination, or choose a commercial helicopter flight from Vancouver to Victoria or Nanaimo. Flights typically take 20 – 35 minutes each way, and chartered helicopter flights are a popular option to reach some of the more remote regions of Vancouver Island and the surrounding Gulf Islands.
