Getting Here

Getting to Vancouver Island

Map of Comox Valley & Campbell River Area

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All of our tours start in the Comox Valley at either the Old House Village Hotel or the Kingfisher Oceanside Resort and Spa (West Coast Foodie).

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You can fly West Jet direct to Comox (YQQ).  It takes an hour to fly here from Calgary.  Amazing!

Depending on your tour, the Old House Village Hotel (1-888-703-0202) offers a free shuttle to their hotel and the Kingfisher Oceanside Resort and Spa (1 800-663-7929) offers an airport shuttle for $10 pp.  Please call to reserve your shuttle time.

Direct from Vancouver Airport (YVR): Central Mountain Air and Pacific Coastal  to Comox (YQQ)

Direct from downtown Vancouver: Harbour Air

By Ferry

If you'd like to take the ferry: BC Ferries Information

Route and fare information
Toll-free: 1-888-223-3779

Reservations are available, and recommended, on select Mainland - Vancouver Island routes. You'll need a credit card handy when you call.

Tsawwassen (Vancouver) to Swartz Bay (Victoria) - 1 hour 35 minutes
Tsawwassen (Vancouver) to Duke Point (Nanaimo) - 2 hours
Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) to Departure Bay (Nanaimo) - 1 hour 35 minutes

Island Link Express Bus travels from Departure Bay Ferry Terminal (Nanaimo) to Courtenay (Petro-Can location - directly across from the Old House Village Hotel)
 

By Land

The Comox Valley is approximately 1.25 hours from Nanaimo or 2.5 hours from Victoria by car. 

Island Link provides a passenger express bus service between most Vancouver Island points and BC Ferries’ services at Nanaimo Departure Bay.  The Island Link website has plenty of information on traveling to our area from all over British Columbia (including from the Vancouver International Airport).

Rent a car from: Budget

No matter how you get here, we know it will be worth it!

Rebecca Spit ~Quadra Island