Check-In & Directions

From Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal and Victoria Airport

• Take Highway 17 (Blanshard St) to Pandora Ave. (About a 45 minute drive, depending on traffic.)
• Google Driving Directions from Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal

Bus from the Victoria Airport

• Take the YYJ Airport Shuttle directly to the hostel, please see http://www.yyjairportshuttle.com for fares & reservations. OR
• Take the #86 Deep Cove/McTavish Exchange OR #88 Airport/Sidney bus to the McTavish Exchange in North Saanich. Be sure to check the schedule here before your departure, and remember to ask for a transfer slip.
• At the McTavish Exchange, transfer to the #72 or #70x southbound and get off at the corner of Douglas and Pandora (approx 1/2hr). Walk 1 block east on Pandora to the corner of Pandora and Blanshard.

From the Bus Station

• Walk north on Douglas St to Pandora Ave.
• Turn right and walk one block east to Blanshard St. It’s about a 15-20 minute walk.

From the Inner Harbour Ferries (Port Angeles, Bellingham and Seattle)

• Walk three blocks east on Belleville St (towards the Legislative Buildings)
• Turn left on Douglas St.
• Walk north to Pandora Ave.
• Turn right and walk east to Blanshard St. It’s about a 25 minute walk.
• Google Driving Directions

From Nanaimo

• Take Highway 1 (Douglas St) to Caledonia Ave.
• Turn left on Caledonia and go east one block to Blanshard St.
• Turn right on Blanshard, and Pandora Ave is two blocks more. (About 2 hours driving in total)

From Vancouver

Pacific Coach Lines Bus (PCL)

• Takes you from the Pacific Central Bus Station (1150 Station Street, right beside the Main Street Skytrain station) in downtown Vancouver to downtown Victoria via the Tsawwassen – Swartz Bay BC Ferries route, or you can get on and off at various stages along the way.
• The whole trip takes about 4 hours.
• They’ve got lots of room for luggage on the bus (though you should probably call the company if you have more than two suitcases)
• See Fares & Schedules here: www.pacificcoach.com
• Contact: (604) 662-7575 or 1-800-661-1725, call center is open 7:00am – 7:00pm Daily
• E-mail: info@pacificcoach.com

Skytrain / Public Transit

• Take the Canada Line Skytrain from Waterfront Skytrain Station (601 West Cordova Street) to Bridgeport Station (25 minutes). Make sure to buy a ticket for 3 zones and keep it for transfering. Then walk down to the bus stops to Bay 3 and take bus #620north to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal (40 minutes).
• For Fares and Directions please see the BC Transit Vancouver web site or call TransLink at: 604-953-3333.
• It takes about 1hour to get to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal from downtown Vancouver.
• BC Ferries Tsawwassen – Swartz Bay route takes passengers and vehicles several times a day. Ferries leave at least every odd hour on the hour.
• Check the BC Ferries web site for schedules, extra sailings and fares.
• The ferry takes about 1hr 35min to cross
• Get the “#70 Swartz Bay/Downtown” city bus from the Swartz Bay ferry terminal to downtown Victoria
• Schedules & fares are available on the BC Transit Victoria web site
• It takes about 1hr – 1hr 30min to get downtown from the terminal.

From Sooke and Port Renfrew

• Take Highway 14 to Highway 1 (Douglas St).
• Follow Highway 1 to Pandora Ave.
• Turn left and go east one block to Blanshard St. (About 50 minutes from Sooke; 2 hours from Port Renfrew), OR
• From Sooke you can take the #61 city bus to downtown (Bus takes about an hour and 10 minutes)
• Get off at the Pandora and Douglas St. intersection
• Walk one block east on Pandora Ave. to Blanshard St.