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Check-In & Directions

Ocean Island Inn – Downtown

Please note that all check-ins for the Suites take place at our main location.

View directions to our main downtown location for check-in

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.

If you are not driving a vehicle a complementary taxi will be called to drive you from our main location (a short ride that takes seven minutes) to your suite.

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If you don’t find availability on our online booking system, please call us toll free in North America at 1-888-828-4180 or from elsewhere at 1-250-385-1789 or email us at info@oceanisland.com

For extended stays, October to May, please call 250-385-1785 or see our Extended Stay page.

All check-ins for the Suites take place at our main location at Ocean Island Inn: 791 Pandora Avenue, Victoria BC.

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