Travel by Car & Ferry:
From Nanaimo on Vancouver Island drive North on
Hwy 19 to the last exit of Campbell River. Turn right before the bridge and
drive past the Discovery Harbour Mall on left to the ferry landing of the Quadra
Island ferry (check
www.bcferries.com
for info and schedules).
Take a scenic BC ferry from Tswassen or
Horseshoe Bay terminals near Vancouver, to Departure Bay or
Duke Point, Nanaimo.
The Quadra Island ferry, the Powell River Queen, leaves Campbell River on
the half-hour from 6:30 AM to 10:30 PM daily (until 11:30 PM Fridays and
Saturdays) and departs Quadra Island on the hour. Some variances, check their
website for scheduling, fares and notices at
bcferries.com
Here is a link to the
Campbell River schedule to Quadra Island and back
For an express bus service up the island, from the ferry or the airport,
check http://www.islandlinkbus.com/
Travel By Air:
Westjet Airlines and
Pacific Coastal Airlines come in to the Comox Valley and Campbell
River Airports. San Juan Airlines
flies to Campbell River Airport regularly from Seattle and the San Juan Islands.
Air Canada now flies (click on the names to go to their websites
for travel information.)
Kenmore Air Express
will once again be offering daily scheduled air service from Campbell
River Airport to Seattle. Flights can be booked
online at www.KenmoreAir.com
toll-free by phone at 866.435.9524, or through your local travel agent.
Rideshares:
www.pickuppal.com
http://www.hollyhock.ca/cms/page1571.cfm
http://www.thegumboot.com
Traveling to and from the US? Here is a link about
border requirements:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
For more general BC travel information go to:
http://bcsbestbnbs.com/travelinfo.php
Click here for a link to a
Google map to Firesign
click here for a
map of Quadra Island
http://tourismvictoria.com/Content/EN/1057.aspQuadra
Island
