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BC Ferries schedules for Denman and  Hornby Island

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Vancouver Island - Denman Island

(Buckley Bay - Denman West)


 Schedule is effective

April 16, 2007 - March 31, 2008


Ships running to Denman and Hornby Island shuttle back and forth when heavy traffic conditions exist and therefore sailing times may be altered.


Crossing Time: 10 minutes 1.2 nautical miles


Leave Buckley Bay Leave Denman Island

                            7:00 am Except Dec 26 and Jan 1

                            6:40 am Except Dec 26 and Jan 1

                            7:40 am Except Dec 26 and Jan 1

                            7:20 am Except Dec 26 and Jan 1

                     (DC)       8:20 am Except Sundays               

8:00 am

9:00 am

                      8:40 am    Except Sundays 

10:00 am

(#)      9:40 am           

11:00 am

10:40 am

12:10 pm

11:50 am

1:05 pm

12:45 pm

2:00 pm

1:40 pm

3:00 pm

2:40 pm 

4:00 pm

(DC)    3:40 pm           

5:00 pm

4:40 pm

(!!)           6:00 pm                    

5:40 pm

7:00 pm

6:40 pm

8:30 pm

8:00 pm

(++)       10:00 pm             

9:40 pm

11:00 pm

10:40 pm

(DC) Thursday sailings will be replaced by a Dangerous Cargo Sailing. No other passenger permitted.
(!!)    Last connecting ferry to Hornby Island daily except on Fridays.
(#)   Note: The 9:40 sailing from Denman is usually a busy sailing and has the potential to overload
(++) Last connecting ferry to Hornby Island on Fridays.

Denman Island - Hornby Island

Crossing Time: 10 minutes


The last connecting ferry from Vancouver Island is 6 pm daily except
Friday, when it's 10 pm.


Ships running to Denman and Hornby Island shuttle back and forth when heavy traffic conditions exist and therefore sailing times may be altered.


Leave Denman Island

Leave Hornby Island

                            7:45 am Except Dec 26 and Jan 1

                            7:30 am Except Dec 26 and Jan 1

                   8:20 am Except Sundays

                   8:00 am Except Sundays

9:40 am

9:00 am

(DC)        10:40 am              

10:00 pm

11:50 pm

11:00 pm

12:45 pm

12:10 pm

1:40 pm

1:00 pm

2:40 pm

2:00 pm

3:40 pm

(DC)     3:00 pm            

4:40 pm

4:00 pm

5:40 pm

5:00 pm

6:35 pm

6:00 pm

(DC) Thursday sailings will be replaced by a Dangerous Cargo Sailing. No other passengers permitted.


On Friday evenings only there are extra sailings:

Leave Denman Island

Leave Hornby Island

7:40 pm

7:15 pm

9:15 pm

9:00 pm

10:35 pm

10:00 pm

 

FARES: The Hornby Island ferry's crew collects fares. Cash or Travelers' cheques only please. Credit cards cannot be accepted. You can pay fares for both islands at Buckley Bay on Vancouver Island, where credit cards are accepted.



TRANSPORTATION

Bus service to Buckley Bay from Nanaimo (80 kilometres south) and Courtenay is provided by Island Coach Lines. Rail service from Courtenay and points south is provided by the E&N Railroad on a daily basis. Daily local bus service runs from Buckley Bay to Courtenay.

B.C. Ferries Corp. operates two vessels and provides regularly scheduled sailings between Vancouver Island, Denman Island and Hornby Island. There is no public transportation system  available on the Islands.

B.C. Ministry of Highways is responsible for all public roads and ongoing maintenance is currently contracted out to a private contractor.

Hornby/Denman Freight Co., located in Fanny Bay, provides freight services.


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