Location

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Saturna Island is situated in the Canadian Gulf Islands between Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle.

Getting There

Traveling to Saturna Island requires some forward planning. BC Ferries operates a regularly scheduled ferry service to Saturna Island from Vancouver (the Tsawwassen terminal) and Victoria (the Swartz Bay terminal). Generally, you can get to and from Vancouver 3 times a day, as well as to and from Victoria 3 or 4 times a day via the BC Ferries. The people at BC Ferries are very helpful and will tell you when you need to make a reservation and when you don't. However, sometimes the ferry schedule does not list all the Tsawwassen to Saturna via Swartz Bay possibilities under the Tsawwassen to Saturna heading, so pay special attention to this.

Website: www.bcferries.com
Phone: 1-888-BCFERRY (1-888-223-3779)

Visitors can also arrive from Washington State via Washington State Ferries (at the Sidney terminal between Victoria and Swartz Bay), or a number of other ferries/ships that arrive in Victoria (Black Ball Transport, Victoria Clipper and Victoria Express). Lastly, Saturna Island is also accessible by regularly scheduled (Seair Seaplanes) and chartered float plane service (Kenmore Air, Harbour Air). Websites for all these other modes of transport are listed below, along with some general tourism websites.

Websites:
Washington State Ferries - www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries
Black Ball Transport - www.ferrytovictoria.com
Victoria Clipper - www.victoriaclipper.com
Victoria Express - www.victoriaexpress.com
Seair Seaplanes - www.seairseaplanes.com
Kenmore Air - www.kenmoreair.com
Harbour Air - www.harbourair.com
Tourism Victoria - www.tourismvictoria.com
Tourism Vancouver Island - www.vancouverisland.travel

It takes some effort to get to Saturna, but once you are here, you'll know it was worth it!