Travel Details
Via Air Plane
Several companies specialize in providing commuter service from Seattle, Vancouver, and Victoria to Bamfield. We will be pleased to assist with flight arrangements.
One such company is Sound Flight, Inc. of Renton, Washington who specialize in providing air service to the San Juan Islands, Vancouver Island and surrounding British Columbia areas.
For more information visit www.soundflight.net
Another company is Westcoast Wild Adventures www.wcwild.com who provide charter flights from Vancouver and Seattle as well as customized flight seeing tours of Vancouver Island.
Via Car Ferry
BC Ferries
Phone: toll-free 888-223-3779 or 250-386-3431 outside BC
Reserved boarding: 888-724-5223 or 604-444-2890 outside BC
Service: Ferry service from Tsawwassen (45 minutes south of Vancouver) to Victoria or Duke Point (Nanaimo), two hours.
Ferry service from Horseshoe Bay (West Vancouver) to Nanaimo, ninety minutes.
Black Ball Ferries
Phone: 360-457-4491
Service: Port Angeles, WA to Victoria, ninety minutes.
Victoria Clipper Ferry
Phone 206-448-5000
Service: Ferry service from Seattle, WA to Victoria, two hours.
Driving instructions
Once you have arrived on Vancouver Island (see the maps below) you can drive to Bamfield from Victoria or Nanaimo. Some logging road travel is involved, so don't forget to check your spare tire! It is a well-marked, excellently maintained gravel road, but there are no gas or service stations available. Upon arrival in the village of Bamfield, park vehicles in our designated safe area. Please get maps from us before departure.
Approximate Driving Time
Victoria to Bamfield (via Lake Cowichan and Youbou): Four hours, (this includes two hours on logging road).
Nanaimo to Bamfield (via Port Alberni): Three hours, (this includes ninety minutes on logging road).
Other Transportation to Bamfield
MV Lady Rose
Phone: 250-723-8313
Service: Historic freight and passenger boat from Port Alberni to Bamfield, departing from Port Alberni
four times each week during the summer.
Click here for more information.
Empress Water Taxi
Phone: 250-724-9495 or 250-724-4996
Service: Private water-taxi charters which take up to twelve passengers from Port Alberni (four hours).
Prices for Port Alberni to Bamfield:
13 passenger Water Taxi $350
8 passenger Water Taxi $300
The Seaway Express
Visit: http://www.barkleysoundmarine.com/
Service: A daily, scheduled passenger ferry through the Pacific Rim
National Park, connecting Ucluelet and Bamfield. Travel the
Broken Group Islands to the West Coast Trail with whale
watching and wildlife viewing along the way.
Juan de Fuca Express
Phone: 888-755-6578
Service: Cruise from Port Renfrew to Bamfield all along the West Coast Trail. Scenic eco-historical tour.
Neah Bay Boat Launch
Service: Many guests launch their own boats from Neah Bay in WA and run across the Juan de Fuca Strait to Barkley Sound and into Bamfield.
Clutesi Haven Marina
Phone: 250-724-6837
Service: Others prefer to launch their boat in Port Alberni and cruise up the Alberni Canal to Bamfield (one and a quarter hours).
China Creek Boat Launch
Phone: 250-723-9812
Service: Fifteen minutes from Port Alberni; launch and cruise to Bamfield.
Bamfield Village Boat Launch
Phone: 250-728-3006
Service: Launch your boat right at the village for use in Barkley Sound.
The West Coast Trail Bus
Phone: 888-999-2288
Service: Departs Victoria daily to Bamfield (three hours).
Note:
Tyee Resort has negotiated special hotel rates for guests who need to overnight in Vancouver.
The Fairmont Hotel at Vancouver Airport offers such services as a shuttle bus to the south terminal (float plane departure) and a fish freezer at the main airport departure level for guests who are in transit home.
The hotel's special rates are listed below, together with a link to the hotel's web site.
Fairmont's Rooms (Regular Rates ) |
Special Rates (Tyee Guest ) |
Fairmont ($259 - 309) |
$179 |
Deluxe ($299 - $349) |
$219 |
Gold ($349 - $399) |
$269 |
Toll free reservations can be made at 1-877-422-FISH (3474). Let the booking clerk know that you are a guest at Tyee Resort.
The Marriott Hotel at Vancouver Airport also offers shuttle bus and fish freezer service.
The hotel's special rates are listed below, together with a link to the hotel's web site.
Marriott's Rooms |
Special Rates (Tyee Guest ) |
Studio room |
$135 |
Deluxe 1 bedroom suite |
$145 |
Executive Corner suite |
$155 |
Concierge level - add $20 to above rates
The above special rates are subject to availability. It is strongly recommended that advance reservations are secured.
Guests can request a code number from Tyee Resort. This will enable them to make their special rate reservations on the hotel's website.
Maps (Click to enlarge)
The Pacific Northwest
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Vancouver Island, Canada
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Village of Bamfield
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Tyee Resort
(Northern Tip of Peninsula)
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