Ferries to Bowen Island generally run every hour from Horseshoe Bay Terminal to Snug Cove, Bowen Island. Please note that sailings on summer Saturdays are very busy and overload (there is no option to reserve your sailing). Bringing your car? Ensure you arrive at least 45 minutes prior to your desired sailing. Tunstall Bay is a 15 minute drive from Snug Cove. Roadside parking is limited at the event, so please carpool if you can!

Departing from Horseshoe Bay:

5:50 am
6:50 am
8:00 am
9:05 am

Choosing to leave your car in the Horseshoe Bay pay parking to walk on the ferry? Please arrive in plenty of time to secure parking in the pay parking. Horseshoe Bay is extremely busy on a summer Saturday and parking will fill early! Please also note that walk on passenger ticket sales close 10 minutes prior to sailing.

Want to bus to Horseshoe Bay and walk on the ferry? We highly recommend this! No worries then about parking in Horseshoe bay! The Horseshoe Bay Express bus #257 runs regularly with pick ups in Downtown Vancouver and at Park Royal, West Vancouver.

Once you arrive on Bowen, there is a bus service that runs from Snug Cove to Tunstall Bay. It’s the 280 Bluewater route that you’ll want. BUT - there is only one trip that will work - leaving Snug Cove at 9:30am. If you are planning on taking this bus please let us know so that we can accomodate you potentially arriving right at the check-in deadline time. If the ferry is running late the bus will wait.

If you plan on staying overnight please book your accommodations early. Check out Tourism Bowen Island to find all you need to know about accommodations and fun things to do while visiting our fair isle!