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BC Ferries adds extra sailings for upcoming long weekend

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 12 May, 2023 10:01 AM

B-C Ferries says it is adding extra sailings in anticipation of the May long weekend travel rush later this month.

The ferry operator says it will add 95 extra sailings between May 18th and 23rd to accommodate the extra traffic, projected to be more than 430-thousand passengers and 170-thousand vehicles over the six-day period.

The majority of the added sailings will happen between Vancouver-Tsawwassen and Victoria-Swartz Bay, with the Horseshoe Bay-Nanaimo and Horseshoe Bay-Sunshine Coast routes also getting more sailings.

B-C Ferries is urging travellers to book in advance whenever possible, arrive early to their terminals and expect waits - especially during peak times.

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