Oceanview Cabins, Alert Bay, BC Canada

Where Is Alert Bay?

Alert Bay is located on Cormorant Island about 3 kilometres off the Northeast coast of Vancouver Island and is approximately 180 miles by water from the city of Vancouver.

How to Get to Alert Bay

• By Car
  Drive north on Highway 19 from Victoria or Nanaimo passing Parksville, Courtenay, Campbell River and Sayward to Port McNeill - a scenic drive on a modern highway that takes about 4 hours from Nanaimo to Port McNeill via the inland highway. Allow longer if you take the old island highway-scenic route.

• Ferry
  From Port McNeill there is a Tri-Island Ferry running to Alert Bay and Sointula seven days a week. You will need to plan your arrival and departure times as the ferry travels between Alert Bay and Port McNeill approximately once every 3 hours. The terminal in Port McNeill can be reached  by telephone at 250-956-4533.  For a B.C. Ferries schedule go to the BC Ferries web site. Their toll-free number is 1-888-223-3779.

• By Air
  Scheduled air flights depart daily from Vancouver to Port Hardy with Pacific Coastal Airlines. Transportation to Port McNeill, where a connection can be made to the ferry to Alert Bay, is by Taxi Cab or the local Greyhound bus (once a day each morning).
• Local Airstrip
  There is a 2900 foot paved runway on Cormorant Island with easy access from Oceanview Cabins.
• By Boat
  Travel up to Alert Bay through the lovely Inside Passage.  See the Marine Facilities page on the www.alertbay.com website for harbour details.