BC Ferries route 1 Tsawwassen - Swartz Bay
| Route 1: Tsawwassen - Swartz Bay | |
| Type of Route | Major |
|---|---|
| Terminals | Tsawwassen Swartz Bay |
| Vessels based out of Tsawwassen | Spirit of British Columbia Queen of New Westminster* * (Peak Season & backup for Coastal Celebration) |
| Vessels based out Swartz Bay | Spirit of Vancouver Island Coastal Celebration** ** (Secondary vessel used year round on certain days in off season and daily in peak season, back up & relief for Spirit Class) |
| Sailing takes | 95 minutes |
| First and last sailing for all vessels | 6 am (Summer season daily except Sunday) 7 am (Year round) 8 am (Summer Sundays from both terminals, daily Winter break, off - season from Swartz Bay) 6 pm (Tsawwassen during off season) 8 pm (Monday to Thursday and Saturday) 9 pm (Year round) 10 pm (Summer season Sundays) 11:59 pm (Swartz Bay during the Summer Season Fridays) * Both terminals except while note ** Year round are main vessels on the route |
Route 1 is a ferry runs that is under contract from Province of British Columbia to BC Ferries. This is major route in BC Ferries route network.
Route details
The single bridge vessels dock bow in at Tsawwassen Terminal and stern in at Swartz Bay Terminal.
The route sails through Straight Of Georgia before entering Active Pass and after exiting the vessels sail through Salish Sea. The vessels have different routing when approaching and departing Swartz Bay Terminal because they have different aspects that are not good for certain berths at Swartz Bay.
Points of interests
- Tsawwassen Terminal
- Active Pass
- Swartz Bay Terminal.
Number of sailings
- Early fall, and Late Spring: 12 - 16 sailings depends on the day *
- Winter: 8 sailings (Monday-Thursday, Saturday), 10 sailings (Friday, and Sunday) *
- Winter break and Spring break 8 - 16 sailings **
- Summer: 16 sailings (Saturday thru Thursday) 18 sailings (Friday)
- * More sailings may occur on select days
- **Most sailings occur daily except December 25, and January 1
How to determine the vessel for the sailing?
The Spirit Class are odd number hours from both terminal. Queen of New Westminster and Coastal Celebration is even numbers hours from the terminals.
References
https://www.bcferries.com/current_conditions/vessel_positions.html