BC Ferries adds more sailings for Thanksgiving weekend

A file photo of the Queen of Oak Bay from the BC Ferries website
The Queen of Oak Bay is stepping in for the Queen of Surrey as it continues to have mechanical issues with its main engine. (Credit: BC Ferries)

In anticipation of a busy weekend, BC Ferries is adding more sailings between the mainland and Vancouver Island, along with the Sunshine Coast.

Eighty-five extra sailings are being added between Thursday and Tuesday, Oct. 11. The service is expecting more than 420,000 passengers and 160,000 vehicles to use the system during the four-day period.

The Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay route between Vancouver and Victoria will be getting 66 extra sailings, as it is the most popular route in the fleet.

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There will be a dozen extra sailings on the West Vancouver to Nanaimo route, and seven extra trips from West Vancouver to the Sunshine Coast.

“The Thanksgiving long weekend is typically the most popular weekend of the year for walk-on passengers,” BC Ferries said in a statement. “At peak times, some sailings may reach passenger capacity and some walk-on customers may experience a sailing wait. Walk-on passengers can make a free booking on the three routes connecting Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island as well as on the Tsawwassen – Southern Gulf Islands route.”

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The transportation service also has some tips for travellers this weekend. These include:

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