Our Story
The Victoria Harbour Ferry Company was founded in 1990 with just two ferry boats. Today we own and operate a fleet of 14 small passenger ferries that sail the waters around Victoria, B.C.‘s Inner Harbour and the neighbouring Selkirk and Gorge Waterways.
All but one of our ferry boats were built on Vancouver Island, all can travel at speeds of up to 7 knots (12.5 kilometers per hour or 8 miles per hour) and can carry up to 12 passengers plus the Skipper. Several of our little ferry boats have traveled a distance the equivalent of one and half times around the equator without ever having left our harbour. Over the years we have carried over 1.5 million passengers and have become Victoria’s Number One Tourist Attraction. In addition to our fleet of 'pickle boats' we operate a 40 passenger Tour & Charter vessel used for larger groups and events on our harbour waters.
Our Ferry Captains are all Transport Canada Certified and pride themselves on being part ferry Skipper, part historian and part tour guide.
Victoria Harbour Ferry stops are located at:
- The Fairmont Empress Hotel
- Harbour Air terminal
- Delta Ocean Pointe Resort
- Coast Harbourside Hotel
- Reeson’s Landing - Gateway to Old Town
- Hyack Air Adventure Centre
- Fisherman’s Wharf
- West Bay Marine Village and RV Park
- Spinnakers Pub
- Canoe Brew Pub Restaurant & Marina (Chinatown)
- Selkirk Waterfront Community
- Tillicum Bridge / Gorge Park
- Railyards Development / Galloping Goose Trail
- Bamfield Park
The Victoria Harbour Ferry Company main office is located at 1234-N Wharf Street, Victoria, BC V8W 3H9 adjacent to the Hyack Air Adventure Centre, which is located on the waterfront at the Regent Hotel. For further information please phone us at (250) 708-0201 or E-mail us.