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| GETTING HERE IS HALF THE FUN!Victoria is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. You can get here in a variety of ways by sea or by air. During the summer months B.C. Ferries offers hourly service between Tsawassen, just outside of Vancouver, B.C. and Schwartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
The Coho Ferry has four ferries daily, leaving Port Angeles, Washington, arriving in downtown Victoria.
The Victoria Clipper has four sailings daily leaving Seattle, Washington, arriving in downtown Victoria. This is a passenger-only ferry.
The Washington State Ferries has two sailings daily from Anacortes, Washington, through the beautiful San Juan Islands to Sidney, B.C., a 25 minute drive from downtown Victoria.
Victoria-San Juan Cruises offers narrated cruises from Bellingham, Washington, to Victoria, British Columbia, through the scenic San Juan Islands.
There are several options for arriving in Victoria by air. Once you get here it is easy to find the Howard Johnson Hotel.
If you are arriving at Swartz Bay via the BC Ferries, follow the directions below and click here for a map. - Head south out of the terminal towards Victoria on the Pat Bay Hwy #17 . The Tourist Info Centre is on your right about 3 km or 1.8 mi south of the terminal - this will be the gathering point if you are travelling on one of the "escorted" ferry sailings that are being arranged for August 11
- About 20.5 km or 12.75 mi south of the ferry terminal, turn right onto Elk lake Drive
- Follow Elk lake Drive for another 1.5 km / 1 mi to the Howard Johnson Hotel, on your right hand side
- Missed the turn? Don't worry! Take the next exit onto Royal Oak Drive, turn right, then right again onto Elk lake Drive and double back to the hotel
If you are arriving in Sidney via the Washington State ferries from Anacortes, follow the directions below and click here for a map.
- Turn left out of the terminal onto Ocean Avenue, then left again onto lochside Drive / Fifth Street, following the signs towards Victoria
- About 2.5 km or 1.5 mi south of the terminal, turn right onto McTavish Road, then immediately left onto the Pat Bay Hwy #17
- Head south for another 13.5 km or 8.5 mi (about 16km / 10 mi from the terminal) and turn right onto Elk lake Drive
- Follow Elk lake Drive for another 1.5 km / 1 mi to the Howard Johnson Hotel, on your right hand side
- Missed the turn? Don't worry! Take the next exit onto Royal Oak Drive, turn right, then right again onto Elk lake Drive and double back to the hotel
If you are arriving from Bellingham or Seattle at the downtown terminal, follow the directions below and click here for a map.- Turn left out of the terminal onto Belleville Street, heading for Hwy 17
- Head straight through the traffic signals,crossing Government Street and then crossing Douglas Street
- Belleville Street will become Blanshard Street as you sweep through the curve, which in turn will become the Pat Bay Hwy #17
- Follow the Pat Bay Hwy #17 north towards Sidney until you reach the Royal Oak Drive Exit, which is about 10 km or 6 mi from the MV Coho ferry terminal (you will start to see signs for the Howard Johnson now)
- Take the Royal Oak Exit and turn left at the top of the ramp to head over the overpass
- Turn right onto Elk lake Drive - you will find the Howard Johnson on the left side about three blocks ahead
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