Departure Bay ferry terminal
Departure Bay | |||||
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Aerial view of Departure Bay, ferry terminal to the right. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 680 Trans-Canada Highway Nanaimo, British Columbia Canada | ||||
| Coordinates | 49°11′32″N 123°57′22″W / 49.1921928°N 123.9560779°W | ||||
| System | Ferry terminal | ||||
| Owned by | BC Ferries | ||||
| Operated by | BC Ferries | ||||
| Line | Route 2–Horseshoe Bay | ||||
| Bus routes | 4 | ||||
| Connections | |||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | 177 short-term spaces 349 long-term spaces | ||||
| Accessible | yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | DEP | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1951 | ||||
| Original company | Black Ball Line | ||||
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| 1961 | Acquired by the Government of British Columbia | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2024 | 1 551 280 2.3% | ||||
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Departure Bay is a major ferry terminal in Nanaimo, British Columbia, owned and operated by BC Ferries that provides ferry service across the Strait of Georgia to Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver. The terminal is located at the southern end of Departure Bay.
Unlike Nanaimo's other major ferry terminal, Duke Point, Departure Bay has public transit connections.