Nanaimo Harbour ferry terminal

Nanaimo Harbour
Ferry terminal
General information
Location160 Front St
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates49°09′57″N 123°55′56″W / 49.16571807861328°N 123.93231964111328°W / 49.16571807861328; -123.93231964111328
Owned byBC Ferries
Operated byBC Ferries
Line(s)Route 19–Descanso Bay
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeNANH[1]
Websitewww.bcferries.com/travel-boarding/terminal-directions-parking-food/nanaimo-nanaimo-harbour/NAH
Passengers
2023446 985[Note 1]Increase 8.43%

Nanaimo Harbour, often associated with and referred to as the "Gabriola Island Ferry", is a ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia that goes from downtown Nanaimo across the Northumberland Channel to Descanso Bay on Gabriola Island. The route is serviced by two ferries, the MV Island Gwawis and the MV Island Kwigwis, which can hold up to 47 cars and 450 passengers with a total travel time of about 20 to 25 minutes.[2]

Descanso Bay ferry terminal on Gabriola Island
  1. ^ "Plans, Reports, Policies and Other Resources". Connecting the Coast | BC Ferries. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  2. ^ "Gabriola Island – Nanaimo Harbour schedule". Gabriola Ferry Advisory Committee. April 12, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.


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