Tofino Bus schedule for Tofino

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Bus travel to Tofino is available with Tofino's own Tofino Bus. Tofino Bus transports surfboards, kayaks and bikes. The Tofino Bus operates one daily Express route between Victoria and Tofino, with only one stop in Port Alberni. The other daily runs are serviced in partnership with Greyhound Canada, requiring a transfer to the Tofino Bus in Nanaimo.

Victoria to Tofino

The Express bus leaves in Victoria at the Ocean Island Backpackers Inn and at Hostelling International's Victoria Backpacker's Hostel, before picking up more passengers at the Victoria Bus Depot.

Nanaimo to Tofino

The Tofino Bus meets the 8:30 am & 12:30 pm ferries from Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) at the Nanaimo Departure Bay ferry terminal. Bus departures from Nanaimo to Tofino are at 10:30 am and 3:00 pm at the Nanaimo Bus depot and at the Nanaimo Ferry Terminal at 10:35 am and 3:05 pm respectively.

Vancouver to Tofino

For transportation to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal on the mainland side, take the Greyhound bus from the Vancouver Bus Depot, or the No. 257 Horseshoe Bay Express bus, operated by Translink from downtown Vancouver at Granville & West Georgia, in front of the Bay or Park Royal in West Vancouver.

Tickets for the Tofino Bus are available by phone with a credit card at 1-866-986 3466, (250) 725-2871 in Tofino. For online ticket purchases for the Tofino Bus, please visit secure.tofinobus.com

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Tofino Bus schedule: North to Tofino

(valid from April 9, 2009 - October 12, 2009)

Northbound to Tofino
for departures from	to Tofino	to Tofino	to Port only
Vancouver	7:30 am	11:30 am	3:45 pm
Vancouver Aiport	-	11:00 am	3:30 pm
Victoria	8:25 am	†11:45 am	†4:45 pm
Nanaimo	10:30 am	3:00 pm	*7:15 pm
Nanaimo Ferry	10:35 am	3:05 pm	*7:00 pm
Parksville	11:05 am	3:45 pm	*7:50 pm
Coombs	11:15 am	3:55 pm	*8:00 pm
Hilliers	11:20 am	4:00 pm	*8:05 pm
Whisky Creek	11:30 am	4:10 pm	*8:15 pm
Port Alberni (arr)	12:00 pm	4:40 pm	*8:45 pm
Port Alberni (dep)	12:20 pm	4:50 pm	this run
Ucluelet	1:35 pm	6:30 pm	ends in
Tofino	2:20 pm	7:00 pm	Pt Alberni
† Greyhound departures. Buy tickets from Greyhound. * after June 29, add 15 minutes (due to ferry schedule change)

Tofino Bus schedule: South from Tofino

(valid from April 9, 2009 - October 12, 2009)

Southbound from Tofino
for departures from
Tofino	-	9:45 am	3:05 pm
Ucluelet	-	10:20 am	3:30 pm
Port Alberni (arr)	-	12:00 pm	4:50 pm
Port Alberni (dep)	8:15 am	12:20 pm	5:00 pm
Whisky Creek	8:35 am	12:40 pm	5:20 pm
Hilliers	8:45 am	12:45 pm	5:25 pm
Coombs	8:50 pm	12:50 pm	5:30 pm
Parksville	9:00 am	1:05 pm	5:40 pm
Nanaimo Ferry	9:45 am	1:45 pm	6:15 pm
Nanaimo	9:50 am	1:50 pm	6:20 pm
Victoria	12:45 am	3:30 pm	*11:15 pm
Vancouver	12:55 pm	5:15 pm	9:25 pm
Vancouver Airport	-	6:00 pm	-
* late arrival in Victoria due to 3 hour layover in Nanaimo.

Victoria Express bus schedule

(valid from April 9, 2009 - October 12, 2009)

Northbound to Tofino
for departures from
Victoria Ocean Island Inn	8:05 am
Victoria Hostelling International	8:15 am
Victoria Bus Depot	8:25 am
Port Alberni (Arrival)	12:00 pm
Ucluelet (Arrival)	12:20 pm
Tofino (Arrival)	1:35 pm

Southbound to Victoria
for departures from
Tofino	9:45 am
Ucluelet	10:20 am
Port Alberni	12:20 pm
Victoria (Arrival)	3:20 pm