Victoria BC Tourism
Lesson 7: Tours & Transportation
Air
Victoria International Airport
Located approximately 15 miles north of Victoria, this airport services many charter and scheduled airlines, freight services, flying schools, couriers, and aircraft maintenance. Many major airlines, such as Air Canada Jazz, Horizon Air, Pacific Coastal Airlines, and WestJet. Most of the major car rental companies have offices at the airport. To get into Victoria, there are taxi or airporter services available.
Cooper Air
Seaplane charter service located in Victoria harbour offering unique views and stopovers. Some of the tours are: an air tour of Victoria, San Juan and Gulf Islands, Saturna Island Winery, Olympic National Park (Washington State), Sooke Basin, Pacific Rim National Park, and a fishing trip. Cooper Air operates a fleet of five DeHavilland and Cessna seaplane aircraft.
Helijet Airways
Offers scheduled helicopter service between Victoria and Vancouver or Seattle. The Victoria City Heliport is located in the Victoria Harbour. There is complimentary shuttle service to downtown where there is easy access to taxis, buses, cruise ships and attractions. Flight time to Vancouver is an amazing 20 minutes!
Harbour Air Seaplane
Daily seaplane service between Vancouver, Victoria, Namaimo and the Gulf Islands. The planes land in Victoria Harbour and flights to Vancouver land in Vancouver Harbour and the South Terminal at Vancouver International Airport. In addition to scheduled service, there are charters and scenic tours available.
West Coast Air
Based in Victoria, there is Twin Otter service to Vancouver's Coal Harbour in the downtown core. There are sightseeing tours available to Butchart Gardens, "flightseeing" the city of Victoria or a scenic trip over the San Juan Islands and Gulf Islands. The scenic tours are on a Canadian built deHavilland Beaver floatplane.
Kenmore Air
Based in Seattle, there are scheduled flights to Victoria. The flight path is over the beautiful San Juan Islands and it only takes 45 minutes from Seattle. Seaplanes are available for charter to many destinations like coastal towns, fishing lodges, remote islands or any place that has water access. The service area includes Seattle and the coastal corridor up to the north end of Vancouver Island.
Northwest Seaplanes
Originating from metropolitan Seattle, Northwest Seaplanes have scheduled service to Victoria's Inner Harbour art the Hyack Air facility. The Air Facility hosts many tours, such as whale watching, fishing and kayaking. In Seattle, the Northwest Seaplanes Air Terminal is only minutes from SeaTac which is the large international airport serving Seattle.
West Isle Air
Located in the heart of the San Juan Island, there is scheduled and charter service as well as freight services. In addition to Victoria, West Isle Air serves other cities/towns on Vancouver Island. Customized "flightseeing" tours can be arranged by chartering a plane. The fleet includes 5-passenger Cessna 206s and 207s.
San Juan Island Air
Based in the San Juan Islands, this airline serves 30 locations in the West Coast of Washington State and Canada. There are many planes available for charter. On-demand scenic flights with stopovers can be tailor made to any destination serviced by Island Air.
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