BC Ferries announces new fare options for 3 routes

BC Ferries announced the launch of new fare options on the three Metro Vancouver – Vancouver Island routes.

The company said the new fares are designed to benefit customers travelling for essential purposes only, and once it’s safe to resume non-essential travel, all customers will be able to take advantage.

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In addition to BC Ferries’ At Terminal and Reservation Only fares, customers currently travelling for essential purposes will immediately be able to take advantage of a new Saver fare and Prepaid fare.

The Saver fare is BC Ferries’ most affordable fare, and is for passengers who have the flexibility to travel during less busy times.

At launch, the Saver fare will be $73.70, and will drop to as low as $49 later this spring on less busy sailings.

“Our routes between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island account for about 60% of overall ferry traffic, so we are introducing our new fare choices on these routes first,” said Mark Collins, BC Ferries’ President & CEO.

“When the Province lifts essential travel orders, these fare options will provide our customers more value, flexibility and certainty. They will also help spread traffic across the day, reducing sailing waits at popular times.”

The new fare options are available for advanced purchase only, and will be available for advanced purchase on the Vancouver (Tsawwassen) – Victoria (Swartz Bay), Vancouver (Tsawwassen) – Nanaimo (Duke Point) and Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) – Nanaimo (Departure Bay) sailings.