Where Is Alert Bay?
Alert Bay is located on Cormorant Island about 3 kilometres off the Northeast coast of Vancouver Island and is approximately 180 miles by water from the city of Vancouver. How to Get to Alert Bay • By Car Drive north on Highway 19 from Victoria or Nanaimo passing Parksville, Courtenay, Campbell River and Sayward to Port McNeill – a scenic drive on a modern highway that takes about 4 hours from Nanaimo to Port McNeill via the inland highway. Allow longer if you take the old island highway-scenic route. • Ferry From Port McNeill there is a Tri-Island Ferry running to Alert Bay and Sointula seven days a week. You will need to plan your arrival and departure times as the ferry travels between Alert Bay and Port McNeill approximately once every 3 hours. The terminal in Port McNeill can be reached by telephone at 250-956-4533. For a B.C. Ferries schedule go to the BC Ferries web site. Their toll-free number is 1-888-223-3779. • By Air Scheduled air flights depart daily from Vancouver to Port
