Buchart Gardens

[Susan S]

The previous thread listed ways to get to Victoria from the dock, avoiding the long ferry ride. Is there a similar way to go from a hotel, also avoiding the ferry? Or am I confused and there is no way without the ferry?

[Happy ks]

The posters who are going from the dock have port stops in Victoria. If you are going from Vancouver, you must go by ferry, or plane. I don't think Vancouver Island is connected to the mainland at all, is it?

 

Kathy

[cruiseryyc]

Yes its an Island, completely surrounded by water. If your ship is stopping in Vancouver for a day, you would have to take either a ferry or plane over to the Island in order to see Butchart Gardens (not really time for it if the ship is only in Vancouver for a few hours). If your ship is stopping in Victoria, its only a 40 minute drive from the dock to the Gardens.