Pacific Coach Lines
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Pacific Coach Lines is a scheduled cross-water bus operator and tour company operating in Vancouver
, Victoria
, and Whistler
, British Columbia
, Canada
.
PCL operates scheduled crossings from downtown Vancouver Pacific Central Station and Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to downtown Victoria via BC Ferries
between Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal
and Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal
. Buses have priority over conventional ferry traffic and are the first on/off from the ferries main route (Victoria-Vancouver).
In the summer of 2010 service between Vancouver and Victoria was cut back.
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
, and Whistler
Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
PCL operates scheduled crossings from downtown Vancouver Pacific Central Station and Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to downtown Victoria via BC Ferries
BC Ferries
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. or BC Ferries is a de facto Crown Corporation that provides all major passenger and vehicle ferry services for coastal and island communities in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
between Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal
Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal
The Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal is a major transportation facility at Swartz Bay in North Saanich, British Columbia. It is located north of Victoria on Vancouver Island...
and Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal
Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal
The Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal is a major transportation facility in Delta, British Columbia. It is located on a three kilometre man-made causeway off the mainland at Tsawwassen and is less than 500 metres from the 49th parallel, Canada's border with the United States...
. Buses have priority over conventional ferry traffic and are the first on/off from the ferries main route (Victoria-Vancouver).
In the summer of 2010 service between Vancouver and Victoria was cut back.