There are 3 ways to get from Seattle to Cortes Island by ferry, bus, unknown, train, or plane
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Ferry, bus, travel
best- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry
- Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Capital City Station to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal to Campbell River, BC - 11th Ave at Cedar Stbus
- Walk from Campbell River, BC - 11th Ave at Cedar St to Cortes Islandunknown
9h 55mTrain, fly, travel
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Campbell River Harbourplane
- Walk from Campbell River Harbour to Cortes Islandunknown
6h 46mBus, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Vancouver Waterfront Station, BCbus
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Campbell River Harbourplane
- Walk from Campbell River Harbour to Cortes Islandunknown
7h 2m
Vancouver Harbour to Campbell River Harbour flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Seattle and Cortes Island is 433 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Cortes Island without a car is to ferry and bus and travel which takes 9h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 55m to get from Seattle to Cortes Island, including transfers.
There are 48+ hotels available in Cortes Island.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Cortes Island, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Seattle to Cortes Island. However, you can take the ferry to Victoria, walk to Victoria, BC - Capital City Station, take the bus to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, take the bus to Campbell River, BC - 11th Ave at Cedar St, then travel to Cortes Island. Alternatively, you can take the train to Vancouver, walk to Main Street-Science World Station @ Bay 2, take the line 019 bus to Westbound W Pender St @ Burrard St, walk to Vancouver Harbour airport, fly to Campbell River Harbour, then travel to Cortes Island.
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- [email protected]
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Victoria, BC - Capital City Station to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal to Campbell River, BC - 11th Ave at Cedar St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $51
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $51
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- [email protected]
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Vancouver Waterfront Station, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://quickcoach.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://quickcoach.com/en/schedule
- Adult
- $55–65
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $170–300
- Child
- $110–150
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