Getting from Pacific Central to Tsawwassen

[KE7JFF]

So I'm coming in via the Amtrak Thruway bus to Vancouver next month and well, need to get down to Tsawwassen to head to Victoria. Instead of hiking from Pacific Central Station to Waterfront then to Canada Line to the old 620 bus, I'm pondering springing for a PCL bus to at least Swartz Bay and then transfer to the Downtown Express on BC Transit in Vic. However, since I get into Pacific Central at 515 PM and I see that the last PCL bus for the night is at 530 PM; I understand that's a tight connection provided I make a reservation, but I'm wondering if there's any alternative services out there that could get me a 7PM ferry.

The only other thing I can come up with is change my Amtrak Thruway reservation to drop me off at the Sandman Resort in Richmond then get somehow across the highway to Bridgeport and just hop on the 620 from there which would get me 30 minutes prior to the 7PM departure.

[Political Incorrectness]

Sept 13, 2015 5:19:11 GMT -8 KE7JFF said:

So I'm coming in via the Amtrak Thruway bus to Vancouver next month and well, need to get down to Tsawwassen to head to Victoria. Instead of hiking from Pacific Central Station to Waterfront then to Canada Line to the old 620 bus, I'm pondering springing for a PCL bus to at least Swartz Bay and then transfer to the Downtown Express on BC Transit in Vic. However, since I get into Pacific Central at 515 PM and I see that the last PCL bus for the night is at 530 PM; I understand that's a tight connection provided I make a reservation, but I'm wondering if there's any alternative services out there that could get me a 7PM ferry.

The only other thing I can come up with is change my Amtrak Thruway reservation to drop me off at the Sandman Resort in Richmond then get somehow across the highway to Bridgeport and just hop on the 620 from there which would get me 30 minutes prior to the 7PM departure.

You might want to drop off at the Sandman instead to avoid the backtrack through downtown Vancouver.

If you ended up missing the PCL Bus C23 takes you from Pacific Central to Yaletwon Roundhouse or take Skytrain from Main St. and transfer to Canada Line at Vancouver City Centre. 

[KE7JFF]

Thanks. Yeah, I'll change it to Richmond to make things easier

[Scott]

Get off in Richmond. Any travel over bridges or into and out of downtown between 3 and 6PM is a waste of time and could take way longer than planned. I'm not sure how much luggage you'll have, and don't know what the weather will be like of course, but it's probably less than a 15 to 20 minute walk from Sandman to Bridgeport Station (you can cross under the highway via Bridgeport Rd), or if you made it to Bridgeport Rd. I'm sure there are buses there that would connect to the Canada Line. - John H

[KE7JFF]

I'll just have a backpack so I'll be fine.

I know too I can arrange for a cab to go from the Sandman to Bridgeport for about 10.00 which isn't the end of the world. And if I have to, a taxi even to TSA is 50.00....