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Alaska Cross-Gulf Ferry Schedules 2011 ( May thru Sept )

Bellingham WA ferry to Whittier AK

Great news for travellers needing a direct ferry route from
Bellingham WA to Whittier AK

May 2011 sees the start of direct ferry service between Bellingham in the Lower 48 and Whittier AK- no more having to spend a night in Ketchikan or Juneau etc before boarding the ferry across the gulf.

This year will see 2 Northbound ferries per month begining service in Bellingham and travelling straight through to provide cross-gulf service

 Call 1-800-686-0446 for the lowest rates and most current Alaska ferry information

Tax refund provides a fare reduction on BC Ferries


The successful defense by BC ferries that their German built Super C class vessels could not have been built in a Canadian shipyard has resulted in an import tax refund of something like 120 million for the corporation
The result of this refund will be a fare reduction commencing 22 October 2010

Providing service between Vancouver and Vancouver Island the popular Super Cs -Coastal Renaissance, Coastal Inspiration and the Coastal Celebration are the largest double-ended ferries in the world

Passports required for Ferry Travel between countries

Beginning 01 June 2009, passports became the required form of ID to re-enter the US after travel through Canada - whether by air, land or sea.

Passports are now the basic identification document necessary for travelers ferrying between the US & Canada. 

Passengers who travel on the following ferries need passports:
Prince Rupert to Alaska ferry
Seattle to Victoria ferry
Bellingham to Victoria ferry
Anacortes to Victoria ferry
Port Angeles to Victoria ferry,
or the Friday Harbor to Victoria ferry

Additional information on all US / Canadian ferry ports along the BC AK & WA coast can be found at  www.ferrytravel.com

BC FERRIES WINTER SCHEDULE 2010

Commencing Oct. 12 ferry travellers headed to the Lower Mainland will need to use the Duke Point-Tsawwassen ferry if travelling after 7pm at night.

The winter schedule for B.C. Ferries is now in effect & means ferry travellers headed to Vancouver Mon thru will need to use the Duke Point-Tsawwassen route if planning a 9pm departure

Ferry schedules for the Departure Bay -Horseshoe Bay route will extend to 9pm sailings Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays; over Christmas & for the Nov. 10 - Nov. 11 Remembrance Day holiday