Travel Information The University of Victoria is located on the east side of Greater Victoria. Greater Victoria sits at the south end of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Arrival by air: Victoria International Airport is 30 km. north of campus. Cab rides from the airport to campus or the downtown are approximately $40.00 CDN. An airport limo service leaves hourly from the airport to hotels in the downtown. The cost is $13.00 CDN one way. The limo service does NOT serve the University, but a cab from the downtown hotels is approximately $10.00 CDN. Cars may be rented at the airport. (All prices subject to change). The following companies are represented: Tilden: Call toll free: 1-800-387-4747 worldwide Thrifty: Call toll free: 1-800-367-2277 worldwide (http://www.thrifty.com) Hertz: Call toll free: 1-800-263-0600 worldwide Budget: Call toll free: 1-800-268-8900 worldwide Arrival by car: Unless you live on Vancouver Island, if you arrive by car you will also arrive by ferry. Any of these routes is a mini-cruise through beautiful scenery. Four vehicle Ferries serve the Victoria area: B.C. Ferries: South (Tsawwassen) or North (Horseshoe Bay) of Vancouver. $30.00 CDN per vehicle (peak) $8.00 CDN per passenger. Hourly sailings. (All prices subject to change) (approx. 95 minutes) Victoria Line: Seattle to Victoria, car and driver $49.00 US. Additional passengers $29.00 US each. Daily sailings. Phone (250) 480-5555 (All prices subject to change) Phone for reservations. (approx. 4 hours) Coho Ferry: From Port Angeles, WA to Victoria. $27.25 US car & driver. Phone for reservation. Additional passengers $6.75 US. (All prices subject to change) 4 times daily. (approx. 90 minutes) Phone (in USA) - (360) 457-4491 (in Canada) - (250) 386-2202 Sidney-Anacortes Daily sailings between Anacortes, WA and Sidney, BC. (30 km. north of Victoria). Phone (250) 656-1531 $29.70 US for car+driver (approx. 2 hours) (Phone for reservations) $6.90 US add. person. Other Travel Options: If you fly into Vancouver Airport early in the day, you can bus to downtown Victoria. Go to the Airporter Pick Up area at the airport, and take the next available airporter to the Delta Hotel. The cost is $4.00 CDN. The airporter runs every 15 minutes. At the Delta Hotel, you may transfer to the PCL bus which comes directly to downtown Victoria. The PCL Line bus is $26.00 CDN. This includes costs for the Ferry. If you fly into Seattle you can shuttle from the airport into downtown Seattle, ~$18.00 US. Pick up any one of the courtesy phones on the ground level of the airport and connect with SuperShuttle for pickup. From there you may take the Victoria Clipper passenger service or walk on to the Victoria Line ferry service. The Victoria Line leaves daily at 1:00 pm from Pier #48 in Seattle, $29.00 US one way. Children's fare available. The Clipper passenger service leaving from Pier #69 has 4 sailings daily: 7:30 am, 8:00 am, 8:30 am & 4:00 pm. Fares are $66 US one way, $109 US return. Children's fares available. Call 1-800-888-2535 for Clipper or Victoria Line reservations. For more information please email the conference organizers at FLEAT3@UVIC.CA

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