NANAIMO - Mark it on the calendar. Following months and months of planning, the city's new fast ferry link to ...
  • sediton@lemmy.one
    4·
    1 year ago

    Getting into downtown on foot is going to be huge. Not to mention house prices getting even higher in Nanaimo

    • zimOP
      5·
      1 year ago

      It’s supposed to be 70 minutes.

      • The Gay Tramp
        5·
        1 year ago

        Thanks! I haven’t taken the ferry from Nanaimo in a long time, how does that compare to the regular crossing? I suppose it has the added advantage of ending in downtown Vancouver and not at horseshoe bay

        • zimOP
          6·
          1 year ago

          The biggest advantage for me is the time savings on a day trip to Vancouver. It drops off near the waterfront station so I can avoid the vehicle fee and traffic. And hopefully there won’t be issues with cancelled sailings.

        • Stochastic
          5·
          1 year ago

          The Departure Bay (near downtown Nanaimo) BC Ferry takes 95minutes of sailing to reach Horseshoe Bay on the west tip of West Vancouver. Then if you’re a foot passenger it takes another 41minutes to get to Granville & Georgia via the 257 Express Bus. Total 156minute (2hr & 36min) travel time (excluding any waiting to embark, disembark, catch the bus, etc…).

          Foot passenger fees for each leg are $19.45 and $3.15, for a $22.60 total.

          • The Gay Tramp
            7·
            1 year ago

            So an hour and 20 minutes saved each way for about twice the price. I could see it being valuable for many people

            • Numpty
              2·
              1 year ago

              Absolutely. It’s a MASSIVE win. Especially with the farce that BC Ferries has become.

  • zephyreks
    3·
    1 year ago

    So, any ideas for a good day trip in Nanaimo?

    Also, doesn’t this mean that people living in Nanaimo could have a shorter commute than those in Langley/PoCo? That’s crazy.

    • Numpty
      1·
      1 year ago

      doesn’t this mean that people living in Nanaimo could have a shorter commute than those in Langley/PoCo?

      Yes, and that’s something people are chatting about and watching carefully. I know several people in the Abbotsford/Chilliwack area who are paying close attention and seriously considering a move if the ferry works out as claimed. They will have a considerably shorter commute into downtown Vancouver and be able to, for now, buy cheaper homes in Nanaimo.

      I already moved LoL a few years ago, and am really looking forward to being able to take the ferry into downtown without the BC Ferries drama.