Transportation

By Water
Just to get to Bowen Island you must pass over a body of water called Howe Sound, which lies between the Vancouver Lower Mainland and the Sunshine Coast, and incorporates many islands, and clusters of islands, the largest of which are Bowen Island and Gambier Island. Smaller islands are Keats Island, opposite Gibsons on the Sechelt Peninsula, and Anvil Island located directly opposite Porteau Cove Provincial Park on Highway 99.

The majority travel to Bowen with our Queen. Queen of Capilano a vessel in the B.C. Ferry Corporation Fleet. The Cap carries 85 Vehicles and 462 passengers and crew on a regular schedule through most of the day between Horseshoe Bay, West Vancouver and Snug Cove, Bowen Island.

Passenger only transportation is also provided by a Water Taxi which makes regular late evening runs to and from the same destinations.

Other water transportation is in the form of personal pleasure craft which moor in our two local marinas or short term on the Municipal Warf, all in Snug Cove.

On Land
The TransLink Community Shuttle busses provide daily commuter service to and from the heavy flows of people on or off the island. And in summer on the weekends.

The automobile is often the land transport preferred by those who are not served on the bus route. Parking near the ferry dock is limited.

Air
Bowen’s nearest airport is Vancouver International Airport but that doesn’t stop people coming to Bowen via small float planes into Snug Cove. Often just to visit for a few hours and enjoy a meal at one of the local restaurants.