There are 7 ways to get from Federal Way to Victoria by bus, plane, ferry, car, car ferry, tram, or busferry
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Line 578 bus to Seattle Lake Union SPB, fly to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
best- Take the bus from Federal Way Downtown Station - Bay 3 to 4th Ave & Universitybus
- Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH)plane LKE - YWH
2h 20m$308–1,208Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Federal Way to Horseshoe Bay, BCcar
- Take the car ferry from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Nanaimo Departure Baycarferry
- Drive from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Victoriacar
6h 48m$95–274Ferry
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry Seattle
4h 44m$178–298Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from SeaTac Airport to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Centerbus Dungeness Line
- Take the ferry from Port Angeles to Victoriaferry Coho
8h 27m$107–122Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport, line 72 bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane SEA - YYJ
- Take the bus from James White Blvd at Resthaven Dr to Douglas St at Gorge Rd E / Hillside Avebus
4h 25m$215–915Tram, ferry
- Take the tram from Federal Way Downtown to Symphonytram 1 Line
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry Seattle
5h 9m$178–298Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmondbus Seattle Airport
- Take the busferry from Tsawwassen to Swartz Baybusferry Vancouver to Victoria / ...
10h 14m
Federal Way to Victoria by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Federal Way to Victoria is to bus and ferry which costs $100 - $130 and takes 8h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Federal Way to Victoria is to line 578 bus and fly which takes 2h 20m and costs $300 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Federal Way station to Victoria. However, there are services departing from Federal Way Downtown Station - Bay 3 and arriving at Douglas St at Bay St via Seattle, WA - Convention centre, Bridgeport Station @ Bay 12, Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 14m.
The distance between Federal Way and Victoria is 156 km.
The best way to get from Federal Way to Victoria without a car is to ferry which takes 4h 44m and costs $170 - $300.
It takes approximately 2h 20m to get from Federal Way to Victoria, including transfers.
Federal Way to Victoria bus services, operated by Quick Shuttle, depart from Seattle, WA - Convention centre station.
Federal Way to Victoria bus services, operated by Quick Shuttle, arrive at River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond station.
There are 461+ hotels available in Victoria.
What companies run services between Federal Way, WA, USA and Victoria, BC, Canada?
FRS Clipper operates a ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria once daily. Tickets cost $170–290 and the journey takes 3h.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–310
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–330
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–330
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from Federal Way Downtown to Symphony
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $5
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Bus from Federal Way Downtown Station - Bay 3 to 4th Ave & University
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $5
- Phone
- +1 360-417-0700
- Website
- dungeness-line.com
Bus from SeaTac Airport to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://dungeness-line.com/
- Schedules at
- https://dungeness-line.com/schedules/
- Phone
- +1 250 382 6161
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from James White Blvd at Resthaven Dr to Douglas St at Gorge Rd E / Hillside Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/
- Single Ride
- $3
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://quickcoach.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://quickcoach.com/en/schedule
- Adult
- $55–65
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $170–290
- Child
- $110–150
- Phone
- +1 888-993-3779
- Website
- cohoferry.com
Ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://cohoferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://cohoferry.com/schedule-fares
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Car ferry from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Nanaimo Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $18–55
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $110–160
- Adult Passenger
- $20
- Standard Vehicle
- $75
- Motorcycle
- $38
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