There are 6 ways to get from Olympia to Victoria by bus, ferry, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Lakewood Station - Bay 3 to 4th Ave & Pine Stbus 594 / ...
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry Seattle
7h 1m$181–223Drive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Olympia to Horseshoe Baycar
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry
- Drive from Departure Bay to Victoriacar
7h 28m$107–291Bus, ferry via Port Angeles
- Take the bus from Olympia to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Greyhound Station to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Port Angeles to Victoriaferry
9h 10m$112–137Bus to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Victoria International Airport, line 72 bus
- Take the bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- 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
5h 5m$216–1,037Train, ferry
- Take the train from Olympia-Lacey Amtrak Station to Seattletrain Amtrak Cascades / ...
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry Seattle
7h 27m$197–268Train to Seattle Lake Union SPB, fly to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Take the train from Olympia-Lacey Amtrak Station to Seattletrain
- Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH)plane LKE - YWH
4h 59m$527–1,158
Olympia to Victoria by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Olympia to Victoria is to bus and ferry via Port Angeles which costs $110 - $140 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Olympia to Victoria is to train and fly which takes 4h 59m and costs $500 - $1,200.
The distance between Olympia and Victoria is 248 km.
The best way to get from Olympia to Victoria without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 7h 1m and costs $180 - $230.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Olympia to Victoria, including transfers.
There are 219+ hotels available in Victoria.
What companies run services between Olympia, WA, USA and Victoria, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Olympia to Victoria. However, you can take the line 600 bus to Lakewood Station Bay 5, take the bus to 4th Ave & Pine St, walk to 3rd Ave & Pine St, take the line 5 bus to 3rd Ave & Bell St, walk to Seattle Clipper Terminal, then take the ferry to Victoria. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Olympia to Victoria via Seattle Greyhound Station, Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center, and Port Angeles in around 9h 10m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–340
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Olympia-Lacey Amtrak Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Bus from Lakewood Station - Bay 3 to 4th Ave & Pine St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $5
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Olympia to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 360-417-0700
- Website
- dungeness-line.com
Bus from Seattle Greyhound Station to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- https://dungeness-line.com/
- Schedules at
- https://dungeness-line.com/schedules/
- Phone
- 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/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/schedules-and-maps/
- Single Ride
- $3
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–210
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Phone
- +1 888-993-3779
- Website
- cohoferry.com
Ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://cohoferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://cohoferry.com/schedule-fares
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- 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
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