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There are 5 ways to get from Seattle to Tofino by ferry, bus, car, or plane

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Ferry, bus
best
1. Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry
2. Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Capital City Station to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
3. Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Tofino Resort + Marinabus
10h 50m
$275–304
Drive, ferry
cheapest
1. Drive from Seattle to Horseshoe Baycar
2. Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry
3. Drive from Departure Bay to Tofinocar
7h 41m
$101–289
Bus to Richmond(YVR), fly to Nanaimo, Departure Bay, bus
1. Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmondbus
2. Fly from Richmond(YVR) to Nanaimo, Departure Bayplane
3. Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Tofino Resort + Marinabus
9h 43m
$193–262
Fly Seattle Lake Union SPB to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, bus
1. Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH)plane LKE - YWH
2. Take the bus from Victoria, BC - Capital City Station to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
3. Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Tofino Resort + Marinabus
9h 25m
$607–1,207
Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tofino/Long Beach Airport
1. Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Tofino/Long Beach Airport (YAZ)plane SEA - YAZ
6h 25m
$699–1,464

Richmond(YVR) to Nanaimo, Departure Bay flights

7Weekly Planes

20 minAverage Duration

$82Cheapest Price

Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Seattle to Tofino.

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Distance: 470.7 km
Duration: 10h 50m

What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Tofino, BC, Canada?

Air Canada, Harbour Air Seaplanes, and two other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Tofino/Long Beach Airport (YAZ) once daily.

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Tofino, Canada

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Things to do in Tofino

Vargas Island Provincial Park(Opens in a new window)

Vargas Island Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, comprising the west side of the island of the same name, which is located west of Meares Island and northwest of the resort community of Tofino in the Clayoquot Sound region of the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The park was created as part of the Clayoquot Land-Use Decision on July 13, 1995 and contains 5788 hectares, 1749 hectares of it being upland and 4039 hectares being foreshore. Also located on Vargas Island, on its north side, is Epper Passage Provincial Park.

Dawley Passage Provincial Park(Opens in a new window)

Dawley Passage Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located at the south end of Fortune Channel, which lies between Meares Island and the mainland of Vancouver Island just south. The park is to the north of the resort town of Tofino and is accessible by boat only. It was created on July 13, 1995 as part of the Clayoquot Land-Use Decision and contains 154 ha. (61.6 hectares of upland and 92.5 hectares of foreshore).

Epper Passage Provincial Park(Opens in a new window)

Epper Passage Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the north side of Vargas Island in the Clayoquot Sound region of the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Also on Vargas Island is Vargas Island Provincial Park. Other provincial parks nearby are Flores Island Marine Provincial Park, Gibson Marine Provincial Park, Maquinna Marine Provincial Park, Sydney Inlet Provincial Park, Dawley Passage Provincial Park and Hesquiat Peninsula Provincial Park. The park was created as part of the Clayoquot Land-Use Decision on July 13, 1995 and contains approximately 306 ha.

Gibson Marine Provincial Park(Opens in a new window)

Gibson Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the southeast end of Flores Island in the central Clayoquot Sound region of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The park was created on November 13, 1967, contains approximately 143 ha and is adjacent to Flores Island Provincial Park.

Places to stay in Tofino

Tofino Motel Harbourview(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

The Inn at Tough City(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Island Village Properties at Fred Tibbs(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

The Maq Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

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