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Departure Bay ferry terminal

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Figures obtained for 2022 & 2023 from adding the passengers counted at Departure Bay in each month of the
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instead of calendar years. The total passenger count at Departure Bay for 2022 was 1 567 105.
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originally ran its ferry service from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay using the ferries
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Aerial view of Departure Bay, ferry terminal to the right.
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in 1997, Departure Bay had regular ferry service to
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Trans-Canada Highway
Nanaimo
49°11′32″N 123°57′22″W / 49.1921928°N 123.9560779°W / 49.1921928; -123.9560779
BC Ferries
Horseshoe Bay

Nanaimo Regional
Downtown
Woodgrove
www.bcferries.com/travel-boarding/terminal-directions-parking-food/nanaimo-departure-bay/NAN
Black Ball Line
Nanaimo
BC Ferries
Strait of Georgia
Horseshoe Bay
West Vancouver
Departure Bay
Duke Point
Black Ball Line
Kahloke
Chinook
Duke Point ferry terminal
Tsawwassen
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