Getting Here
Travel Tips
Our Travel Tips guide has detailed information on transportation options for getting you to the Queen Charlotte Islands. Click here to download our Travel Tips guide
Visitor Centres
There are visitor centres located in Sandspit, Queen Charlotte and Masset. Click here to learn more about our visitor centres.
How to Get Here by Ferry
For visitors who travel on the BC Ferries “Northern Adventure” from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert or over to the Charlottes on the “Queen of Prince Rupert” the sailing is usually smooth and the scenery unsurpassed. Passengers can sit back, relax and enjoy the cruise. The trip gives you a great chance to scan the uninterrupted horizon. You can lean over the rails and watch for porpoises or whales, or just watch the coast mountains slowly pass by.
The ride from Prince Rupert to Skidegate is usually an exciting part of your visit and lasts approximately 6 hours or overnight. Occasionally, however, sea conditions may require a delay or provide a bit of a bumpy ride.
The “Queen of Prince Rupert” has 50 cabins which can be booked on the overnight ferries or as day rooms. The ferry holds both walk-on passengers or passengers with vehicles. It arrives and leaves at Skidegate Landing on Graham Island. Reservations required.
Ferry Schedule – Inside Passage
Reservations are required on the Inside Passage Route. To connect Northbound with the Port Hardy to Prince Rupert route, departure time from Port Hardy is 7:30 am; arrival time in Prince Rupert is 10:30 pm for most arrivals
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| May | 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 only |
| June/July/Sept | Odd numbered days |
| August | Even-numbered days |
For Skidegate passengers to connect with the Southbound route from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy arrival time in Prince Rupert is 6:00 am with departure at 7:30 am. Most arrivals reach Port Hardy at 10:30pm.
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| May | 19, 1, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31 only |
| June/July/Sept | Even-numbered days |
| August | Odd numbered days |
For more information about reservations, fares, and schedules phone BC Ferries: 1-888-223-3779 (from outside of BC at 250-386-3431) or check out their website.
Ferry Schedule
Prince Rupert to Skidegate
June 4 to Sept. 14, 2007
| The ferry leaves Prince Rupert bound for the Charlottes as follows: |
The ferry leaves the Charlottes bound for Prince Rupert as follows: |
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| Sunday — 11 am | Monday — 11 am |
| Monday — 9 pm | Tuesday — 11 am |
| Wednesday — 1 pm | Wednesday — 11 pm |
| Thursday — 11 am | Thursday — 11 pm |
| Friday — 11 am | Friday — 11 pm |
| Saturday — 11 am | Saturday — 11 pm |
How to Get Here by Air
If you are planning on flying to the islands, there are several options.This year, there are two airlines with daily direct flights to Vancouver YVR. Both Air Canada Jazz and Pacific Coastal flights are scheduled.
Air Canada Jazz arrives and departs in Sandspit YZP (Moresby Island) and Pacific Coastal flies to Masset ZMT (northern Graham Island).
There is also daily seaplane service between Prince Rupert and Masset/Sandspit/Queen Charlotte by North Pacific Seaplanes.
Flight Information and Reservations
Pacific Coastal: 1-800-663-2872
Air Canada: 1-888-247-2262
North Pacific Seaplanes: 1-800-689-4234