Ferry Facilities and Connections
Currently there are five ferry berths at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal. The terminal primarily serves routes travelling to the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal north of Victoria and the southern Gulf Islands, although a connection from Tsawwassen to Nanaimo called the "Mid-Island Express" was established in 1990, providing the shortest land connection between the border with the United States at Blaine and Northern Vancouver Island.
Ferries destined to, or originating from, the Gulf Islands and Swartz Bay, and landing at Tsawwassen, must travel through approximately eight kilometres of United States waters.
In the mid-1990s a major renovation and expansion of the terminal was undertaken.
The terminal is served by public transportation through Translink's 620 (Tsawwassen Ferry/Bridgeport) bus route.
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