Getting here

NOTE: The Kennedy Hill stretch of Highway 4—which connects Port Alberni and the Pacific Rim Highway—will be undergoing safety improvements from now thru Spring 2021. To plan your travel times, please use this link for more information and traffic updates.

1. Take Highway 1 North from Victoria.
2. As you near Nanaimo, the highway splits. Take Highway 19 North (the signs will say Campbell River). Follow 19 North until Exit 60 (Qualicum Beach/Port Alberni) which takes you  onto Highway 4 West.
3. Take Hwy 4 West and head to Port Alberni Follow the signs through Port Alberni all the way to Tofino. The road will take you through spectacular old-growth forests, Sproat Lake, and the majestic mountains of Sutton Pass
4. At the Pacific Rim Visitors centre which is located at the Tofino/Ucluelet junction, turn right (North) and follow the Highway through Pacific Rim National Park. This centre has great information on local attractions in both Ucluelet & Tofino as well as staff from Parks Canada with local hiking guides & maps. (Seasonal Operation) After exiting Pacific Rim National Park watch for the signs for the Tofino Long-Beach Chamber of Commerce Information Centre.
5. The turn off to Pacific Sands Resort is the first left immediately past the Info Centre.
6. Total driving time from Victoria should be approximately 4.5 hours.

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NOTE: The Kennedy Hill stretch of Highway 4—which connects Port Alberni and the Pacific Rim Highway—will be undergoing safety improvements from now thru Spring 2021. To plan your travel times, please use this link for more information and traffic updates.

1. Once in Nanaimo, take Highway 19 North until Exit 60 (signs say Qualicum Beach/Port Alberni) which takes you onto Highway 4 West.
2. Take Hwy 4 West and head to Port Alberni Follow the signs through Port Alberni all the way to Tofino.
   The road will take you through spectacular old-growth forests, Sproat Lake, and the majestic mountains of Sutton Pass.
3. At the Pacific Rim Visitors centre which is located at the Tofino/Ucluelet junction, turn right (North) and follow the Highway through Pacific Rim National Park. This centre has great information on local attractions in both Ucluelet & Tofino as well as staff from Parks Canada with local hiking guides & maps. (Seasonal Operation)
4. After exiting Pacific Rim National Park watch for the signs for the Tofino – Long Beach Chamber of Commerce Information Centre. The turn off to Pacific Sands Resort is the first left immediately past the Info Centre.
5. Total driving time from Nanaimo should be approximately 2.5 hours.

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NOTE: The Kennedy Hill stretch of Highway 4—which connects Port Alberni and the Pacific Rim Highway—will be undergoing safety improvements from now thru Spring 2021. To plan your travel times, please use this link for more information and traffic updates.

1. Head South on Hwy 19 towards Nanaimo & Victoria.
2. About 50 Kilometers south of Courtenay watch for Exit 60 Qualicum Beach- Port Alberni & Pacific Rim Park.
3. Take Hwy 4 West and head to Port Alberni Follow the signs through Port Alberni all the way to Tofino. The road will take you through spectacular old-growth forests, Sproat Lake, and the majestic mountains of Sutton Pass.
4. At the Pacific Rim Visitors centre which is located at the Tofino/Ucluelet junction, turn right (North) and follow the Highway through Pacific Rim National Park. This centre has great information on local attractions in both Ucluelet & Tofino as well as staff from Parks Canada with local hiking guides & maps. (Seasonal Operation).
5. After exiting Pacific Rim National Park watch for the signs for the Tofino Long-Beach Chamber of Commerce Information Centre. The turn off to Pacific Sands Resort is the first left immediately past the Info Centre.
6. Total driving time from Comox should be approximately 3.5 hours.

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For information about flights to Tofino from Vancouver & Seattle, please contact the following airlines:

Scheduled: Harbour Air (Seasonal)| Pacific Coastal Airlines *

Charters: Atleo Air | Tofino Air

* Shuttle service from Tofino Airport to Pacific Sands Beach Resort is available directly through Pacific Coastal Airlines. How to organize a pick-up/drop-off>>

1. Head West on Georgia Street, through Stanley Park
2. Cross the Lions Gate Bridge
3. Follow the Upper Levels Highway, 99-1, to Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal total estimated driving time from downtown Vancouver (25 minutes)
4. Travel on the Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) – Departure Bay (Nanaimo) ferry route it is the most convenient. Please see www.bcferries.com for ferry schedule times.
5. Then follow driving directions from Nanaimo to Tofino.

1. Look for destination signs leaving the airport terminal and follow Highway 99 South to Highway 17.
2. Follow Highway 17 to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal total estimated driving time: about 25 minutes.
3. Travel from the Tsawwassen – Duke Point (Nanaimo) ferry route is the most convenient. Please see www.bcferries.com for ferry schedule times.
4. Then follow driving directions from Nanaimo to Tofino.

1. Victoria Clipper: Year-round, daily passenger ferry service between Seattle and Victoria (www.victoriaclipper.com)
2. COHO Ferry / Black Ball Transport: Year-round, daily ferry service between Victoria and Port Angeles, WA on the COHO Ferry (www.cohoferry.com)
3. Washington State Ferries: Seasonal, daily ferry service between Sidney (33 kms north of Victoria)
   and Anacortes Washington or the San Juan Islands (www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries)