Getting Here

Gabriola Island is:

20 minute ferry ride from Nanaimo
20 minutes by float plane from Vancouver Airport south terminal

Nanaimo is:

20 minutes by float plane from downtown Vancouver or Vancouver Airport
1.5 to 2 hours from Vancouver by ferry
1.5 hours from Victoria by car

Dragon's Lodge driving directions

When you disembark from the Gabriola ferry, drive straight ahead up the hill. Take the second left turn onto North Road. Follow North Road through the village to Dragon's Lane (approx 10km). Turn left on Dragon's Lane, the Lodge is through the gates at the end of the lane.

Ferry from Vancouver

BC Ferries run services to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island from Tsawwassen (2 hours) and Horseshoe Bay (1 hour 35 minutes).

Once in Nanaimo, drive or take a taxi or the Nanaimo Shuttle to the Gabriola ferry, which runs approximately once an hour, 7 days a week, from 6 am to 11 pm. Sailing time to Gabriola is 20 minutes.

BC Ferries

Click here for a schedule of the ferries from Nanaimo to Gabriola.

Float plane from Vancouver

Tofino Air has flights from Vancouver Airport south terminal to Silva Bay on Gabriola Island.

Harbour Air offers scheduled flights from downtown Vancouver to Nanaimo, landing a five-minute walk from the Gabriola ferry terminal.