To and Fro: moving your bike around British Columbia
My bike and I are in
and we’d like to be in
.
We show what transit connections accept bikes. Check with the operator for prices, schedules, and reservations.
Same place twice. You’re already there, so enjoy the ride.
Transit connects Cumberland and Port Renfrew, but every chain we know includes a leg that will not take your bike. We show the chains anyway so you can see exactly where it breaks.
For scale
As the crow flies127 km
Biking whole way258 km · 15 h 33 m
By car237 km · 2 h 53 m
🎒 Riding a coach? Most BC coach operators want your bike bagged or boxed. Our field note walks through packing it, including an inexpensive packable bike bag we like: How to bike-and-bus in BC ›
Not an option · three legs🚫 not possible with a bike📅 seasonal
City bus to Courtenay, coach bus to Nanaimo, then a coach bus into Port Renfrew.
🚫 This chain exists, but Island Link and West Coast Trail Express does not carry bikes, so it cannot work with yours. We show it so you can see where the connection breaks.
CarrierRideYour bike
🚎BC Transit2 Cumberland / Anfield CentreDunsmuir Ave at 4th St (Cumberland) →Anfield Centre (Courtenay)6.4 kmRack on the bus, free — 2 bikes · first come, first servedE-bikes OK
🚲Travel the short hop from Anfield Centre (Courtenay) to Courtenay, about 2.9 km.
Route facts last checked July 2026. We check that every leg here carries bikes, but policies and seasons change. Check times and book with the operator. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.
Connections from Cumberland:Texada Island(best: bus + ferry) · Burnaby(best: bus + carpool + ferry) · Shearwater(best: bus + rental car + ferry) · Calgary, AB(best: bus + carpool + ferry)
Connections from Port Renfrew:Lake Cowichan(best: bus) · Comox(best: bus) · Kamloops(best: bus + ferry + SkyTrain) · Calgary, AB(best: bus + ferry + SkyTrain)
