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.
Good news: ferries can carry you and your bike from Ocean Falls to Haida Gwaii.
For scale
As the crow flies306 km
Biking whole way568 km · 20 h 01 m
By car568 km · 19 h 52 m
We found one way to get you there, ferries doing the heavy lifting.
Note: Most carriers carry only a handful of bikes, and summer weekends fill up fast. Reserve where you can. Where you can't, go early or have a backup plan.
Option one · three legs📅 seasonal⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule
The long way round, but it works.
CarrierRideYour bike
⛴️BC FerriesPort Hardy – Bella CoolaOcean Falls →Bear Cove (Port Hardy)204 kmRoll on, free — no reservation neededE-bikes OK — no charging on board
Doesn't sail every day, and not every sailing calls at every stop — check the BC Ferries schedule for your date.
⛴️BC FerriesPort Hardy – Prince Rupert (Inside Passage)Bear Cove (Port Hardy) →Downtown Prince Rupert (2nd Ave at 3rd St)445 kmRoll on, free — no reservation neededE-bikes OK — no charging on board
Sails alternate days, roughly 3–4 sailings a week each way in summer.
⛴️BC FerriesPrince Rupert – Skidegate (Haida Gwaii)Downtown Prince Rupert (2nd Ave at 3rd St) →Skidegate (Graham Island)160 kmRoll on, free — no reservation neededE-bikes OK — no charging on board
About 5–6 sailings a week; no Tuesday sailing westbound and no Sunday sailing eastbound.
🚲You arrive at Skidegate (Graham Island).
Route facts last checked August 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 Something wrong or out of date?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.
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Heading back: Haida Gwaii to Ocean Falls (best: ferry)
Connections from Ocean Falls: Shearwater (best: ferry) · Williams Lake (best: ferry + train + bus) · Surrey (best: ferry + rental car + SkyTrain) · Calgary, AB (best: ferry + rental car + bus)
Connections from Haida Gwaii: Prince Rupert (best: ferry) · Williams Lake (best: ferry + train + bus) · Chilliwack (best: ferry + train + SkyTrain) · Sparwood (best: ferry + train + bus)