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: buses and ferries can carry you and your bike from Saanich to Brentwood Bay.
For scale
As the crow flies15 km
Biking whole way18 km · 59 m
By car18 km · 17 m
We found three ways to get you there.
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 · one leg
One city bus, straight through.
CarrierRideYour bike
🚎BC Transit75 Saanichton / Royal Oak / Downtownor the 83 Sidney / Brentwood / Royal OakDouglas & Cloverdale (Saanich) →Brentwood Bay16 kmFront rack, no fee — 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only — lithium battery off the bike and carried on board
🚲You arrive at Brentwood Bay.
Option two · two legs
Option one, plus a ferry at the finish.
CarrierRideYour bike
🚎BC Transit66 CVX Cowichan - Victoria Expressor the 99 SVX Shawnigan Lake - Victoria Express (doesn't run every day)Hwy 1 & Tillicum (Saanich) →Deloume Park & Ride (Mill Bay)32 kmFront rack, no fee — 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only — lithium battery off the bike and carried on board
⛴️BC FerriesBrentwood Bay – Mill BayDeloume Park & Ride (Mill Bay) →Brentwood Bay12 kmRoll on, free — no reservation neededE-bikes OK — no charging on board
Daily, with fewer sailings on Sundays.
🚲You arrive at Brentwood Bay.
Option three · one leg
Another way: one city bus, straight through.
CarrierRideYour bike
🚲Travel the short hop from Douglas & Cloverdale (Saanich) to Douglas St at Pandora Ave (Victoria), about 2.5 km.
🚎BC Transit70 Swartz Bay / Downtownor the 72 Swartz Bay / Downtown (via Saanichton)Douglas St at Pandora Ave (Victoria) →Swartz Bay (North Saanich)29 kmFront rack, no fee — 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only — lithium battery off the bike and carried on board
🚲Travel the short hop from Swartz Bay (North Saanich) to Brentwood Bay, about 13 km.
🚲You arrive at Brentwood Bay.
Route facts last checked October 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 Something wrong or out of date?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: Brentwood Bay to Saanich (best: bus)
Connections from Saanich: Salt Spring Island (best: bus + ferry) · Ucluelet (best: bus + carpool) · Trail (best: bus) · Whitehorse, YT (best: bus + SkyTrain + plane)
Connections from Brentwood Bay: Sooke (best: bus) · Seattle, WA (best: bus + ferry) · Sorrento (best: ferry + bus + SkyTrain) · Whitehorse, YT (best: ferry + bus + SkyTrain)
Check out BC Bike Stops in Saanich