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, ferries, trains and flights can carry you and your bike from Victoria to Cache Creek.
For scale
As the crow flies303 km
Biking whole way441 km · 25 h 32 m
By car426 km · 6 h 03 m
We found 11 ways to get you there.
🎒 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 ›
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⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule
The coach takes care of the long stretch.
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🚌Wilson's Transportation (BC Connector)BC Ferries Connector — Vancouver / VictoriaDouglas St at Pandora Ave (Victoria) →Pacific Central Station (Vancouver)103 kmRides in the hold — bagged or boxed$42 per bike — 50 lb maxReserve bike spot — recommended
⛴️ Downtown to downtown via the Tsawwassen–Swartz Bay ferry crossing.
🚌EbusVancouver – Kamloopsor Rider Express (Vancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1))Pacific Central Station (Vancouver) →Kamloops301 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike
🚌EbusKamloops – Prince GeorgeKamloops →Cache Creek71 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike
Runs Wed/Fri/Sun toward Prince George and Mon/Thu/Sat toward Kamloops; no service on Tuesdays.
🚲You arrive at Cache Creek.
Option two · three legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule
Same as Option one, but a city bus instead of the coach bus.
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🚌Wilson's Transportation (BC Connector)BC Ferries Connector — Vancouver / VictoriaDouglas St at Pandora Ave (Victoria) →Pacific Central Station (Vancouver)103 kmRides in the hold — bagged or boxed$42 per bike — 50 lb maxReserve bike spot — recommended
⛴️ Downtown to downtown via the Tsawwassen–Swartz Bay ferry crossing.
🚌EbusVancouver – Kamloopsor Rider Express (Vancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1))Pacific Central Station (Vancouver) →Kamloops301 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike
🚎BC TransitLillooet – Kamloops (Health Connections)or the Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops (Health Connections) (doesn't run every day)Kamloops →Cache Creek71 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
Lillooet – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Tuesday only.
Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Thursday only.
🚲You arrive at Cache Creek.
Option three · four legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule
SkyTrain helps connect the dots.
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🚌Wilson's Transportation (BC Connector)BC Ferries Connector — Vancouver / VictoriaDouglas St at Pandora Ave (Victoria) →Downtown Vancouver (Burrard Station)101 kmRides in the hold — bagged or boxed$42 per bike — 50 lb maxReserve bike spot — recommended
⛴️ Downtown to downtown via the Tsawwassen–Swartz Bay ferry crossing.
🚝SkyTrainTransLinkDowntown Vancouver (Burrard Station) →Pacific Central Station (Vancouver)Roll on, free — 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK
🚌EbusVancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1)Pacific Central Station (Vancouver) →Kamloops303 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike
Runs the same Highway 1 corridor as Rider Express, so compare schedules and fares.
🚎BC TransitLillooet – Kamloops (Health Connections)or the Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops (Health Connections) (doesn't run every day)Kamloops →Cache Creek71 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
Lillooet – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Tuesday only.
Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Thursday only.
🚲You arrive at Cache Creek.
Option four · six legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule
A ferry in the middle ties it all together.
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🚎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
⛴️BC FerriesTsawwassen – Swartz BaySwartz Bay (North Saanich) →Tsawwassen (Delta)41 kmRoll on, free — no reservation neededE-bikes OK — no charging on board
🚎TransLink620 Bridgeport Station / Tsawwassen FerryTsawwassen (Delta) →Bridgeport (Richmond)22 kmRack on the bus, free2 bikes — first come, first servedE-bikes OK
The 620 is year-round, roughly hourly, timed to sailings, with two bike-rack spots. On busy summer ferry days the seasonal 900 Bike Bus can carry an extra 10 bikes.
🚝SkyTrainTransLinkBridgeport (Richmond) →Pacific Central Station (Vancouver)Roll on, free — 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK
🚌EbusVancouver – Kamloopsor Rider Express (Vancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1))Pacific Central Station (Vancouver) →Kamloops301 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike
🚎BC TransitLillooet – Kamloops (Health Connections)or the Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops (Health Connections) (doesn't run every day)Kamloops →Cache Creek71 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
Lillooet – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Tuesday only.
Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Thursday only.
🚲You arrive at Cache Creek.
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Option five · six legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule
The same idea as Option four, on different routes.
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🚎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
⛴️BC FerriesTsawwassen – Swartz BaySwartz Bay (North Saanich) →Tsawwassen (Delta)41 kmRoll on, free — no reservation neededE-bikes OK — no charging on board
🚎TransLink620 Bridgeport Station / Tsawwassen FerryTsawwassen (Delta) →Bridgeport (Richmond)22 kmRack on the bus, free2 bikes — first come, first servedE-bikes OK
The 620 is year-round, roughly hourly, timed to sailings, with two bike-rack spots. On busy summer ferry days the seasonal 900 Bike Bus can carry an extra 10 bikes.
🚝SkyTrainTransLinkBridgeport (Richmond) →Surrey CentralRoll on, free — 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK
🚲Travel the short hop from Surrey Central to Surrey (Guildford Rec Centre), about 3.4 km. If pedalling it doesn't appeal, Aldergrove-Langley Taxi Ltd., Green Cab might help.
🚌EbusVancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1)Surrey (Guildford Rec Centre) →Kamloops280 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike
Runs the same Highway 1 corridor as Rider Express, so compare schedules and fares.
🚎BC TransitLillooet – Kamloops (Health Connections)or the Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops (Health Connections) (doesn't run every day)Kamloops →Cache Creek71 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
Lillooet – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Tuesday only.
Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Thursday only.
🚲You arrive at Cache Creek.
Option six · four legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule
Option two, plus a city bus at the start.
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🚎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
🚌Wilson's Transportation (BC Connector)BC Ferries Connector — Vancouver / VictoriaSwartz Bay (North Saanich) →Pacific Central Station (Vancouver)74 kmRides in the hold — bagged or boxed$42 per bike — 50 lb maxReserve bike spot — recommended
⛴️ Downtown to downtown via the Tsawwassen–Swartz Bay ferry crossing.
🚌EbusVancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1)Pacific Central Station (Vancouver) →Kamloops303 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike
Runs the same Highway 1 corridor as Rider Express, so compare schedules and fares.
🚎BC TransitLillooet – Kamloops (Health Connections)or the Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops (Health Connections) (doesn't run every day)Kamloops →Cache Creek71 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
Lillooet – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Tuesday only.
Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Thursday only.
🚲You arrive at Cache Creek.
Option seven · six legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule
Same as Option four, but a coach bus instead of the city bus.
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🚎BC Transit70 Swartz Bay / DowntownDouglas 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
⛴️BC FerriesTsawwassen – Swartz BaySwartz Bay (North Saanich) →Tsawwassen (Delta)41 kmRoll on, free — no reservation neededE-bikes OK — no charging on board
🚎TransLink620 Bridgeport Station / Tsawwassen FerryTsawwassen (Delta) →Bridgeport (Richmond)22 kmRack on the bus, free2 bikes — first come, first servedE-bikes OK
The 620 is year-round, roughly hourly, timed to sailings, with two bike-rack spots. On busy summer ferry days the seasonal 900 Bike Bus can carry an extra 10 bikes.
🚝SkyTrainTransLinkBridgeport (Richmond) →Pacific Central Station (Vancouver)Roll on, free — 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK
🚌EbusVancouver – KamloopsPacific Central Station (Vancouver) →Kamloops301 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike
🚌EbusKamloops – Prince GeorgeKamloops →Cache Creek71 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike
Runs Wed/Fri/Sun toward Prince George and Mon/Thu/Sat toward Kamloops; no service on Tuesdays.
🚲You arrive at Cache Creek.
Option eight · six legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule
Another way: same as Option four, but a coach bus instead of the city bus.
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🚎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
⛴️BC FerriesTsawwassen – Swartz BaySwartz Bay (North Saanich) →Tsawwassen (Delta)41 kmRoll on, free — no reservation neededE-bikes OK — no charging on board
🚎TransLink620 Bridgeport Station / Tsawwassen FerryTsawwassen (Delta) →Bridgeport (Richmond)22 kmRack on the bus, free2 bikes — first come, first servedE-bikes OK
The 620 is year-round, roughly hourly, timed to sailings, with two bike-rack spots. On busy summer ferry days the seasonal 900 Bike Bus can carry an extra 10 bikes.
🚝SkyTrainTransLinkBridgeport (Richmond) →Surrey CentralRoll on, free — 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK
🚲Travel the short hop from Surrey Central to Surrey (Guildford Rec Centre), about 3.4 km.
🚌EbusVancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1)Surrey (Guildford Rec Centre) →Kamloops280 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike
Runs the same Highway 1 corridor as Rider Express, so compare schedules and fares.
🚌EbusKamloops – Prince GeorgeKamloops →Cache Creek71 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike
Runs Wed/Fri/Sun toward Prince George and Mon/Thu/Sat toward Kamloops; no service on Tuesdays.
🚲You arrive at Cache Creek.
Option 9 · six legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule
Pack patience, it connects.
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🚎BC Transit66 CVX Cowichan - Victoria ExpressLegislature Exch (Belleville St) Bay G (Victoria) →Duncan54 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 Transit70 NCX Nanaimo - Cowichan ExpressDuncan →Bay D at Downtown Nanaimo Exch46 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 Bay D at Downtown Nanaimo Exch to Hullo Nanaimo Terminal (Port Way), about 1.4 km. If pedalling it doesn't appeal, A.C. Taxi, Yellow Cab Nanaimo might help.
⛴️HulloHullo (Nanaimo – Vancouver)Hullo Nanaimo Terminal (Port Way) →CXH (Vancouver)61 kmBook online ahead — 6 bike spots per sailing, 1 per guest$19.99 one way — $25 in personNo e-bikes — no trailers, 80 in / 50 lb max
🚲Travel the short hop from CXH (Vancouver) to Vancouver Canada Place, about 0.8 km. If pedalling it doesn't appeal, Black Top Cabs, Maclure'S Cabs might help.
🚝SkyTrainTransLinkVancouver Canada Place →Pacific Central Station (Vancouver)Roll on, free — 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK
🚌EbusVancouver – Kamloopsor Rider Express (Vancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1))Pacific Central Station (Vancouver) →Kamloops301 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike
🚎BC TransitLillooet – Kamloops (Health Connections)or the Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops (Health Connections) (doesn't run every day)Kamloops →Cache Creek71 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
Lillooet – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Tuesday only.
Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Thursday only.
🚲You arrive at Cache Creek.
Option 10 · six legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule
The same idea as Option nine, on different routes.
CarrierRideYour bike
🚎BC Transit66 CVX Cowichan - Victoria ExpressLegislature Exch (Belleville St) Bay G (Victoria) →Duncan54 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 Transit70 NCX Nanaimo - Cowichan ExpressDuncan →Bay D at Downtown Nanaimo Exch46 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 Bay D at Downtown Nanaimo Exch to Hullo Nanaimo Terminal (Port Way), about 1.4 km.
⛴️HulloHullo (Nanaimo – Vancouver)Hullo Nanaimo Terminal (Port Way) →CXH (Vancouver)61 kmBook online ahead — 6 bike spots per sailing, 1 per guest$19.99 one way — $25 in personNo e-bikes — no trailers, 80 in / 50 lb max
🚲Travel the short hop from CXH (Vancouver) to Vancouver Canada Place, about 0.8 km.
🚝SkyTrainTransLinkVancouver Canada Place →Surrey CentralRoll on, free — 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK
🚲Travel the short hop from Surrey Central to Surrey (Guildford Rec Centre), about 3.4 km.
🚌EbusVancouver – Calgary (Hwy 1)Surrey (Guildford Rec Centre) →Kamloops280 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike
Runs the same Highway 1 corridor as Rider Express, so compare schedules and fares.
🚎BC TransitLillooet – Kamloops (Health Connections)or the Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops (Health Connections) (doesn't run every day)Kamloops →Cache Creek71 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
Lillooet – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Tuesday only.
Lillooet – Lytton – Kamloops: Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Thursday only.
🚲You arrive at Cache Creek.
Option 11 · three legs✈ the splurge⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule
Same as Option two, but a plane instead of the coach bus.
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🚲First, get from Central Victoria to YYJ (Victoria), about 25 km. Ride it, or take a local bus or taxi. If pedalling it doesn't appeal, Bluebird Cabs, Sidney Taxi might help.
✈️Pacific Coastal AirlinesVictoria – KelownaYYJ (Victoria) →Kelowna Airport329 kmRides in the hold — small aircraft, limited spaceAbout $105 per directionNo e-bikes
🚌EbusKamloops – Kelowna (via Salmon Arm)Kelowna Airport →Kamloops177 kmRides in the hold — bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike
🚎BC TransitLillooet – Kamloops (Health Connections)Kamloops →Cache Creek71 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
Health Connections bus: medical patients get priority. You must call ahead to book a seat. Runs Tuesday only.
🚲You arrive at Cache Creek.
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: Cache Creek to Victoria (best: bus + SkyTrain + ferry)
Connections from Victoria: Salt Spring Island (best: bus + ferry) · Ucluelet (best: bus + carpool) · Williams Lake (best: bus) · Whitehorse, YT (best: bus + SkyTrain + plane)
Connections from Cache Creek: Clinton (best: bus) · West Vancouver (best: bus + SkyTrain) · Port Renfrew (best: bus + SkyTrain + ferry) · Whitehorse, YT (best: bus + plane)
Check out BC Bike Stops in Victoria and Cache Creek