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PEARSON COLLEGE
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Reunion participants are discouraged from arriving before noon on Saturday, June 17th, as another College hosted program will be winding down that morning.
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GETTING TO PEARSON COLLEGE
[Bus to Pearson from Victoria] [Driving Directions to Pearson]
[Getting To Victoria from Vancouver or Seattle]
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Shuttle Bus from Victoria to Pearson College
The College will run a shuttle bus service from the Pacific Coach Lines (PCL) bus station in Victoria (700 Douglas St.) on the first day of the reunion. Travel time is about 45 minutes.
~ It is up to you to get to the bus depot or make your way directly to the College ~
Pearson College Shuttle Bus
will depart the downtown Victoria Bus Station, onSATURDAY, JUNE 17th
12:00 Noon ~ 2:00 PM ~ 5:30 PM ~ 8:00 PM
(Hours have been revised and updated on 04/12/00)
Transportation during the week:
During the reunion, College vehicles will be available
on a sign out basis for various activities.If you will require a ride to the College, please arrange your plans to meet these pre-scheduled pick-ups. If you are arriving later in the week vans will be available to pick you up at the downtown bus depot. Please advise Katharine Ratcliffe (kratcliffe@pearson-college.uwc.ca), in advance, of your expected time of arrival. Graduate volunteers will coordinate and make the pick up runs during the week.
[Getting to Victoria Bus Station]
If you are making your own way to the College, CLICK HERE for directions from Victoria (just in case you forgot!).
How to Reach the Victoria Bus Station...
The PCL Bus Station is directly behind the Empress Hotel[From Vancouver] [From Vancouver Airport] [From Victoria Airport]
[From BC Ferries] [From Seattle Airport] [From Seattle]
[Additional Directions to Get to Victoria]
...from Vancouver
Pacific Coach Lines (PCL) buses leave from the Vancouver bus station at 45 minutes past every hour (to reach the ferry 1h 15 min later), from 5:45 am until 7:45 pm (with the exception of buses at 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm which leave 15 minutes earlier due to rush hour traffic).
Buses leave the bus station at 1150 Station Street (at the Main Street SkyTrain Terminal) and travel via BC Ferries to the Victoria bus station. Cost is $26 one-way/$50 return (Can), and includes the ferry fare. Children 5 -11 years are half price. No charge for children under 5 years old. CLICK HERE for timetables
Alternatively, you may purchase a PCL bus ticket to downtown Victoria after boarding the ferry, for approximately $20. For additional info.: (604) 662-8074 or http://www.pacificcoach.com/
You can also travel from Vancouver to Victoria on public transport, which is cheaper ($1.50 off-peak and $3.00 peak), but considerably slower. This does not include the ferry fare.
- For BC Transit info. CLICK HERE (see also Regional Map of Victoria)
- or call: Vancouver: (604) 521-0400, Victoria: (250) 382-6161.
...from Vancouver Airport
A Pacific Coach Lines (PCL) bus direct to Victoria departs from Vancouver Airport at 11:50 am, 1:50 pm and 3:50 pm. At other times, take the Delta Pacific Hotel Shuttle Bus (departs every 15 minutes from the Airport) to the Delta Pacific Hotel where you can transfer to the PCL bus for Victoria. The PCL bus stops at the Hotel roughly on every hour or just after. In both cases, cost is the same as for the Vancouver-Victoria bus shown above.
If you prefer to travel by air from Vancouver to Victoria, airfares are about $30 one way and $60 round trip. For more information, CLICK HERE.
...from Victoria Airport
The Airporter bus leaves every half hour from outside the Airport Arrivals area for the Empress Hotel (downtown Victoria). The Pacific Coach Lines (PCL) bus station is directly behind the hotel. Cost is $13 (Can) per person ($10 per person for groups of more than 8 people). No charge for children 5 years and under. Call: (250) 386-2525 for further information.
...from BC Ferries
Leave Tsawwassen terminal (45 minutes drive south of Vancouver) on the hour every hour (or every two hours) from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm (there may also be a 10:00 pm service). This service is for both passenger and vehicle traffic. Cost: $32 (Can) per car, and $9 for driver and each passenger, $9 for walk-on passengers. For schedule and rate information call: (250) 386-3431 or 1-888-223-3779, or visit the BC Ferries website.
...from Seattle Airport
Grey Line of Seattle operates buses from Seattle Airport to downtown Seattle every 30 minutes from 5:00 am until 11:30 pm. Cost $7.50 (US) one-way; $5.50 for children 2-12. Look for the Grey Line desk at the Airport. For more info. call: (206) 626-6088.
Seattle Shuttle Express operates a 24 hr shuttle van service to downtown Seattle and the Victoria Clipper/Ferry. Call from a courtesy phone in the Arrivals area. Cost $18 (US) per person. Reduced rates for groups of 2 or more. For more info. call: (206) 622-1424.
...from Seattle
Passengers Only: The Victoria Clipper departs from Pier 69 (on Alaskan Way, take the Mercer Street exit from the I-5) at 8:00 am, 8:30 am and 4:00 pm. Cost $66 one-way/$109 return (US). Children 1-11 years go for half-price. No charge for infants.
For more information call: (206) 448-5000 or see http://www.victoriaclipper.com
Vehicles and passengers: A vehicle ferry also departs from Pier 69 at 1:00 pm and 5:30 pm. Cost is $20/car and $29/passenger, one way (US dollars).
Driving to Pearson College
Whether you are approaching the College from downtown Victoria, from the Airport or from the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal, you should:
Travel on Highway #1 and then take the Colwood exit onto Highway #14...
About 1½ km past Royal Roads University, make a left turn onto Metchosin Road...
Follow Metchosin Road until it eventually becomes William Head Road (in the centre of Metchosin Village)...
Continue on William Head Road for about 3 km, then...
Turn right onto Pearson College Drive, which will bring you to the College!
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