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This 35-minute seaplane hop from Victoria’s Inner Harbour to Vancouver Harbour puts the Gulf Islands, the Empress Hotel, and BC’s Parliament Buildings in full view. Fast, scenic, and weather-dependent, it’s the quickest coastal transfer with big aerial payoff.
This 35-minute seaplane hop from Victoria’s Inner Harbour to Vancouver Harbour puts the Gulf Islands, the Empress Hotel, and BC’s Parliament Buildings in full view. Fast, scenic, and weather-dependent, it’s the quickest coastal transfer with big aerial payoff.
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Operated by Harbour Air Seaplanes · Victoria, British Columbia
You taxi past the floating terminal, salt air lifting like a promise, and the Otter’s pontoons kiss the harbour. In 35 minutes you’ll trade Victoria’s Inner Harbour—with its fair-faced Empress Hotel and Parliament buildings—for the glassy basin of Vancouver Harbour, the islands and channels unfolding beneath you like a stitched map.
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35 minutes (flight) — allow 1–2 hours total including check-in.
Suitable for all fitness levels — ambulatory passengers only
Each passenger is guaranteed 25 lbs (11 kg) total baggage allowance including purses; extra baggage is subject to space and fees.
Arrive at least 40 minutes before departure and be fully checked in 20 minutes prior to the scheduled flight.
Infants must sit on an adult’s lap and you must indicate their age when booking; child fares apply for ages 2–11.
If canceled by the operator for weather, you may get a refund or rebooking options; for a full refund on customer cancellation, cancel at least 24 hours before departure.
Victoria’s Inner Harbour expanded during the 19th-century colonial boom; the seaplane terminal sits amid landmarks shaped by maritime trade and Coast Salish stewardship.
Operators and terminals follow marine guidelines to limit noise and wake near sensitive shorelines; avoid feeding wildlife and stick to marked walkways to protect intertidal zones.
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