When You Get to Ucluelet
As you enter into the community, you will see a large “Welcome to Ucluelet” sign:
- Turn left behind the sign onto Seaplane Base Road.
- Turn right at Harbour Crescent.
- Veer right at the gated parking lot.
- Follow the causeway to the first building on the property – Reception Centre

Distances
- From Tofino – 41 km and 40 minutes driving
- From Nanaimo – 180 km and 2 hours 15 minutes driving
- From Victoria – 288 km and 4.5 hours driving
- From Vancouver – 196 km, 3.5 hours driving and 1.5 hours ferry
- From Seattle – 422 km, 6 hours driving and 2 hours ferry

Please note: Winter tires are required when driving Highway 4 to Ucluelet from October 1 to March 31st each year. For more information from British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure, view current webcams.

BC Ferries - 1.888.BC.FERRY (1.888.223.3779)
Ferry service to Vancouver Island via Nanaimo or Victoria. bcferries.com

Black Ball Ferry Line - 250.386.2202
Frequent daily service from Port Angeles (on the Olympic Peninsula) to Victoria Inner Harbour, accommodating passengers and cars. cohoferry.com

Clipper Vacations - 1.800.888.2535
Catamaran service several times daily from Seattle waterfront to Victoria Inner Harbour on Vancouver Island. clippervacations.com

Pacific Coastal Airlines - 1.800.663.2872
Connecting to 65+ destinations in BC: Pacific Coastal Airlines provides regular schedule, charter, and cargo services to 16 airports with connections to 50+ destinations in British Columbia, more than any other airline. pacificcoastal.com

Harbour Air - 1.800.665.0212
Daily service between Vancouver Harbour, Victoria Inner Harbour and Nanaimo Harbour. Daily scheduled flights between Vancouver & Victoria, Tofino & Ucluelet and Qualicum Beach & Parksville. harbourair.com

Tofino Air - 1.888.436.7776
Scheduled flights from the South Terminal at Vancouver International Airport, Nanaimo, and the Pat Bay floatplane terminal in Victoria. tofinoair.ca

Tofino Bus Island Express - 866.986.3466
Daily transportation to Tofino and Ucluelet from Parksville, Nanaimo, Vancouver and Victoria.  tofinobus.ca

Tofino Taxi - 250.725.3333
Tofino’s West Coast Taxi provides taxi service in Tofino, including Tofino Airport pick up and service to Ucluelet.

Whistle Taxi, Cab & Rideshare
Whistle! a Tofino taxi style ride using locals in their certified car to get you around Tofino. Find your favourite driver with Whistle! Download the Whistle! App and request a ride today. whistle.ca/tofino

Ucluelet Taxi - 250.726.4415

By Car
By car, it is necessary to travel first from the mainland by ferry to either Victoria in the south or to Nanaimo, which is closer to Ucluelet. There are also regularly scheduled coach buses that travel to Ucluelet from main centres on Vancouver Island

Local Tourism Boards
- Tourism Vancouver Island
- Tourism Tofino
- Tourism Ucluelet