For everyone traveling from the UK or Ontario, this is your first stop…
Vancouver International (YVR) - https://www.yvr.ca/en/passengers - this is the main airport where you’ll need to fly into

Getting to Vancouver

Getting to the Sunshine Coast

By plane:
The most expensive but fastest option. Likely not all that practical for most as they are only sea planes which means luggage space is limited and they only fly once or twice a day. But still…the option’s there… Both airlines fly from Vancouver (YVR) South terminal, which is a shuttle ride from the main terminal where you would fly in to. The airport that you will need to fly to if you were to book this option is - Sechelt (YHS)

Harbour Air - https://harbourair.com/

Sunshine Coast Air - https://www.sunshinecoastair.com/

By car:
Probably the easiest option for getting around as public transport on the coast is very limited, so this is the option that we would really advise - all the usual car hire agencies are available at Vancouver airport. The route to the sunshine coast from Vancouver requires you to take a ferry, which is around a 30-60 minute drive to the ferry terminal depending on traffic conditions. 

Departure ferry terminal - Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) - https://www.bcferries.com/travel-boarding/terminal-directions-parking-food/vancouver-horseshoe-bay/HSB 

It is hugely advisable to book your spot on the ferry in advance to avoid not making a sailing and having to wait for the next one. You can book your ferry in advance via the BC Ferries website or app - https://www.bcferries.com/ 

Arrival ferry terminal - Sunshine Coast (Langdale) - (this is also referred to as ‘Gibsons’, which can be a little confusing just FYI) https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/schedules/daily/HSB-LNG

*Important Ferry Note* - give yourself plenty of time to arrive before your reservation, if you arrive at the terminal under 30 minutes before the booked sailing time, they won’t honour your reservation and you’ll have to wait with the muggles.

By public transport:
You nutter, I love your energy. 

Okay so, when you arrive at Vancouver airport, you will need to hop on the ‘Skytrain’ and head on the ‘Canada Line’ towards the city and hop off at ‘Vancouver City Centre’ stop. My London pals, this ain’t the tube, there’s 1 train. 

From there you’ll need to hop on a bus to the ferry terminal (Horseshoe Bay). The bus stop you need is right outside the metro station. You can either take the 250 or the 257, but the 257 is generally quicker and the stop to get on is ‘EB West Georgia @ Granville St’ 

Once you arrive at the ferry terminal at horseshoe bay you can buy a ticket and hop right on the next one as a foot passenger - no pre-booking required. Again, the destination you need is ‘Sunshine Coast (Langdale)’ (also known as Gibsons).

Once on the coast there is a bus that links everywhere….and will get you to the venue, but if you’re attempting this please let us know and we’ll arrange something for you!!

Getting to the venue

There’s one road…you can’t go wrong. The sunshine coast highway (101) links all of the coast, just head north on that until you hit the resort.

The resort is located shortly after Madeira park and before the ferry terminal that links the north coast, it’s situated right on the highway opposite Ruby Lake. 

Feeling extra adventurous? Okay, listen up. Here's a suggestion...Dev and I have done this a few times and it might just be my favourite tip for you. 

For not much extra admin, you can add on a SPECTACULAR road trip to the journey and tick the box for 'full Canadian experience' all in one go. Here's what you do:

- Fly into Calgary airport (YYC) - you can fly direct from Heathrow, Toronto, Ottawa

- Hire yourself a car (or campervan if you're fully committing) and head East on the Trans-Canada Highway to us

- You could do it in one hit if you're mad (around 10-11 hours to Vancouver), but breaking it up over 2 or 3 days is the sweet spot. Consider stops in - Canmore, Banff, Lake Louise, Revelstoke, Okanagan wine region (quick detour) or even take the slightly longer north mountain road and check out Whistler and Squamish on the way down. You can access this really cool interactive map on a travel blog post that points out some amazingly cool stuff on the way.

The view of the Rocky Mountains just appearing from nowhere along the horizon as you leave Calgary is worth the trip alone.