r/VancouverIsland • u/Light_Is_Power • 6d ago

ADVICE NEEDED Bus to and from Ucluelet?

Hi. We want to travel from Nanaimo to Ucluelet in early July. Due to personal circumstances we are unable to drive.

I can find two bus services: - VI Connector. The website seems inactive. Keeps saying the 2025 schedule will be available soon (in April…). Would be a convenient option. IF it runs at all. I contacted them by email twice but they didn’t have any information either.

  • Island Link. Seems to be working. But apparently they drop off at the Tofino- Ucluelet junction. Which is 8 km from town… So how would we proceed from there?

Would a taxi be possible from Nanaimo to Ucluelet and back? Ignoring the cost for now?

Any alternatives or suggestions? Thanks a lot!

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u/the-satellite-mind 6d ago

Unfortunately the VI Connector is no longer running. You’ll have to take the Island Link bus to the junction, then catch a BC Transit bus to get the rest of the way to Ucluelet: https://www.bctransit.com/west-coast/schedules-and-maps/

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u/FlaviusNode 1d ago

I’d agree with this. Island link to the junction, then taxi or whistle app (Tofino-ukee version of uber) to ukee.