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All routes lead to Port McNeill, especially logging roads. Ferries and marine vessels, highways and air traffic all come and go from our town. Port Hardy is just 30 minutes up the road, and Port Alice is about the same. Port Hardy is Northwest of Port McNeill on Hwy. 19. The road to Port Alice is about halfway to Port Hardy, turn off and travel toward Vancouver Island’s wilder west side.Port McNeill is easy to reach in many different ways, by land, sea or air. Highway 19 connects Port McNeill to Victoria and Nanaimo. It is a paved double lane highway that stretches the entire length of Vancouver Island. Around major centres, the Highway has been expanded to four lanes. The road is well maintained and motor home friendly. Breathtaking scenery the entire route.

You can also take a Victoria Tours bus from any major centre on the island.

B.C. Ferries connects us to the mainland from several directions. From Victoria and Nanaimo to Vancouver, and from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert via the spectacular Inside Passage. + travels from Seattle, Washington to Victoria. There is also a local ferry to connect Port McNeill to the communities of Alert Bay and Sointula.

Port Hardy is the closest Commercial Airport providing flights to Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo and many coastal communities. Air Carriers include Pacific Coastal Airlines and Canadian Air.

Google Map of Port McNeill

(Move around map by clicking and pulling on image, or navigate using the controls on the left (zoom in & out). You can also select different views on the top right of the map!)