Editing Victoria, British Columbia (section)

==Transportation==
===Air===
[[File:YYJ-Terminal.jpg|thumb|[[Victoria International Airport]] is an [[international airport]] that serves the [[Saanich Peninsula]].]]
[[Victoria International Airport]] in [[North Saanich]] has non-stop flights to and from [[Toronto]], [[Seattle]], [[Montreal]] (seasonal), select seasonal sun destinations, and many cities throughout [[Western Canada]]. Multiple scheduled helicopter and seaplane flights are available daily from [[Victoria Inner Harbour Airport]] to [[Vancouver International Airport]], Vancouver Harbour, and Seattle.

Victoria is also home to the world's largest all-[[seaplane]] airline, [[Harbour Air Seaplanes|Harbour Air]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harbourair.com/about/safety-first/|title=Safety – Harbour Air|website=www.harbourair.com|access-date=2017-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502064123/http://www.harbourair.com/about/safety-first/|archive-date=2 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Harbour air offers flights during daylight hours at least every 30 minutes between Victoria's inner harbour and Vancouver's downtown terminal or [[Vancouver International Airport|YVR]] south terminal. Harbour Air also operate scenic tour flights over the Victoria harbour and gulf islands area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harbourair.com/tours/victoria/|title=Victoria Seaplane Tours – Harbour Air|website=www.harbourair.com|access-date=2017-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401202827/http://www.harbourair.com/tours/victoria/|archive-date=1 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cycling===
[[File:Victoria, BC - British Columbia Legislature and pedicab 01 (19798083893).jpg|thumb|People cycling and walking past the British Columbia Parliament Buildings]]
The Greater Victoria area has the highest rate of bicycle commuting to work of any [[Census geographic units of Canada|census metropolitan area]] in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/as-sa/99-012-x/2011003/tbl/tbl1a-eng.cfm|title=Table 1.a Proportion of workers commuting to work by car, truck or van, by public transit, on foot, or by bicycle, census metropolitan areas, 2011|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca|language=en|access-date=2017-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504054835/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/as-sa/99-012-x/2011003/tbl/tbl1a-eng.cfm|archive-date=4 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/as-sa/98-200-x/2016029/98-200-x2016029-eng.cfm|title=Census in Brief: Commuters using sustainable transportation in census metropolitan areas|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca|language=en|access-date=2018-05-30|date=2017-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527222543/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/as-sa/98-200-x/2016029/98-200-x2016029-eng.cfm|archive-date=27 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=More Victorians are cycling, walking to work: Latest census data |url=https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/more-victorians-cycling-walking-to-work-census-data |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Capital Daily}}</ref> Greater Victoria also has an expanding system designed to facilitate cyclists, [[electric bicycle|electrically assisted bicycles]] and other micromobility users via protected bike lanes on many roads, as well as separated multi-use paths for bicycles and pedestrians including the [[Galloping Goose Regional Trail]], [[Lochside Regional Trail]] and the [[E&N Rail Trail|E&N rail trail]]. These multi-use trails are designed exclusively for foot traffic, cyclists, and micro-mobility users and pass through many communities in the Greater Victoria area, beginning at the downtown core and extending into areas such as Langford and Central and North Saanich.
[[File:Galloping Goose cycle trail at Switch Bridge. VIEW IN PANORAMIO FOR DESCRIPTION - panoramio.jpg|alt=Cyclists at the Switch Bridge intersection of the Galloping Goose Regional Trail and Lochside Regional Trail in Victoria, British Columbia|thumb|Cyclists at the Switch Bridge intersection of the [[Galloping Goose Regional Trail]] and [[Lochside Regional Trail]]]]
Victoria is currently finishing a {{Convert|32|km|abbr=on}} [[Cycle track|protected bike lane]] network intended for all ages and abilities (AAA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everything you need to know about Greater Victoria's cycling network |url=https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/greater-victoria-cycling-network |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Capital Daily}}</ref> The first lane opened in Spring 2017 on Pandora Avenue, between Store Street and Cook Street in the downtown core<ref>{{cite web |title=Pandora Ave. {{!}} Victoria |url=http://www.victoria.ca/EN/main/residents/transportation/cycling/biketoria-pandora-ave.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420050328/http://www.victoria.ca/EN/main/residents/transportation/cycling/biketoria-pandora-ave.html |archive-date=20 April 2017 |access-date=2017-04-19 |website=www.victoria.ca |language=en}}</ref> and provides an easy cycling connection across the [[Johnson Street Bridge]] to the [[Galloping Goose Regional Trail|Galloping Goose Trail]] and [[E&N Rail Trail|E&N rail trail]]. The second protected bike lane in the network opened on Fort Street on 27 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-05-27 |title=Fort Street bike lanes officially open in Victoria – Victoria News |language=en-US |work=Victoria News |url=https://www.vicnews.com/news/fort-street-bike-lanes-officially-open-in-victoria/ |url-status=live |access-date=2018-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528003517/https://www.vicnews.com/news/fort-street-bike-lanes-officially-open-in-victoria/ |archive-date=28 May 2018}}</ref> The next two roads added to the downtown area bike network were Wharf and Humboldt streets, completed in 2019 and 2020 respectively,<ref>{{cite web |date=2019-07-31 |title=Wharf Street bike lane, pedestrian scramble set to open Thursday |url=https://www.vicnews.com/news/wharf-street-bike-lane-pedestrian-scramble-set-to-open-thursday/ |access-date=2021-12-23 |website=Victoria News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Eric |date=2020-07-20 |title=New Humbolt St. bike lanes causing confusion for Victoria motorists |url=https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/new-humbolt-st-bike-lanes-causing-confusion-for-victoria-motorists-1.5032177 |access-date=2021-12-23 |website=Vancouver Island |language=en}}</ref> with Vancouver Street and Graham/Jackson streets added to the AAA bike network in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-06-05 |title=Completed Vancouver Street corridor adds to Victoria cycle network |url=https://www.saanichnews.com/news/completed-vancouver-street-corridor-adds-to-victoria-cycle-network/ |access-date=2021-12-23 |website=Saanich News |language=en-US}}</ref> The next round of streets upgraded starting in 2021 as "complete streets" with AAA cycling infrastructure included Richardson Street, Haultain Street, Government Street north of Pandora Avenue to Gorge Road, and finally Kimta Road connecting the network to the [[E&N Rail Trail|E&N rail trail]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Chan |first=Adam |date=2019-12-04 |title=Victoria seeks feedback on 4 new bike lane proposals |url=https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/victoria-seeks-feedback-on-4-new-bike-lane-proposals-1.4715399 |access-date=2021-12-23 |website=Vancouver Island |language=en}}</ref> Connector routes in the [[Fernwood, Greater Victoria|Fernwood]] and Oaklands neighbourhoods to the Vancouver Street lanes were also constructed starting in 2021, avoiding hills and adding safer pedestrian and cyclist crossings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Victoria council green lights new bike routes in Jubilee, Oaklands and Fernwood |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/victoria-council-green-lights-new-bike-routes-in-jubilee-oaklands-and-fernwood-4688151 |access-date=2021-12-23 |website=Victoria Times Colonist |date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In 2022 the city constructed further AAA bicycle connections along Montreal Street, Superior Street, Government Street (south, between Humboldt Street and Dallas Road), Fort Street (between Cook Street and up to the municipal border with [[Oak Bay, British Columbia|Oak Bay]]), and Gorge Road (between Government Street and up to the municipal border with [[Saanich, British Columbia|Saanich]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Victoria council approves new cycling routes in James Bay |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/victoria-council-approves-new-cycling-routes-in-james-bay-4691151 |access-date=2021-12-23 |website=Victoria Times Colonist |date=5 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2021-03-25 |title=Fort Street is Victoria's preferred bike lane route from junction to Foul Bay |url=https://www.vicnews.com/news/fort-street-is-victorias-preferred-bike-lane-route-from-junction-to-foul-bay/ |access-date=2021-12-23 |website=Victoria News |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Overflow Parking (5794890825).jpg|alt=Cyclists park their bicycles on a rack during a "Go By Bike Week" barbecue event|left|thumb|Overflow bicycle parking at a Bike to Work Week (now called Go By Bike Week) barbecue]]
Go By Bike Week,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greater Victoria |url=https://gobybikebc.ca/greater-victoria/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Greater Victoria |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Go By Bike Week |url=https://capitalbike.ca/gobybikeweek/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Capital Bike {{!}} Advocate. Educate. Celebrate. |language=en-CA}}</ref> previously called Bike to Work Week,<ref>Smith, Ray, ''Pedalling Bike-To-Work-Week'', Times Colonist. 26 April 2006</ref><ref>''Bike to Work Next Week'', Black Press, 26 May 2006</ref><ref>''New Cycling Commuter Sings Praises of Bike to Work Week'', Victoria News, 31 May 2006</ref> is a bi-annual event held in communities throughout greater Victoria, British Columbia. It is organized by Capital Bike,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Capital Bike {{!}} Advocate. Educate. Celebrate. |url=https://capitalbike.ca/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Capital Bike {{!}} Advocate. Educate. Celebrate. |language=en-CA}}</ref> a group created in 2021 by the merging of the [[Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition]] and Greater Victoria Bike to Work Society, and typically lasts one or two weeks. There is a large Spring event scheduled in late May every year, and again later during Fall typically in October. The original "Bike to Work Week" began in 1995 in Victoria and expanded to include other communities in BC through their local bicycle advocacy groups, all supported by the Bike to Work BC Society. The Bike to Work BC Society was formed in 2009 as a legal entity to run the event in other communities around BC, and was renamed the GoByBike BC Society<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://gobybikebc.ca/about/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=GoByBike BC |date=7 April 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> to encourage cycling beyond the scope of [[Bicycle commuting|commuting]]. The [[behavior change (public health)|behaviour change (public health)]] model, relying on research conducted by both the provincial and federal governments that identified barriers to cycling and reasons for choosing cycling, was applied in the original Bike to Work Week event as a way to accomplish the goal of recruiting employees to bicycle to work.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bike to Work Week: A Case Study in Successful Behavior Change |url=http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/library/details.cfm?id=4278 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706063147/http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/library/details.cfm?id=4278 |archive-date=6 July 2010 |publisher=Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Since its inception, ridership in Go By Bike Week has steadily increased, and in 2017 over 7,000 people participated in Greater Victoria.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biketowork.ca/victoria/btww-2018/results|title=Results {{!}} GoByBike BC|website=www.biketowork.ca|language=en|access-date=2018-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925141954/https://www.biketowork.ca/victoria/btww-2018/results|archive-date=25 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The event aims to attract new riders, promote cycling for commuting, recreation, and general transportation, and advocate for expanding safe cycling networks with prizes, activities and free cycling skills workshops. Pop-up "Celebration Stations" are set up throughout Greater Victoria, which typically feature free snacks and local coffee for cyclists, bicycle repair stands, and local cycling-related vendors and advocacy groups. The events were cancelled during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], though individualized events were still promoted where participants could win prizes,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cycling group hopes scavenger hunts can keep people pedalling during pandemic |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/victoria-bike-week-cancelled-scavenger-hunts-1.5565009 |website=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> and in-person events resumed in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-30 |title=Go By Bike Week back in high gear after three-year break |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/go-by-bike-week-back-in-high-gear-after-two-year-break-5423939 |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Times Colonist |language=en}}</ref>

Other cycling advocacy initiatives in the Greater Victoria area include the Victoria chapter of [[Cycling Without Age]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victoria, B.C. |url=https://cyclingwithoutage.ca/victoria/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Cycling Without Age |language=en-ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title="Everyone benefits from a ride": Six years in, Cycling Without Age is increasing its impact throughout Greater Victoria |url=https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/cycling-without-age-is-increasing-its-impact-throughout-greater-victoria |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Capital Daily}}</ref> the Bike2Farm program<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-23 |title=People Power |url=https://www.crd.bc.ca/project/past-capital-projects-and-initiatives/people-power |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=www.crd.bc.ca |language=en}}</ref> and several recreational cycling clubs.

===Ferries===
The CRD is served by several ferries with the [[Lower Mainland]], [[Gulf Islands]] and the United States. [[BC Ferries]] provides service between Swartz Bay, located on the northern tip of the [[Saanich Peninsula]], to [[Tsawwassen, British Columbia|Tsawwassen]] on the Lower Mainland for cars, bus, trucks, pedestrians and cyclists. The Coho ferry<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cohoferry.com/| title = Coho ferry}}</ref> operates as a car and pedestrian/cyclist ferry between the inner harbour of Victoria and Port Angeles, Washington. The [[Clipper Navigation|Victoria Clipper]] is a pedestrian and cyclist-only (no vehicles) [[ferry]] which operates daily, year-round between downtown Seattle and the inner harbour of Victoria. The [[Washington State Ferries]] ran a ferry until 2020 for cars, pedestrians and cyclists between [[Friday Harbor, Washington|Friday Harbor]], [[Orcas Island]] and [[Anacortes, Washington|Anacortes]] in Washington State from the port at [[Sidney, British Columbia|Sidney]], north of Victoria on the Saanich Peninsula.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/vesselwatch/terminaldetail.aspx?terminalid=19|title=WSDOT – Ferries – Sidney B.C. Ferry Terminal|website=www.wsdot.wa.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420050840/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/vesselwatch/terminaldetail.aspx?terminalid=19|archive-date=20 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the service was shut down during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and did not resume.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-01 |title=No Sidney-Anacortes ferry for at least seven years |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/business/no-sidney-anacortes-ferry-for-at-least-seven-years-6628055 |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Times Colonist |language=en}}</ref> Washington State Ferries, citing crew and vessel shortages, estimates that it will not resume until at least 2030.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-14 |title=Sidney-Anacortes ferry may return earlier than 2030: Mayor |url=https://www.cheknews.ca/sidney-anacortes-ferry-may-return-earlier-than-2030-mayor-1173131/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=CHEK |language=en-CA}}</ref>

===Public transit===
[[File:Victoria V9505 clip.jpg|thumb|Operating a fleet of buses, [[Victoria Regional Transit System]] provides public transit to the Greater Victoria region.]]
Local public transportation is run by the [[Victoria Regional Transit System]], which is part of [[BC Transit]]. Since 2000, [[double-decker bus]]es have been introduced to the fleet, and have become an icon for the city. Rider fare payments can be made in exact cash, using the reloadable Umo app or card, and 30-day bus passes can be purchased from one of many vendors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fares |url=https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/fares/ |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Victoria |language=en-CA}}</ref> 

In 2024, BC transit rolled out its electronic payment system, Umo, where riders can board using the Umo app or the Umo card.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fagan |first=Emily |date=23 Aug 2023 |title=B.C. Transit launches electronic fare payment in Victoria, provincewide rollout to follow |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-transit-umo-launch-1.6945644}}</ref> Users can purchase bus passes and load money onto their accounts on the app, online, or toll-free through Umo’s customer service phone line. To board the bus, scan the Umo apps' QR code or the Umo cards' barcode on the validator.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Umo |url=https://www.bctransit.com/umo/ |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=BC Transit |language=en-CA}}</ref>

As of 1 April 2016 bus drivers do not provide transfers as proof of payment. Transfers were a source of disagreement and delay on the bus, due to improper transfer use, and disagreements over expired transfers or transfers used for return trips. Instead, a day-pass was added that can be purchased from the bus driver for $5.<ref name="watts1">{{Cite news |last=Watts |first=Richard |title=B.C. Transit to drop transfers, will offer $5 all-day pass |url=http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/b-c-transit-to-drop-transfers-will-offer-5-all-day-pass-1.2128944 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420045945/http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/b-c-transit-to-drop-transfers-will-offer-5-all-day-pass-1.2128944 |archive-date=20 April 2017 |access-date=2017-04-19 |work=Times Colonist}}</ref> When using the Umo app or card, the Umo will halt your payments so you never pay more than the value of the day-pass.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQ - UMO |url=https://www.bctransit.com/umo/faq/ |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=BC Transit |language=en-CA}}</ref> 

To improve bus reliability and reduce delays, a bike and bus priority lane was opened in 2014 during peak traffic periods with fines for motorists operating in the bus/bike lane who are not turning in the same block.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bctransit.com/victoria/news/article?nid=1403647375278|title=BC Transit – Tender issued for new southbound Victoria bus and bike priority|website=bctransit.com|access-date=2017-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420145126/https://bctransit.com/victoria/news/article?nid=1403647375278|archive-date=20 April 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The dedicated bike and bus lane on Douglas street is being expanded from Downtown to near Uptown and may be changed to be restricted to only buses and bikes 24/7 rather than just during peak traffic periods depending on direction of travel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/douglas-street-bus-lanes-should-be-enforced-in-effect-24-7-helps-1.2343057|title=Douglas Street bus lanes should be enforced, in effect 24/7: Helps|last=Cleverley|first=Bill|work=Times Colonist|access-date=2017-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420045821/http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/douglas-street-bus-lanes-should-be-enforced-in-effect-24-7-helps-1.2343057|archive-date=20 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Most buses operating in the Greater Victoria area have a bike rack installed at the front of the bus that can accommodate two bicycles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bctransit.com/victoria/riderinfo/bike-racks-and-lockers|title=BC Transit – Bike Racks {{!}} Rider Info {{!}} BC Transit|website=bctransit.com|access-date=2017-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420145129/https://bctransit.com/victoria/riderinfo/bike-racks-and-lockers|archive-date=20 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Rail===
Passenger rail service previously operated by [[Via Rail]] provided a single daily return trip along between [[Victoria – Courtenay train|Victoria – Courtenay]], along the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, to the cities of [[Nanaimo]], [[Courtenay, British Columbia|Courtenay]], and points between. The service was discontinued along this line indefinitely on 19 March 2011, due to needed track replacement work.<ref name="timescolonist">{{cite news|url=http://www.timescolonist.com/news/todays-paper/Island+Dayliner+train+parked+indefinitely+track+problems/4573834/story.html |title=Island's Dayliner train parked indefinitely due to track problems |work=Times Colonist |date=7 April 2011 |access-date=7 April 2011 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="Viccity">{{cite news|url=http://www.viccity.ca/v2/news/7231/E&N+rail+service+doomed+without+huge+injection+of+government+cash+says+operators/|title=E&N rail service doomed without huge injection of government cash says operators|work=Viccity.ca|date=26 April 2011|access-date=4 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327182143/http://www.viccity.ca/v2/news/7231/E%26N+rail+service+doomed+without+huge+injection+of+government+cash+says+operators/|archive-date=27 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Prior to further inspection of the track, service along the segment between Nanaimo and Victoria was originally planned to resume on 8 April, but lack of funding has prevented any of the work from taking place and it is unclear when or if the service will resume.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

===Roads===
Local roadways are not based on a grid system as they are in [[Vancouver]] or [[Edmonton]], and many streets do not follow a straight line from beginning to end as they wind around hills, parks, coastlines, and historic neighbourhoods, often changing names two or three times.<ref>{{cite web|date=2019-07-17|title=Welcome to Victoria, where a street can have four names|url=https://www.vicnews.com/news/welcome-to-victoria-where-a-street-can-have-four-names/|access-date=2022-01-13|website=Victoria News|language=en-US}}</ref> There is no directional indication in street names that may be used in other cities with [[Numbered street|numbered roads]] where a street may run north–south or avenue may run east–west.<ref>{{cite web|date=2017-10-06|title=What's the Difference Between a Street, a Road, and an Avenue?|url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/504368/whats-difference-between-street-road-and-avenue|access-date=2022-01-13|website=www.mentalfloss.com|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Mile 0 Victoria B.C..jpg|thumb|The Mile Zero sign for Canada's [[Trans-Canada Highway]]. Victoria is the western terminus for the highway.]]
The compact size of the city with few steep hills lends itself readily to smaller, fuel efficient alternatives to full size passenger cars, such as [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooters]], [[Smart Fortwo|Smart Cars]], [[motorcycle]]s and [[electric bicycle]]s. Victoria incentivizes the use of smaller modes of transport by offering smaller metered parking spaces in the downtown core specifically designated for small vehicles and motorcycles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Motorcycle Parking|url=https://www.victoria.ca/EN/main/residents/parking/motorcycle-parking.html|access-date=2022-01-13|website=www.victoria.ca|language=en}}</ref> [[Rush hour]] traffic delays along the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] to western suburban municipalities (including [[Langford, British Columbia|Langford]], [[Colwood, British Columbia|Colwood]], [[Sooke]] and [[Metchosin]]) is commonly referred to as the "Colwood Crawl".<ref>{{cite web|date=2019-02-26|title=Does the 'Colwood Crawl' need a new name? Premier thinks so|url=https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/does-the-colwood-crawl-need-a-new-name-premier-thinks-so-1.4313848|access-date=2022-01-13|website=Vancouver Island|language=en}}</ref>

Victoria serves as the western terminus (Mile Zero) for Canada's [[Trans-Canada Highway]], the longest national highway in the world. The Mile Zero marker is at the southernmost point of [[Douglas Street (Victoria, British Columbia)|Douglas Street]] where it meets Dallas Road along the waterfront. The Mile Zero location includes a statue to honour [[Terry Fox]].

=== Other transportation ===
Coach bus service between downtown Victoria and downtown Vancouver or the [[Vancouver International Airport]], which includes the ferry fare is called the BC Ferries Connector run by Wilson's Transportation Limited. The coach bus travels on the ferry to Vancouver with separate trips for the bus to downtown and a bus to the Vancouver International Airport. Average travel time between the two cities is under 4 hours with an hour and half of that time spent on the ferry crossing.

Bus service from Victoria to points up island is run by Island Link Bus or Tofino Bus. Both bus services depart from the Victoria bus terminal at 700 Douglas Street, behind the [[Fairmont Hotels and Resorts|Fairmont]] [[The Empress (hotel)|Empress Hotel]] and offer trips to destinations further up island and the west coast of the island.