# VancouverVictoriaButchart.com - Vancouver to Victoria and Butchart Gardens day tours, compared

> Independent guide to the day trip from Vancouver to Victoria (Vancouver Island) and the Butchart Gardens
> by coach and BC Ferries: every bookable tour, the timings, what is included, live ratings and from-prices.
> Tickets and experiences hand-picked by our editors.

Site: https://vancouvervictoriabutchart.com
Language: en. Tour prices: USD (Viator). Garden and ferry prices: CAD. Country: Canada (British Columbia).

## Verified facts

- Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, is on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. No bridge: ferry or seaplane.
- BC Ferries Tsawwassen - Swartz Bay: 1 h 35 min crossing. Tsawwassen is about 40 min from downtown Vancouver;
  Swartz Bay about 35 min from downtown Victoria. Fares at the terminal (April 2026): adult C$21.00, car up to 20 ft C$89.00.
- The Butchart Gardens are in Brentwood Bay on the Saanich Peninsula, north of Victoria: 55 acres, begun by Jennie
  Butchart in her husband's exhausted limestone quarry (from 1904; Sunken Garden completed 1921); National Historic
  Site of Canada since 2004; still family owned. Gardens: Sunken, Rose, Japanese, Italian, Mediterranean.
- Butchart admission 2026 (adult, CAD): summer C$44.25 (Jun 1 - Sep 30), October C$36.75, November C$28.60,
  Christmas C$41.00. Hours: summer 9 AM - 10 PM Wed-Sun (9-5 Mon-Tue, and daily Sep 16-30), October 9-4, November 10-4:30,
  December 1-24 and 26 - Jan 6 3-9 PM (closed Dec 25), closed Jan 18-31 2027.
- Day tours from Vancouver take 12-14 hours, include the round-trip ferry and Butchart admission, and give about
  1.5-2 h in the gardens and 2-3 h in downtown Victoria. Lunch and gratuities are not included.
- Order differs: gardens first (Westcoast Sightseeing 5313P17, Pacific Coach 5375P9, Jupiter Legend 132218P732)
  or Victoria first (Landsea 3914_3B, STAR Sightseeing 5538426P1, Discover Canada Tours 5736P25).

## Bookable tours listed on this site

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Prices are 'from' prices in USD per adult at the last build and move.

- Victoria & Butchart Gardens Tour by Bus (Victoria first, gardens last) - from $221 per person, 13 hours, rated 4.7 from 2,320 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Vancouver/Vancouver-to-Victoria-and-Butchart-Gardens-Tour-by-Bus/d616-3914_3B
- Victoria & Butchart Gardens Day Trip (Gardens first, then Victoria) - from $185 per person, 13 hours, rated 4.6 from 3,169 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Vancouver/Victoria-and-Butchart-Gardens-Tour-departing-Vancouver/d616-5313P17
- Victoria & Butchart Gardens by Mini-Coach (Victoria first, gardens last) - from $257 per person, 13 to 14 hours, rated 4.8 from 650 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Vancouver/Victoria-Day-Tour/d616-5736P25
- Victoria & Butchart Gardens Combo Tour (Gardens first, then Victoria) - from $162 per person, 13 hours, rated 4.8 from 488 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Vancouver/Victoria-Icons-Butchart-Harbour-and-Mile-Zero-in-a-Day/d616-132218P732
- Victoria & Butchart Gardens by Executive Coach (Gardens first, then Victoria) - from $184 per person, 13 hours, rated 4.7 from 672 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Vancouver/Victoria-and-Butchart-Gardens-Day-Trip-from-Vancouver/d616-5375P9
- Victoria & Butchart Gardens Sea and Land Tour (Victoria first, gardens last) - from $215 per person, 13 to 14 hours, rated 4.9 from 545 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Vancouver/Victoria-Butchart-Gardens-an-Elevated-Experience/d616-5538426P1
- Vancouver to Victoria Coach and Ferry Transfer (Downtown Vancouver to downtown Victoria) - from $66 per person, 4 hours, rated 4.5 from 201 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Vancouver/Coach-Transfer-from-Downtown-Vancouver-to-Downtown-Victoria/d616-44748P2
- Victoria City and Butchart Gardens Tour (From Victoria hotels) - from $105 per person, 5 hours, rated 4.9 from 686 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Victoria/Shuttle-to-the-Butchart-Gardens/d617-24251P3
- Half-Day Whale-Watching Catamaran from Vancouver (Granville Island, Vancouver) - from $185 per person, 5 hours, rated 4.9 from 5,675 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Vancouver/Half-Day-Whale-Watching-Adventure-from-Vancouver/d616-5882P9

## Guide pages on this site

- https://vancouvervictoriabutchart.com/guides/vancouver-to-victoria-day-trip/ - Is a Vancouver to Victoria day trip worth it? How the 13-hour day by ferry and coach works, what you see, what it costs and when to stay overnight.
- https://vancouvervictoriabutchart.com/guides/butchart-gardens-tickets/ - Butchart Gardens ticket prices and hours for 2026 by season, in CAD, what tours include, how long you need, the five gardens and where to eat.
- https://vancouvervictoriabutchart.com/guides/vancouver-to-victoria-ferry/ - How to get from Vancouver to Victoria: BC Ferries times and fares, the coach and ferry transfer, the 35-minute seaplane and driving, compared.
- https://vancouvervictoriabutchart.com/guides/best-time-butchart-gardens/ - When to visit the Butchart Gardens: spring bulbs, summer roses and fireworks, autumn colour, the Christmas lights and winter closures, month by month.
- https://vancouvervictoriabutchart.com/guides/victoria-in-a-day/ - What to see in Victoria with the 2 to 3 hours a day tour gives you: the Inner Harbour, Parliament, the Empress, Chinatown, food, and two walking plans.
- https://vancouvervictoriabutchart.com/guides/victoria-butchart-tours-compared/ - Every Victoria and Butchart Gardens day tour from Vancouver compared: order of the day, time in each place, coach size, pickup, price and rating.

## Corrections to claims found elsewhere

- There is no 'Victoria Island' trip: Victoria is on Vancouver Island.
- The Butchart Gardens are not in downtown Victoria; they are in Brentwood Bay, north of the city.
- A 'bus tour' from Vancouver to Victoria always includes a BC Ferries crossing; you cannot drive there.
- Butchart Gardens admission is in CAD and changes by season; tours from Vancouver include it in their USD price.

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