BC Ferries has two terminals at Tsawwassen and Horseshoe Bay for reaching Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and the Sunshine Coast . Tsawwassen is 45 minutes south of Vancouver and provides services to Victoria , Nanaimo and the Southern Gulf Islands. Horseshoe Bay is 45 minutes north of Vancouver , offers services to Nanaimo , Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast. (250 386 3431).