Airlines Air BC and Air
Canada (tel 1-888/247-2262 in
North America;
www.aircanada.ca
for offices worldwide);
Harbour Air seaplanes to
Vancouver (tel 384-2215 or
1-800/665-0212); Helijet:
helicopter service to
Vancouver harbour (tel
382-6222 or 1-800/665-4354);
Kenmore Air: seaplane service
Seattle-Victoria (tel
1-800/543-9595 or
206/486-1257); West Coast Air
(tel 388-4521 or
1-800/347-2222).
American Express
1203 Douglas St (tel 385-8731
or 1-800/669-3636); open Mon,
Wed & Sat 9.30am-5.30pm,
Tues & Fri 9.30am-9pm.
BC Transit City
buses (tel 382-6161 or
385-2551).
Bike rental Cycle
Victoria Rentals, 950 Wharf St
(tel 885-2453 or
1-877/869-0039, www.cyclevictoriarentals.com
); Harbour Rentals, 811 Wharf
St (tel 995-1661 or
1-877/733-6722), rent bikes
(from $8 an hour) plus
scooters ($16 per hour, $50
daily); kayaks ($15 an hour,
$49 daily); rowing boats ($35
for 3 hours); motor boats ($49
an hour); and motor bikes
(from $119 a day).
Bookstores Chapters,
1212 Douglas St near corner
with View St, is a huge modern
bookshop; Munro's Books, 1108
Government St (tel 382-2424),
is more traditional.
Bus information
Airporter shuttle bus from
Victoria Airport (tel
386-2525). For services to
Vancouver, Pacific Coast Lines
(tel 604/662-8074 in Vancouver
or 250/385-4411 at the
Victoria bus terminal); for
services on the island,
Laidlaw (tel 385-4411,
388-5248 or 1-800/318-0818).
Both operate from the bus
terminal at 700 Douglas and
Belleville, which also has an
office for Greyhound (tel
388-5248). Gray Line of
Seattle service to Seattle (tel
206/626-6090 or
1-800/544-0739). For West
Coast Trail Express to
Bamfield and Port Renfrew,
call 477-8700.
Car rental Avis,
62b-1001 Douglas St (tel
386-7726 or 1-800/879-2847)
and Victoria Airport (tel
656-6033); Budget, 757 Douglas
St (tel 953-5300 or
1-800/668-9833); Island Auto
Rentals, 837 Yates St (tel
384-4881), guarantee
"lowest rates";
National, 767 Douglas St (tel
386-1213 or 1-800/387-4747).
Doctors directory
tel 383-1193.
Equipment rental
Sports Rent, 611 Discovery St,
on corner of Government and
Discovery sts (tel 385-7368),
rents bikes, rollerblades, all
camping, hiking, climbing and
diving gear.
Exchange Currencies
International, 724 Douglas St
(tel 384-6631 or
1-800/706-6656); Custom House
Currency, 815 Wharf St (tel
389-6001).
Ferries BC Ferries (tel
386-3431 or 1-888/223-3779);
Black Ball Transport (tel
386-2202 or 360/457-4491);
Victoria Clipper (tel
382-8100, 206/448-5000 or
1-800/888-2535); Washington
State Ferries (tel 382-1551 or
1-800/542-7052).
Hospitals Fairfield
Health Centre, 841 Fairfield
Rd (tel 389-6300), three
blocks from the Empress
Hotel ; Victoria General
Hospital, 35 Helmcken Rd (tel
727-4212).
Left luggage At bus
terminal; $2 per 24hr - but
note lockers are stated not to
be "secure" at
night.
Lost property
Contact Victoria police (tel
384-4111) or BC Transit's
lost-and-found line (tel
382-6161).
Maps Crown
Publications Inc, 521 Fort St
(tel 386-4636).
.
Post office 1230
Government and Yates (tel
388-3575). Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm.
Royal Canadian Mounted
Police 625 Fisgard and
Government (tel 384-4111).
Taxis Blue Bird Cabs
(tel 382-3611); Empire Taxi (tel
381-2222); Victoria Taxi (tel
383-7111).
Tourist information
tel 953-2033. Accommodation
reservations tel
1-800/663-3883 in North
America.
Train information
VIA Rail, 450 Pandora Ave (tel
383-4324 or 1-800/561-8630 in
Canada and 1-800/561-3949 in
USA).
Weather tel
656-3978.
