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Directions to Port Alberni from Nanaimo by Vehicle
Port Alberni is approximately 85 km due west of Nanaimo. It’ll take you about 75 minutes to drive to Port Alberni.
- First and foremost get yourself on Hwy 19 heading north. We know this as the Inland Island Hwy.
- Watch for the Port Alberni Tall Ship Festival sign and then watch for Exit 60.
- Follow the Exit 60 sign and it’ll gradually merge into Hwy 4
- Continue west on Hwy 4 and turn left once you reach the Information Centre. Just prior to your left turn you’ll see the Timberlodge Hotel also on your left.
- Keep watching for Tall Ship Signs and they’ll lead you to Park and Ride where we will have buses for your ride down to the festival grounds and the Maritime Discovery Centre. Park and Ride costs $1.00 for transportation to and from the site.
Parking
There is a PARK AND RIDE at Glenwood Centre. Pick-up and drop off by Shuttle Bus for $1. FROM THE EAST: At the junction of Highway 4, turn LEFT towards SOUTH Port Alberni. You will pass West Coast General Hospital on your left. Follow along to the first set of lights on 10th Ave. Turn right on 10th to Roger St. (just past Echo Centre). Turn right and follow the signs and attendants' directions to parking areas.
Directions to Port Alberni from Victoria by Tall Ship
If you happen to be coming to the Port Alberni Festival of Sails July 11 & 12, 2008 on aTall Ship, beware of getting too close to shore. The West Coast Trail on your immediate right once you leave Victoria and get up the coast a bit wasn’t a life saving trail for crews of ill-fated ships for nothing back in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
Once you get to the Cape Beale lighthouse turn a sharp right and that’ll put you in Imperial Eagle Channel which eventually turns into the Alberni Inlet. Approximately 40 km later you’ll see the Maritime Discovery Lighthouse and your there.