floatplane links:
Kenmore Air

airline links:
Helijet
Orbitz
Priceline
LowestFare

driving links:
MapQuest Driving Directions
BC Ferries

bus links:
Greyhound Canada

getting to heather island. . . .
a hobbit's tale.
All trips start and finish in Seattle. We can pick you up at the downtown ferry terminal. We will then drive North to Vancouver city and board a ferry for Vancouver Island. Once on Vancouver Island we drive North to Campbell River, where we take another ferry to Quadra Island, drive across it, and take a final ferry to Cortes Island. From Cortes we will take a small boat out to Heather Island.
If you are coming on your own, there are many methods. Below are four methods listed from most convenient/most expensive to least convenient/least expensive:

by floatplane
The easiest and most spectacular way to get here is to fly by seaplane to Manson's Landing on Cortes Island. Flights leave from Seattle and Vancouver daily in the summer, and cost about $200 from Seattle and $100 from Vancouver for one-way flights.

by airplane
A less expensive option is to fly to Campbell River, on Vancouver Island, where we can pick you up by boat and transport you to Heather Island. Helijet has daily scheduled service from Seattle to Campbell river for $90-$160 one way. Or book your flight with any online service, Campbell River's airport code is "YBL."

by car
The scenic way - and relatively inexpensive. From Seattle the route takes you across only 280 highway miles - but takes 8 hours because of the three ferry crossings.

by bus
S ame route as the car, but less expensive because of the walk-on rate for the ferry. There are several ways to go. From Vancouver, take either the Tsawwassen or the Horseshoe Bay ferry to Nanaimo, and then take a two-hour bus up to Campbell River. Then walk 5 blocks to a ferry that takes you across to Quadra Island (a 15 minute crossing) where we will pick you up.