The Butchart Gardens - Victoria Cruise Ship Passengers

Planning Your Visit

Victoria Cruise Ship Passengers

We welcome visiting cruise ship passengers. Not only will you view beautiful floral gardens, but depending on the time of day and day of the week you may have additional options: Afternoon Tea, Evening Entertainment, Saturday Night Fireworks.

Shore excursions offer the most convenient way to visit (and the ship is guaranteed to wait), however other options exist. As Gray Line of Victoria no longer offers tours or shuttles we expect to add other information through to early June on other options.

Cruise ship arrival/departure time	Transportation options
6am - noon / 2pm - 4:30pm	Cruise Victoria (Shuttles start on Ship arrival and the last departure is one (1) hour prior to ship departure). Their tour to Butchart Gardens simply requires a transfer at their main location. You'll find that information on the linked page. Taxi or Limo Services (Members of Tourism Victoria)
6am - 10am / 4pm - 5pm	Cruise Victoria (Shuttles start on Ship arrival and the last departure is one (1) hour prior to ship departure) Their tour to Butchart Gardens simply requires a transfer at their main location. You'll find that information on the linked page. BC Transit (public bus): From downtown, take the #75 directly. Some #75 trips leave from the Royal Oak Exchange. In this case, take the #6, #30, or #31 from downtown to Royal Oak and transfer to the #75 from there. Taxi or Limo Services (members of Tourism Victoria)
8am - 2pm / 6pm - midnight	Cruise Victoria (Shuttles start on Ship arrival and the last departure is one (1) hour prior to ship departure) Their tour to Butchart Gardens simply requires a transfer at their main location. You'll find that information on the linked page. BC Transit (public bus): From downtown, take the #75 directly. Some #75 trips leave from the Royal Oak Exchange. In this case, take the #6, #30, or #31 from downtown to Royal Oak and transfer to the #75 from there. Taxi or Limo Services (members of Tourism Victoria)
3pm - 6pm / 9pm - midnight	Cruise Victoria (Shuttles start on Ship arrival and the last departure is one (1) hour prior to ship departure) Their tour to Butchart Gardens simply requires a transfer at their main location. You'll find that information on the linked page. Taxi or Limo Services (members of Tourism Victoria)