Bctransit 81 Saanichton / Sidney / Swartz Bay Bus

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Number of stops: 15

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Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay C – Saanichton Exch Bay B

Timing points All stops

Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay C	09:00	10:00	11:02	12:02	13:02	14:02	15:02	16:02	17:05	18:05	19:05	20:05	21:05
Hwy 17 at Lands End Rd	09:01	10:02	11:04	12:04	13:04	14:04	15:04	16:04	17:07	18:07	19:07	20:07	21:07
Wain Rd at Hwy 17	09:03	10:03	11:05	12:05	13:05	14:05	15:05	16:05	17:08	18:08	19:08	20:08	21:08
Mcdonald Park Rd at Mcmicken Rd	09:04	10:04	11:06	12:06	13:06	14:07	15:07	16:07	17:09	18:09	19:09	20:09	21:09
Mcdonald Park Rd at Bayfield Rd	09:05	10:05	11:07	12:07	13:07	14:08	15:08	16:08	17:10	18:10	19:10	20:10	21:10
Mcdonald Park Rd at Blue Heron Rd	09:06	10:06	11:08	12:08	13:08	14:09	15:09	16:09	17:11	18:11	19:11	20:11	21:11
Mcdonald Park Rd at John Rd	09:06	10:07	11:09	12:09	13:09	14:09	15:09	16:09	17:12	18:12	19:12	20:12	21:12
Resthaven Dr at Shoal Harbour Pier	09:07	10:08	11:10	12:10	13:10	14:10	15:10	16:10	17:13	18:13	19:13	20:13	21:13
Bowerbank Rd at Colinwood Rd	09:08	10:08	11:10	12:10	13:10	14:11	15:11	16:11	17:13	18:13	19:13	20:13	21:13
Bowerbank Rd at Vallis Pl	09:08	10:09	11:11	12:11	13:11	14:12	15:12	16:12	17:14	18:14	19:14	20:14	21:14
Bowerbank Rd at Calvin Ave	09:09	10:10	11:12	12:12	13:12	14:12	15:12	16:12	17:15	18:15	19:15	20:15	21:15
Bowerbank Rd at Malaview Ave	09:10	10:10	11:12	12:12	13:12	14:13	15:13	16:13	17:15	18:15	19:15	20:15	21:15
Mills Rd at Bowerbank Rd	09:10	10:11	11:13	12:13	13:13	14:14	15:14	16:14	17:16	18:16	19:16	20:16	21:16
Mills Rd at Pleasant St	09:11	10:11	11:13	12:13	13:13	14:14	15:14	16:14	17:16	18:16	19:16	20:16	21:16
Resthaven Dr at Henry Ave	09:11	10:12	11:14	12:14	13:14	14:15	15:15	16:15	17:17	18:17	19:17	20:17	21:17
James White Blvd at Fifth St	09:13	10:14	11:16	12:16	13:16	14:17	15:17	16:17	17:19	18:19	19:19	20:19	21:19
Fifth St at Beacon Ave - Sidney Town Ctr	09:13	10:14	11:16	12:16	13:16	14:17	15:17	16:17	17:19	18:19	19:19	20:19	21:19
Fifth St at Bevan Ave	09:13	10:14	11:16	12:16	13:16	14:17	15:17	16:17	17:19	18:19	19:19	20:19	21:19
Fifth St at Ocean Ave	09:14	10:15	11:17	12:17	13:17	14:18	15:18	16:18	17:20	18:20	19:20	20:20	21:20
Fifth St at Weiler Ave	09:14	10:15	11:17	12:17	13:17	14:18	15:18	16:18	17:20	18:20	19:20	20:20	21:20
Lochside Dr at Frost Ave	09:15	10:16	11:18	12:18	13:18	14:19	15:19	16:19	17:21	18:21	19:21	20:21	21:21
Lochside Dr at Captains Walk	09:16	10:17	11:19	12:19	13:19	14:20	15:20	16:20	17:22	18:22	19:22	20:22	21:22
Lochside Dr at Bakerview Pl	09:16	10:17	11:19	12:19	13:19	14:20	15:20	16:20	17:22	18:22	19:22	20:22	21:22
Mctavish Exch Bay F	09:18	10:19	11:21	12:21	13:21	14:22	15:22	16:22	17:24	18:24	19:24	20:24	21:24
Lochside Dr at Bazan Bay Rd	09:20	10:21	11:23	12:23	13:23	14:24	15:24	16:24	17:26	18:26	19:26	20:26	21:26
Lochside Dr at Lowe Rd	09:21	10:22	11:24	12:24	13:24	14:25	15:25	16:25	17:27	18:27	19:27	20:27	21:27
Lochside Dr at Amity Dr	09:21	10:22	11:24	12:24	13:24	14:25	15:25	16:25	17:27	18:27	19:27	20:27	21:27
8400 Blk Lochside Dr	09:22	10:23	11:25	12:25	13:25	14:26	15:26	16:26	17:28	18:28	19:28	20:28	21:28
Lochside Dr at Cascade Ave	09:23	10:24	11:26	12:26	13:26	14:27	15:27	16:27	17:29	18:29	19:29	20:29	21:29
Lochside Dr at Newman Rd	09:23	10:24	11:26	12:26	13:26	14:27	15:27	16:27	17:29	18:29	19:29	20:29	21:29
Lochside Dr at Wakeman Rd	09:23	10:24	11:26	12:26	13:26	14:27	15:27	16:27	17:29	18:29	19:29	20:29	21:29
Lochside Dr at James Island Rd	09:24	10:25	11:27	12:27	13:27	14:28	15:28	16:28	17:30	18:30	19:30	20:30	21:30
Lochside Dr at Hackett Cres	09:24	10:25	11:27	12:27	13:27	14:28	15:28	16:28	17:30	18:30	19:30	20:30	21:30
Lochside Dr at Mt Newton X Rd	09:25	10:26	11:28	12:28	13:28	14:29	15:29	16:29	17:31	18:31	19:31	20:31	21:31
Mt Newton X Rd at Stautw Rd	09:26	10:27	11:29	12:29	13:29	14:30	15:30	16:30	17:32	18:32	19:32	20:32	21:32
Mt Newton X Rd at Hwy 17 East Side	09:27	10:28	11:30	12:30	13:30	14:31	15:31	16:31	17:33	18:33	19:33	20:33	21:33
Mt Newton X Rd at Hwy 17 West Side	09:27	10:28	11:30	12:31	13:31	14:32	15:32	16:32	17:34	18:34	19:34	20:33	21:33
Mt Newton X Rd at Central Saanich Rd	09:28	10:29	11:31	12:32	13:32	14:33	15:33	16:33	17:35	18:35	19:35	20:34	21:34
Saanich Pen Hosp Main Entrance	09:30	10:31	11:33	12:34	13:34	14:35	15:35	16:35	17:37	18:37	19:37	20:36	21:36
Mt Newton X Rd at Saanich Pen Hosp	09:31	10:32	11:34	12:35	13:35	14:36	15:36	16:36	17:38	18:38	19:38	20:37	21:37
Saanichton Exch Bay B	09:32	10:33	11:35	12:36	13:36	14:37	15:37	16:37	17:39	18:39	19:39	20:38	21:38

Saanichton Exch Bay C – Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay A

Timing points All stops

Saanichton Exch Bay C	08:07	09:08	10:07	11:06	12:06	13:06	14:07	15:07	16:07	17:07	18:08	19:09	20:11
Saanich Pen Hosp Main Entrance	08:09	09:10	10:09	11:08	12:08	13:08	14:09	15:09	16:09	17:09	18:10	19:11	20:13
Mt Newton X Rd at Saanich Pen Hosp	08:10	09:11	10:10	11:09	12:09	13:09	14:10	15:10	16:10	17:10	18:11	19:12	20:14
Mt Newton X Rd at Central Saanich Rd	08:11	09:12	10:11	11:10	12:10	13:10	14:11	15:11	16:11	17:11	18:12	19:13	20:15
Mt Newton X Rd at Hwy 17 West Side	08:11	09:12	10:11	11:11	12:11	13:11	14:11	15:11	16:11	17:11	18:12	19:13	20:15
Mt Newton X Rd at Hwy 17 East Side	08:12	09:13	10:12	11:12	12:12	13:12	14:12	15:12	16:12	17:12	18:13	19:14	20:16
Mt Newton X Rd at Stautw Rd	08:13	09:14	10:13	11:13	12:13	13:13	14:13	15:13	16:13	17:13	18:14	19:15	20:17
Lochside Dr at Ferguson Rd	08:14	09:15	10:14	11:14	12:14	13:14	14:14	15:14	16:14	17:14	18:15	19:16	20:18
Lochside Dr at James Island Rd	08:15	09:16	10:15	11:15	12:15	13:15	14:15	15:15	16:15	17:15	18:16	19:17	20:19
Lochside Dr at Wakeman Rd	08:15	09:16	10:15	11:15	12:15	13:15	14:15	15:15	16:15	17:15	18:16	19:17	20:19
Lochside Dr at Newman Rd	08:15	09:16	10:15	11:15	12:15	13:15	14:15	15:15	16:15	17:15	18:16	19:17	20:19
Lochside Dr at Cascade Ave	08:16	09:17	10:16	11:16	12:16	13:16	14:16	15:16	16:16	17:16	18:17	19:18	20:20
8400 Blk Lochside Dr	08:17	09:18	10:17	11:17	12:17	13:17	14:17	15:17	16:17	17:17	18:18	19:19	20:21
Lochside Dr at Amity Dr	08:17	09:18	10:17	11:17	12:17	13:17	14:17	15:17	16:17	17:17	18:18	19:19	20:21
Lochside Dr at Lowe Rd	08:18	09:19	10:18	11:18	12:18	13:18	14:18	15:18	16:18	17:18	18:19	19:20	20:22
Lochside Dr at Bazan Bay Rd	08:19	09:20	10:19	11:19	12:19	13:19	14:19	15:19	16:19	17:19	18:20	19:21	20:23
Mctavish Exch Bay D	08:21	09:22	10:21	11:21	12:21	13:21	14:21	15:21	16:21	17:21	18:22	19:23	20:25
Lochside Dr at Bakerview Pl	08:23	09:24	10:23	11:23	12:23	13:23	14:23	15:23	16:23	17:23	18:24	19:25	20:27
Lochside Dr at Frost Ave	08:24	09:25	10:24	11:24	12:24	13:24	14:24	15:24	16:24	17:24	18:25	19:26	20:28
Fifth St at Weiler Ave	08:25	09:26	10:25	11:25	12:25	13:25	14:25	15:25	16:25	17:25	18:25	19:26	20:28
Fifth St at Ocean Ave	08:26	09:27	10:26	11:26	12:26	13:26	14:26	15:26	16:26	17:26	18:26	19:27	20:29
Fifth St at Bevan Ave	08:27	09:28	10:27	11:27	12:27	13:27	14:27	15:27	16:27	17:27	18:27	19:28	20:30
Fifth St at Beacon Ave - Sidney Town Ctr	08:27	09:28	10:27	11:27	12:27	13:27	14:27	15:27	16:27	17:27	18:27	19:28	20:30
Fifth St at Henry Ave	08:28	09:29	10:28	11:28	12:28	13:28	14:28	15:28	16:28	17:28	18:28	19:29	20:31
Resthaven Dr at Mills Rd	08:29	09:29	10:29	11:29	12:29	13:29	14:29	15:29	16:29	17:29	18:29	19:29	20:31
Mills Rd at Pleasant St	08:29	09:30	10:29	11:29	12:29	13:29	14:29	15:29	16:29	17:29	18:29	19:30	20:32
Bowerbank Rd at Mills Rd	08:30	09:31	10:30	11:30	12:30	13:30	14:30	15:30	16:30	17:30	18:30	19:31	20:33
Bowerbank Rd at Malaview Ave	08:30	09:31	10:30	11:30	12:30	13:30	14:30	15:30	16:30	17:30	18:30	19:31	20:33
Bowerbank Rd at Piercy Ave	08:31	09:31	10:31	11:31	12:31	13:31	14:31	15:31	16:31	17:31	18:31	19:31	20:33
Bowerbank Rd at Ardwell Ave	08:31	09:32	10:31	11:31	12:31	13:31	14:31	15:31	16:31	17:31	18:31	19:32	20:34
Bowerbank Rd at Colinwood Rd	08:32	09:32	10:32	11:32	12:32	13:32	14:32	15:32	16:32	17:32	18:32	19:32	20:34
Resthaven Dr at Shoal Harbour Pier	08:32	09:33	10:32	11:32	12:32	13:32	14:32	15:32	16:32	17:32	18:32	19:33	20:35
Resthaven Dr at Mcdonald Park Rd	08:33	09:33	10:33	11:33	12:33	13:33	14:33	15:33	16:33	17:33	18:33	19:33	20:35
Mcdonald Park Rd at Blue Heron Rd	08:34	09:34	10:34	11:34	12:34	13:34	14:34	15:34	16:34	17:34	18:34	19:34	20:36
Mcdonald Park Rd at Bayfield Rd	08:34	09:35	10:34	11:34	12:34	13:34	14:34	15:34	16:34	17:34	18:34	19:35	20:37
Mcdonald Park Rd at Marina Way	08:35	09:36	10:35	11:35	12:35	13:35	14:35	15:35	16:35	17:35	18:35	19:36	20:38
Mcdonald Park Rd at Hwy 17	08:36	09:36	10:36	11:36	12:36	13:36	14:36	15:36	16:36	17:36	18:36	19:36	20:38
Hwy 17 at Lands End Rd	08:38s	09:38s	10:38s	11:38s	12:38s	13:38s	14:38s	15:38s	16:38s	17:38s	18:38s	19:38s	20:40s
Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay A	08:40	09:40	10:40	11:40	12:40	13:40	14:40	15:40	16:40	17:40	18:40	19:40	20:42

Times marked s – "set down only" – the vehicle will only stop to drop passengers off.

Last updated on March 22, 2026

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Outbound: Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay C – Saanichton Exch Bay B

Trident Place - Lands End Road - Swartz Bay Road - McDonald Park Road - Resthaven Drive - Bowerbank Road - Vallis Place - Bowerbank Road - Mills Road - Resthaven Drive - James White Boulevard - Fifth Street - Lochside Drive - Patricia Bay Highway - Lochside Drive - Hackett Crescent - Lochside Drive - Sandhill Lane - Mount Newton Cross Road - East Saanich Road

Inbound: Saanichton Exch Bay C – Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay A

Mount Newton Cross Road - Sandhill Lane - Lochside Drive - Fifth Street - Resthaven Drive - Mills Road - Bowerbank Road - Resthaven Drive - McDonald Park Road - Swartz Bay Passenger Loop - Trident Place

All data is available in GTFS feed: victoria-can

Bus 81 FAQ

What time does the 81 bus start operating?

Services on the 81 - Saanichton / Sidney / Swartz Bay bus start at 09:00 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
What time does the 81 bus stop working?

Services on the 81 - Saanichton / Sidney / Swartz Bay bus stop at 21:38 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
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81 (Victoria Buses)

The first stop of the 81 bus route is Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay C and the last stop is Saanichton Exch Bay B. 81 (Saanichton / Sidney / Swartz Bay) is operational during everyday.

Additional information: 81 has 41 stops and the total trip duration for this route is approximately 35 minutes.

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