Victoria Route 5: James Bay / Willows

Bus schedule and route map · Monday to Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Victoria Route 5 (James Bay / Willows) is a bus route in Greater Victoria, Vancouver Island, serving Dallas Rd at Simcoe St, Menzies St at Michigan St, Pandora Ave at Fort St, Oak Bay Ave at Fort St and Douglas St at Beacon St. Monday to Friday the first bus is at 6:04 am and the last at 8:28 pm, every 40 min during the day. Updated October 4, 2026.

Schedule summary

Monday to Friday

First: 6:04 am
Last: 8:28 pm
Buses: 45
Daytime: every 40 min

Saturday

First: 6:30 am
Last: 8:25 pm
Buses: 39
Daytime: every 40 min

Sunday

First: 7:00 am
Last: 7:07 pm
Buses: 33
Daytime: every 40 min

Public holidays

Mon 12 Oct (Thanksgiving): the Sunday timetable
Wed 11 Nov (Remembrance Day): the Sunday timetable

Route 5 to Musgrave St at Thompson Ave

Destination sign “Willows” · from Dallas Rd at Simcoe St · 50 stops

Monday to Friday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Dallas Rd at Simcoe St	Menzies St at Michigan St	Douglas St at Fort St	Pandora Ave at Fort St	Musgrave St at Thompson Ave
6:04	6:09	6:17	6:24	6:36
6:59	7:04	7:13	7:21	7:35
7:30	7:36	7:45	7:55	8:10
8:00	8:06	8:16	8:26	8:42
8:31	8:37	8:47	8:57	9:12
9:01	9:07	9:16	9:25	9:40
9:47	9:53	10:03	10:12	10:27
10:20	10:26	10:36	10:45	11:01
11:00	11:06	11:16	11:25	11:41
11:40	11:46	11:57	12:06	12:23
12:20	12:26	12:37	12:47	1:04
1:00	1:06	1:19	1:29	1:47
1:40	1:46	1:57	2:07	2:25
2:20	2:26	2:37	2:47	3:04
2:55	3:01	3:13	3:24	3:43
3:31	3:37	3:49	4:00	4:18
4:08	4:14	4:26	4:37	4:55
4:42	4:48	5:00	5:11	5:29
5:33	5:39	5:49	5:59	6:14
6:10	6:15	6:25	6:35	6:50
6:55	7:00	7:09	7:18	7:32
7:40	7:45	7:54	8:03	8:17

Saturday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Dallas Rd at Simcoe St	Menzies St at Michigan St	Douglas St at Fort St	Pandora Ave at Fort St	Musgrave St at Thompson Ave
6:30	6:35	6:43	6:50	7:01
7:46	7:51	7:59	8:07	8:18
8:45	8:51	9:00	9:08	9:21
9:25	9:31	9:41	9:50	10:03
10:10	10:16	10:26	10:35	10:49
10:50	10:56	11:06	11:15	11:29
11:30	11:36	11:47	11:56	12:10
12:10	12:16	12:27	12:36	12:51
12:50	12:56	1:07	1:17	1:32
1:30	1:37	1:48	1:58	2:13
2:10	2:17	2:28	2:38	2:53
2:50	2:57	3:09	3:19	3:34
3:30	3:37	3:49	3:59	4:14
4:10	4:17	4:28	4:38	4:52
4:50	4:56	5:07	5:17	5:31
5:25	5:31	5:42	5:52	6:06
6:05	6:11	6:22	6:31	6:43
6:45	6:51	7:02	7:11	7:23
7:35	7:41	7:51	8:00	8:12

Sunday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Dallas Rd at Simcoe St	Menzies St at Michigan St	Douglas St at Fort St	Pandora Ave at Fort St	Musgrave St at Thompson Ave
7:30	7:35	7:43	7:51	8:03
8:50	8:55	9:04	9:12	9:25
10:10	10:16	10:26	10:34	10:48
10:50	10:56	11:06	11:15	11:29
11:30	11:36	11:46	11:55	12:10
12:10	12:16	12:27	12:36	12:51
12:50	12:56	1:07	1:16	1:31
1:30	1:36	1:47	1:57	2:12
2:10	2:16	2:28	2:38	2:53
2:50	2:56	3:08	3:18	3:33
3:30	3:36	3:48	3:58	4:13
4:10	4:16	4:28	4:38	4:53
4:50	4:56	5:07	5:16	5:30
5:25	5:31	5:42	5:51	6:05
6:05	6:11	6:21	6:29	6:43
6:45	6:51	7:01	7:09	7:22

All 50 stops in this direction

Route 5 to Dallas Rd at Simcoe St

Destination sign “James Bay - Fisherman's Wharf” · from Musgrave St at Thompson Ave · 36 stops

Monday to Friday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Musgrave St at Thompson Ave	Oak Bay Ave at Fort St	Douglas St at Fort St	Douglas St at Beacon St	Dallas Rd at Simcoe St
6:23	6:32	6:40	6:45	6:53
6:54	7:03	7:11	7:16	7:24
7:20	7:30	7:39	7:44	7:54
7:51	8:01	8:11	8:16	8:26
8:21	8:33	8:43	8:48	8:58
8:54	9:05	9:14	9:19	9:29
9:25	9:35	9:44	9:49	9:59
10:01	10:12	10:21	10:26	10:36
10:40	10:51	11:01	11:06	11:16
11:18	11:30	11:40	11:46	11:56
11:57	12:09	12:19	12:25	12:36
12:37	12:49	12:59	1:05	1:16
1:16	1:28	1:39	1:45	1:56
2:08	2:22	2:33	2:39	2:51
2:45	2:58	3:09	3:15	3:27
3:17	3:31	3:44	3:50	4:02
3:56	4:08	4:21	4:27	4:38
4:31	4:43	4:55	5:01	5:12
5:07	5:19	5:30	5:35	5:46
5:50	6:01	6:11	6:16	6:26
7:02	7:12	7:21	7:26	7:36
7:46	7:55	8:03	8:07	8:16
8:28	8:37	8:45	8:49	8:58

Saturday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Musgrave St at Thompson Ave	Oak Bay Ave at Fort St	Douglas St at Fort St	Douglas St at Beacon St	Dallas Rd at Simcoe St
7:13	7:22	7:30	7:34	7:41
8:32	8:42	8:50	8:54	9:02
·	·	9:10	9:14	9:23
9:35	9:45	9:54	9:58	10:07
10:13	10:24	10:33	10:37	10:46
11:09	11:21	11:31	11:36	11:46
11:48	12:00	12:10	12:15	12:25
12:27	12:39	12:49	12:55	1:05
1:05	1:17	1:27	1:33	1:44
1:43	1:55	2:06	2:13	2:24
2:25	2:37	2:47	2:54	3:05
3:05	3:17	3:27	3:34	3:45
3:46	3:58	4:08	4:14	4:25
4:28	4:39	4:49	4:55	5:05
5:03	5:14	5:24	5:30	5:40
5:46	5:56	6:05	6:11	6:21
6:23	6:33	6:42	6:47	6:56
6:59	7:08	7:17	7:22	7:31
7:40	7:49	7:57	8:02	8:11
8:25	8:34	8:42	8:47	8:56

Sunday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Musgrave St at Thompson Ave	Oak Bay Ave at Fort St	Douglas St at Fort St	Douglas St at Beacon St	Dallas Rd at Simcoe St
7:00	7:10	7:17	7:21	7:28
8:18	8:28	8:36	8:40	8:48
9:35	9:45	9:54	9:59	10:07
10:13	10:24	10:33	10:38	10:47
11:11	11:22	11:31	11:36	11:45
11:50	12:01	12:10	12:15	12:25
12:30	12:41	12:50	12:55	1:05
1:08	1:19	1:29	1:35	1:45
1:49	2:00	2:09	2:15	2:25
2:29	2:40	2:49	2:55	3:05
3:09	3:20	3:29	3:35	3:45
3:49	4:00	4:09	4:15	4:25
4:31	4:42	4:51	4:56	5:06
5:06	5:17	5:26	5:31	5:41
5:47	5:57	6:06	6:11	6:21
6:23	6:33	6:42	6:47	6:56
7:07	7:16	7:24	7:28	7:37

All 36 stops in this direction

Musgrave St at Thompson Ave #100802
Estevan Ave at Dunlevy St #100815
Estevan Ave at Beach Dr #100838
Beach Dr at Dalhousie St #100801
Beach Dr at Bowker Ave #100783
Bowker Ave at Lulie St #100748
St Ann St at Cranmore Rd #100708
Monterey Ave at Woodlawn Cres #100674
Oak Bay Ave at Hampshire Rd #100632
Oak Bay Ave at Elgin Rd #100574
Oak Bay Ave at Foul Bay Rd #100512
Oak Bay Ave at Davie St #100458
Oak Bay Ave at Richmond Ave #100406
Oak Bay Ave at Belcher Ave #100382
Oak Bay Ave at Fort St #100317
Pandora Ave at Begbie St #100248
Pandora Ave at Fernwood Rd #100209
Pandora Ave at Chambers St #100169
Pandora Ave at Cook St #102644
Pandora Ave at Quadra St #100129
Pandora Ave at Blanshard St #100084
Douglas St at Fort St #100034
Douglas St at Courtney St #100019
Douglas St at Superior St #100954
Douglas St at Simcoe St #100046
Douglas St at Beacon St #100078
Niagara St at Government St #100065
Niagara St at Clarence St #100054
Niagara St at Menzies St #100049
Menzies St at Toronto St #100031
Menzies St at Michigan St #100013
Superior St at Menzies St #100008
Superior St at Oswego St #100905
Superior St at Montreal St #100946
Erie St at Dallas Rd - Fisherman's Wharf #100086
Dallas Rd at Simcoe St #100110

Route 5 route map

Questions about Victoria Route 5

What time is the first Route 5 bus?

Monday to Friday: 6:04 am. Saturday: 6:30 am. Sunday: 7:00 am.

What time is the last Route 5 bus?

Monday to Friday: 8:28 pm. Saturday: 8:25 pm. Sunday: 7:07 pm. A time after midnight belongs to the evening before.

How often does Route 5 run?

Monday to Friday: every 40 min. Saturday: every 40 min. Sunday: every 40 min, between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm.

Does Route 5 run at weekends?

Saturday: yes. Sunday: yes.

Does Route 5 run on public holidays?

Thanksgiving (Mon 12 Oct): the Sunday timetable. Remembrance Day (Wed 11 Nov): the Sunday timetable.

Where does Route 5 go?

Route 5 serves Dallas Rd at Simcoe St, Menzies St at Michigan St, Pandora Ave at Fort St, Oak Bay Ave at Fort St and Douglas St at Beacon St. The full list of stops for each direction is below the schedules.

Are these live bus times?

No. They are the published schedule from BC Transit’s open data, refreshed October 4, 2026. A bus can run early or late, and disruptions are not shown.

Source: BC Transit open data (GTFS schedule for Victoria), used under the BC Transit open data terms. Refreshed October 4, 2026; the current timetable runs to January 3, 2027. These are scheduled times; disruptions and service alerts are published by the operator. Changes made: times reformatted into timetables and departure lists.

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