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Victoria Route 71: Swartz Bay / Downtown

Bus schedule and route map · Monday to Friday

Victoria Route 71 (Swartz Bay / Downtown) is a bus route in Greater Victoria, Vancouver Island, serving Legislature Exch, Douglas St at Kings Rd, Ocean Ave W at Epco Dr, Fifth St at Beacon Ave - Sidney Town Ctr and Douglas St at Gorge Rd E / Hillside Ave. Monday to Friday the first bus is at 5:53 am and the last at 5:14 pm. Updated October 4, 2026.

Schedule summary

Monday to Friday

First
5:53 am
Last
5:14 pm
Buses
6

Saturday, Sunday

No service

Public holidays

  • Mon 12 Oct (Thanksgiving): no service
  • Wed 11 Nov (Remembrance Day): no service

Route 71 to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal

Destination sign “Swartz Bay Ferry via West Sidney” · from Legislature Exch · 44 stops

Monday to Friday

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

Legislature Exch Bay CDouglas St at Kings RdRoyal Oak Exch Bay IMcTavish Exch Bay AOcean Ave W at Epco DrResthaven Dr at McDonald Park RdSwartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay A
3:043:163:343:533:584:114:19
4:084:204:394:565:015:155:23
5:145:265:446:006:056:186:26
All 44 stops in this direction
  1. Legislature Exch Bay C #100029
  2. Douglas St at Blanshard St #100012
  3. Douglas St at Courtney St #100010
  4. Douglas St at Fort St #100032
  5. Douglas St at Pandora Ave #100076
  6. Douglas St at Herald St #100394
  7. Douglas St at Discovery St #100146
  8. Douglas St at Bay St #100178
  9. Douglas St at Kings Rd #100198
  10. Douglas St at Summit Ave #100295
  11. Douglas St at Finlayson St #100358
  12. Douglas St at Cloverdale Ave #100456
  13. Douglas St at Saanich Rd - Uptown #100554
  14. Carey Rd at Ravine Way - Uptown #100349
  15. Ravine Way at Vernon Ave #102695
  16. Hwy 17 at McKenzie Ave #100875
  17. Royal Oak Exch Bay I #101401
  18. Hwy 17 at Haliburton Rd #101616
  19. Hwy 17 at Sayward Rd #101823
  20. Hwy 17 at Mt Newton X Rd #102474
  21. McTavish Exch Bay A #102048
  22. Canora Rd at Summergate Blvd #102204
  23. Canora Rd at Norseman Rd #102220
  24. Canora Rd at De Havilland Way #101997
  25. Ocean Ave W at Canora Rd #102379
  26. Ocean Ave W at Epco Dr #102231
  27. Beacon Ave W at Hwy 17 #102248
  28. Fifth St at Beacon Ave - Sidney Town Ctr #102249
  29. Fifth St at Henry Ave #102259
  30. Resthaven Dr at Mills Rd #102274
  31. Resthaven Dr at Amherst Ave #102287
  32. Resthaven Dr at Amelia Ave #102295
  33. Resthaven Dr at Ardwell Ave #102303
  34. Ardwell Ave at Simister Pl #102310
  35. Bowerbank Rd at Ardwell Ave #102314
  36. Bowerbank Rd at Colinwood Rd #102321
  37. Resthaven Dr at Shoal Harbour Pier #102335
  38. Resthaven Dr at McDonald Park Rd #102336
  39. McDonald Park Rd at Blue Heron Rd #102353
  40. McDonald Park Rd at Bayfield Rd #102359
  41. McDonald Park Rd at Marina Way #102368
  42. McDonald Park Rd at Hwy 17 #102373
  43. Hwy 17 at Lands End Rd #102387
  44. Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay A #102404

Route 71 to Legislature Exch

Destination sign “Downtown via West Sidney” · from Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal · 40 stops

Monday to Friday

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

Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay AFifth St at Beacon Ave - Sidney Town CtrOcean Ave W at Epco DrRoyal Oak Exch Bay HCarey Rd at Ravine Way - UptownDouglas St at Gorge Rd E / Hillside AveLegislature Exch
5:536:066:116:296:356:416:50
6:236:366:417:007:067:127:23
7:087:227:277:507:578:038:14
All 40 stops in this direction
  1. Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay A #102404
  2. Hwy 17 at Lands End Rd #102385
  3. Wain Rd at Hwy 17 #102374
  4. McDonald Park Rd at McMicken Rd #102366
  5. McDonald Park Rd at Bayfield Rd #102357
  6. McDonald Park Rd at Blue Heron Rd #102354
  7. McDonald Park Rd at John Rd #102338
  8. Resthaven Dr at Shoal Harbour Pier #102334
  9. Bowerbank Rd at Colinwood Rd #102322
  10. Ardwell Ave at Menagh Pl #102312
  11. Ardwell Ave at Simister Pl #102309
  12. Ardwell Ave at Resthaven Dr #102307
  13. Resthaven Dr at Amelia Ave #102291
  14. Resthaven Dr at Malaview Ave #102280
  15. Resthaven Dr at Henry Ave #102269
  16. James White Blvd at Resthaven Dr #102185
  17. Fifth St at Beacon Ave - Sidney Town Ctr #102243
  18. Beacon Ave W at Hwy 17 #102251
  19. Ocean Ave W at Epco Dr #102233
  20. Ocean Ave W at Canora Rd #102376
  21. Canora Rd at De Havilland Way #101993
  22. Canora Rd at Northbrook Dr #102218
  23. Canora Rd at Brackman Way #102208
  24. McTavish Exch Bay B #102044
  25. Hwy 17 at Mt Newton X Rd #102469
  26. Hwy 17 at Sayward Rd #101828
  27. Hwy 17 at Elk Lake Dr #100009
  28. Royal Oak Exch Bay H #101407
  29. Hwy 17 at McKenzie Ave #100872
  30. Carey Rd at Ravine Way - Uptown #101817
  31. Douglas St at Kelvin Rd #100454
  32. Douglas St at Finlayson St #100347
  33. Douglas St at Burnside Rd E #100291
  34. Douglas St at Gorge Rd E / Hillside Ave #100195
  35. Douglas St at Bay St #100177
  36. Douglas St at Discovery St #100132
  37. Douglas St at Pandora Ave #100082
  38. Douglas St at Fort St #100034
  39. Douglas St at Courtney St #100019
  40. Legislature Exch #100002

Route 71 route map

Questions about Victoria Route 71

What time is the first Route 71 bus?

Monday to Friday: 5:53 am.

What time is the last Route 71 bus?

Monday to Friday: 5:14 pm. A time after midnight belongs to the evening before.

Does Route 71 run at weekends?

Saturday: no service. Sunday: no service.

Does Route 71 run on public holidays?

Thanksgiving (Mon 12 Oct): no service. Remembrance Day (Wed 11 Nov): no service.

Where does Route 71 go?

Route 71 serves Legislature Exch, Douglas St at Kings Rd, Ocean Ave W at Epco Dr, Fifth St at Beacon Ave - Sidney Town Ctr and Douglas St at Gorge Rd E / Hillside Ave. 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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