BC Ferries: BC Seniors Fare

BC residents who are 65+ can ride free as passengers on many BC Ferries sailings from Monday to Thursday. If you live in British Columbia and your plans are flexible, this is one of the most generous travel savings listed here. It suits a relaxed weekday trip or a visit with family or friends, as long as you can choose your sailing day and travel as a passenger.

Claiming the saving should start before you book or travel. The exact process is a point to confirm with BC Ferries, so use these steps as a careful way to check.

1. Choose a sailing between Monday and Thursday, and check the BC Ferries listing for that sailing to confirm it is one of the sailings covered.
2. Bring accepted ID: a BC Services Card, a BC Gold Care Card, a BC driver’s licence, a BC Identification Card, or a birth certificate together with proof of BC residence.
3. Ask staff to confirm that the free passenger fare applies to your sailing, and ask what other costs, if any, you will still need to pay.

The word many in the offer matters. The free fare does not apply on the Inside Passage, Haida Gwaii, and Central Coast Connector routes, where a separate BC senior passenger discount applies instead. It also covers the passenger fare only: vehicle fares and any other charges still apply, and travel on a day outside Monday to Thursday, or on a statutory holiday, is outside the offer, so ask what fare applies then.

Details can vary by sailing and by date, and published details can change. A sailing that suits a friend in one week may not be the right guide for your own trip in another week. Check the current listing close to the day you plan to travel.

Practical tip: if your plans can move, plan the trip for the discount days. Shifting a flexible journey into Monday to Thursday, and choosing a covered sailing, could save the whole passenger fare. That is a saving worth building your travel day around.

Verified on October 18, 2026 against the BC Ferries Fare Index, version 25-03, effective April 1, 2025.