Welcome to Departure Bay ...

Departure Bay is located on Vancouver Island.

Time Zone: Departure Bay lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

Area Codes for Departure Bay: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<1>

Communities near Departure Bay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Departure Bay.

• Parksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parksville <2>
• Ladysmith
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladysmith <2>
• Lantzville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantzville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lantzville <2>
• Nanaimo River 4
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanaimo River 4
• Nanaimo River 3
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanaimo River 3
• Nanaimo River 2
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanaimo River 2
• Gabriola
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriola
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gabriola <2>
• Extension
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
• Harmac
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmac
• Lantzville Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantzville Bay

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Departure Bay ...

Looking for more information about Departure Bay? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Departure Bay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Departure Bay.

Adding Departure Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Departure Bay was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Western Canada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Departure Bay.