Welcome to Swartz Bay ...

Swartz Bay is located on the southeast coast of Vancouver Island (the Strait of Georgia).

Time Zone: Swartz 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 Swartz Bay: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<1>

Communities near Swartz Bay ...

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

• Victoria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Victoria
  • From Swartz Bay to Victoria
• Langford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langford <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Langford
  • From Swartz Bay to Langford
• Oak Bay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Bay <2>
• Colwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colwood <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Colwood
  • From Swartz Bay to Colwood
• North Saanich
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Saanich
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Saanich <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Saanich
  • From Swartz Bay to North Saanich
• View Royal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Royal
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for View Royal <2>
• Duncan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <2>
• Cowichan Bay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowichan Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowichan Bay <2>
• Crofton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <2>
• Ardmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ardmore
  • From Swartz Bay to Ardmore

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Swartz Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swartz Bay.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Swartz Bay. See our Newspapers Page for Swartz Bay.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swartz Bay ...

Looking for more information about Swartz 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 Swartz Bay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Swartz Bay.