How many cars can the Black Ball Ferry hold?

received a new operational name “Black Ball Ferry Line.” Our ship, the M.V. Coho is 341.6 feet long, has a breadth of 72 feet, a draft of 12.6 feet, twin 8-foot stainless propellers and twin rudders. She has a vehicle clearance of 14 feet, and a carrying capacity of 110 vehicles and 1,000 passengers.



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Captain John “Jack” Cox, chairman and co-owner of Black Ball Ferry Line, worked on the MV COHO soon after it went into service.

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Ulysses is the largest car ferry in the World and can carry 1342 cars and 2000 passengers.

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If you are traveling as a walk-on or bicycle passenger, please arrive at your departure terminal 30 minutes ahead of the sailing time. For Victoria Departures: The final call for ticket sales and check-in for walk-on and bicycle passengers is 15 minutes prior to the scheduled sailing departure.

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Black Ball Ferry Line operates the M.V. Coho passenger and vehicle ferry linking Victoria, B.C. on Vancouver Island with Port Angeles, WA on the scenic Olympic Peninsula. It is the only daily, year-round vehicle and passenger ferry service between downtown Victoria, British Columbia and Washington State.

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Are ferries usually on time? Yes! Please note that the schedules indicate departure times. We recommend that you arrive at the terminal at least five minutes prior to the scheduled departure in order to board.

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All the Washington State ferries allow you to stay in your car. Being in a front car in bad weather can be interesting. All the car decks are open end to end, and the boats are double ended.

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Hy-Line's fast ferries can go at speeds of up to 34mph, which if you're talking in proper seafaring terminology is 30 knots an hour (1 knot = 1.151 mph)!

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So despite holding 2000 passengers, 1059 cars or 180 freight vehicles, it can go at an improved speed of up to 22 knots.

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The biggest ferry on the Channel, the Spirit of Britain is 700 feet long, almost 100 feet wide, and can carry more than 1,000 cars as well as 2,000 passengers.

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The longest ferry crossing is from Portsmouth to Bilbao, with a duration of at least 31.5 hours and up to 36 hours.

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Port Angeles Terminal The M.V. Coho terminal in downtown Port Angeles is located within walking distance from local shops and restaurants, and in closely proximity to parking facilities and major driving routes.

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The Swartz Bay ferry terminal, approximately 30km north of downtown Victoria, offers a point of entry from Tsawwassen (Vancouver and the Lower Mainland) and the Gulf Islands. The travel time from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay is 1 hour and 35 minutes and BC Ferries provides frequent travel times on this route.

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