Quick Shuttle Service – Option for Guests on Alaska cruises from Vancouver

With the Alaska cruise season just around the corner, one of the challenges has always been the best way to get to Vancouver, still the key departure port where most cruise lines sail from. Flying in and out of Vancouver can be more involved with limited nonstop flights, changing planes and overall, the higher cost.  Flying into the Seattle Airport is another option to consider and as far as transportation, Quick Shuttle Service provides a tremendous way to get between Seattle and Vancouver.

During high season summer months. Quick Shuttle Service runs 8 trips per day in each direction between Seattle and Vancouver on their luxury motor coaches, complete with Wi-Fi and newspapers.  It’s a beautiful, scenic route, ranging between 3 ½ to 4 hours one way, and a very cost effective way to save extra money by flying in and out of Seattle Airport (SeaTac Airport.)

Unique Feature Offered – Expedited Border Clearance

Quick Shuttle Service - luxury motor coach

Another unique special feature that Quick Shuttle Service provides their guests with is expedited border pre-clearance procedures, referred to as the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS.)

What this involves?   Quick Shuttle Service collects pertinent, required information on the passengers they are transporting between Seattle and Vancouver via their motor coaches. Then they relay this information electronically to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials.  By relaying this information in advance to the border officials, it expedites the actual border clearance procedures for their passengers.

How Quick Shuttle Service Came to Offer Advance Passenger Information System

Quick Shuttle Service has actually been offering the Advance Passenger Information System for the past year, and they are an industry first. According to Barry Keys, President, Quick Shuttle Service’s program is actually the pilot project for all of North America with the Homeland Security Act.  Barry explained that over the years, he had ongoing discussions about the challenges of transporting passengers between the U.S. and Canadian borders with border officials. He mentioned that if they ever wanted to try a program to help resolve some of these challenges he would be a willing participant, because his company, Quick Coach Lines Ltd. had developed a sophisticated reservation system which was already in place.  What resulted was a four year planning process where he and his company were involved with government officials handling this area of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. So that’s how Quick Shuttle Service’s involvement with this pilot program came about

More about Quick Shuttle Service and Quick Coach Lines, Ltd.

Vancouver - Alaska Cruise Departure Port

Quick Coach Lines, Ltd. which operates Quick Shuttle Service, was launched by Barry Keys in 1987 with 2 small buses running 3 trips a day between Vancouver and Seattle. Today, their fleet includes 25 luxury motor coaches each accommodating 47 guests, and they transport 120,000 people each year. Based in British Vancouver, Quick Coach Lines Ltd. also has a charter division, and they have pick up points in Washington State and British Columbia. They also provide   affordable hotel packages in downtown Seattle, Vancouver Airport, Tulalip & Seattle Premium Outlets, Downtown Seattle, and the SeaTac Airport.

Using Seattle as a Gateway for your group

One of Seattle's famous skylines

Once again, if your group is considering an Alaskan cruise sailing out of Vancouver, a terrific option to offer is using Seattle as the gateway city to fly in and out of. Not only will the cost of the flights probably be substantially less, but tapping into a well known, long term company like Quick Coach Lines Ltd and their Quick Shuttle Service will fill the rest of your needs.