Courtenay and Comox Valley BC. Both Comox and Courtenay are easily accessible from The Island Highway which links the area with southern Vancouver Island and Victoria, only a 2.5 hour drive south. BC Ferries operates between Comox and Powell River on the mainland while Comox Valley Regional Airport provides numerous daily direct flights from Vancouver and Calgary. Additionally, Courtenay is the northern terminus for the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railroad, a small dayliner that carries passengers to and from Victoria. With Ocean beaches, golf, mountain sports at Mount Washington, fishing, Strathcona Park and much more, Comox and Courtenay are clearly two sisters worth spending your vacation with!