Good luck getting thru Vauban Pass, more difficult now

Yes.

1. Lunar Rift
   There is a Lunar Rift destination in Brookside
2. Ferry
   There is a ferry from Northwood<>Blood Bay<>Graff Island<>Port Graff
   But please note that Blood Bay is PvP. Although in the twenty or so times I've used this route I've not met a single player.
3. You can actually sneak through the pass without fighting a single enemy. Most of them are on a patrol pattern, so you can move behind them.

Edit: Argghh, ninjad by @Jens_T ....grrr....next time gadget...next time...

 

Thank you

 

Vauban isnt too bad. I dont use the passage. I just go over the mountain...ssssh . And then cut through the village to the bridge. Run like hell and hope you dont get dead. Although i can fight my way through. But if you get over the top you can ghost to the gate.