Vancouver Bus and Shuttle Tours and Transportation
Besides the Vancouver tour buses and the city bus line, there are many other bus companies that shuttle you to and through Stanley Park in summer, go to and from the
airport, go to Victoria, or transfer you to downtown Seattle or the SeaTac airport.
If you're looking for transportation for your group or if you're looking for private
tours and transportation, see our Private and Group Transportation Page .
Vancouver Bus Tours
Local bus companies offer deluxe city tours, tours to Capilano and Grouse Mountain, Victoria and Whistler.
604-451-1600
Luxury Limobus Charters
You can hire deluxe SUVs and luxury limobuses for small or large groups from this great company
604-522-8484 or 1-877-511-8484
Pacific Central Station
Located at the corner of Main and Terminal near the Main Street/Science World
SkyTrain station, is the terminal for Grayhound Lines, Pacific Coach Lines and two
trains: ViaRail and Amtrak. It also has a Hertz car rental kiosk.
The Rocky Mountaineer train departs from the Rocky Mountaineer train station located
at 1755 Cottrell Street.
Quick Shuttle Bus to Seattle
1-800-665-2122
Provides transportation between Seatac Airport and Vancouver Airport, Downtown Vancouver
and Cruise Ship Terminals. Quick Shuttle provides complimentary doorstep service
to all major Hotels.
Quick Shuttle Express Bus to Seattle Reservations
Six daily departures between Vancouver and Seattle.
Catch the bus from downtown Vancouver hotels, the cruise ship terminals and the airport
$55 per person
SnowBus
604-685-7669 / 866-766-9287
The Snowbus operates a daily scheduled during the ski season between the airport
or downtown Vancouver and Whistler.
This bus does not operate in summer.
Vancouver City Bus
604-953-3333
The most common bus service is operated by Translink. The Vancouver bus service
can get you most places in the city quickly, inexpensively and conveniently. The
Vancouver buse service is linked to both the SeaBus, a ferry that crosses the Burrard
Inlet between Vancouver and the North Shore, and the SkyTrain, an elevated train
that travels between Vancouver and the suburbs, with more than 20 stops along the
way.
You can take a city bus to and from the airport. From downtown take the #98 bus.
From the airport, take the #424 bus from the airport to Airport Station and transfer
to a #98 bus for downtown. The #98 is an express bus that leaves Airport Station
every six minutes and only makes seven stops.
You can buy bus schedules, transit maps and DayPasses at any Fare Dealer location.
All Safeway stores, 7/11 markets, Save On Food Stores, and some London Drug stores
and Shopper Drug Marts are Fare Dealer distributors. DayPasses cost $8.00 and allow
you unlimited travel on city buses, the SeaBus and the SkyTrain for one day. You
won't find a better sightseeing deal in the city.
From the Tsawassen Ferry terminal, you can take a bus to downtown Vancouver for
$2.00. Catch the #640 to the Ladner Exchange and transfer to the #601 express to
downtown Vancouver. The bus take about the same amount of time as the Pacific Coach
Lines bus. It leaves on the hour.
For more specific information,
email Translink directly or call them between 6:30 am - 11:30pm at 604-953-3333
SeaBus
The SeaBus, a double ended catamaran ferry, makes the 12 minute trip between Vancouver's
Waterfront Station, located just east of Canada Place, and North Vancouver's Lonsdale
Quay on the North Shore. The ferries run every 15 minutes during the day and every
30 minutes after 7:00pm. For more information, call 604-521-0400 or go to the
website.
SeaBus tickets ar $3.00 during the day and $2.00 evenings and weekends.
Vancouver Airporter
The Airporter goes from all major downtown Vancouver hotels, Pacific Central Station
(the Amtrak, ViaRail and Rocky Mountaineer station) and the cruise ship docks to
Vancouver International Airport and back. Buses leave every 20 minutes from the
airport. Call 604-946-8866 from Vancouver or 1-800-668-3141 from outside the Vancouver
area for more information.
Fares
Adult: one way $12.00, round trip $18.00
Child: one way $5.00, round trip $10.00
Senior: one way $8.00, round trip $16.00
Pacific Coach Lines
Pacific Coach Lines provides service between Pacific Central Station, Vancouver's
main bus and train terminal and downtown Victoria daily. (Buses go from Pacific
Central Station to the ferry terminal at Tsawwassen. They board the ferry, disembark
at Swartz Bay, and drive to downtown Victoria.) Buses run every hour from 5:45am
and 1:45pm and every two hours from 3:45pm and 7:45pm. Round trip tickets cost between
$60-$70 depending on the season.
Pacific Coach lines also runs from Vancouver International Airport
to Victoria. Buses leave the airport every two hours from 7:45am to 7:45pm.
You can also catch a Pacific Coach bus from the Tsawassen Ferry
terminal to downtown Vancouver via the airport. Richmond / Vancouver
Shuttle
Vancouver Shuttle offers transfers from Richmond and airport area hotels to downtown
Vancouver and to both Cruise Ship Terminals. Shuttles operate from 8:00 AM until
9:00 PM from May 1 until October 1.
Stanley Park Shuttle
The Stanley Park Shuttle runs from June until October. The bus stops at most attractions
within the park. To get to a Stanley Park Bus Shuttle, take city bus #135 or bus
#23 or #35 evenings / Sundays / holidays or bus #240or #246 to the east park entrance.
Greyhound Lines of Canada
1-800-661-8747
For travel between Vancouver and the rest of Canada or the United States, call
Greyhound Lines of Canada or check out their website.
1-800-661-8747
The local Greyhound bus station is located at:
Pacific Central Station
1150 Station Street
It's open from 5:45am-9:00pm/9:30pm-12:30m
Maybe you are looking for a different type of transportation, try our Private & Group Transportation page.