Besides the Vancouver city bus line, there are many other bus companies that tour the city, 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.

Oh, and you can also take the bus to most destinations in Canada and the United States.

If you're looking for transportation for your group or if you're looking for private tours and transportation, see our Private Tours and Groups Page .

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 Reservations
For more information call 1-800-665-2122.
Catch the bus at the Holiday Inn at 1110 Howe Street.

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 Car Rentals page.