Field cards · 26 ways to get around · checked 16 Oct 2026
Where they are · the chapters below
Amtrak Cascades (Vancouver to Seattle), BC Ferries Connector, Canada Place cruise terminal, Compass fares and 6 more
North Shore E-bike Share, R2 Marine–Willingdon RapidBus, SeaBus, Taxis and ride-hailing
BC Ferries Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay (Victoria), Canada Line, YVR Skylynx
BC Ferries Horseshoe Bay to Langdale (Sunshine Coast), BC Ferries Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island (Snug Cove), Highway 99 (Sea to Sky Highway)
Chapter 01 · 4 places
The SeaBus is TransLink's passenger ferry between Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver and Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver, and it is the car-free way onto Vancouver's North Shore for anyone heading to the Quay or to the buses up to Grouse Mountain and Capilano. The crossing takes 12 minutes with a boat every 10 to 15 minutes for most of the day.
Taxis and ride-hailing cover all of North Vancouver and suit late arrivals and anyone carrying skis or a pile of luggage.
Fare from $3.75
The North Shore E-bike Share puts up to 300 Evolve e-bikes across North Vancouver and West Vancouver, and it suits anyone who wants to climb North Vancouver's hills from Lonsdale Quay without a car.
Fare from $0.35
The R2 Marine–Willingdon RapidBus runs along the waterfront of Vancouver's North Shore from Park Royal in West Vancouver through Lonsdale Quay to Phibbs Exchange, then over the Second Narrows to Metrotown in Burnaby, and it suits anyone crossing North Vancouver east to west without a car.
Chapter 02 · 10 places
Amtrak Cascades suits a car-free trip from Vancouver to Seattle: two trains a day run each way from Pacific Central Station, and the southbound run takes 4 hours 15 minutes. Since 8 June 2026 you clear US preclearance in the station before boarding, so arrive an hour early.
Fare from US$5
The BC Ferries Connector suits a car-free trip from Vancouver to Victoria on one ticket, with Wilson's Group coaches leaving Pacific Central Station four times a day from 1 October 2026 to 13 May 2027 and reaching Crystal Garden on Douglas Street 4 hours later by way of the Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay ferry.
Fare from Free
Canada Place is Vancouver's main cruise terminal, and it suits cruise passengers from late February to mid-October: the 2026 season brought 358 ship calls and about 1.4 million passengers.
Compass fares are what TransLink charges on Metro Vancouver transit, and most visitors can tap a contactless credit card or phone and pay the 2026 adult single fare of $3.50 for one zone.
Fare from Free
Harbour Air suits a downtown-to-downtown trip from Vancouver to Victoria: its seaplanes take 35 minutes from the Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre on Coal Harbour to Victoria Harbour, and fares start at $99 one way when booked 45 days ahead.
Fare from $15
Mobi by Rogers is the City of Vancouver's docked bike share, with classic bikes and e-bikes available around the clock, and it suits short hops around downtown Vancouver on the days you stay south of the inlet.
Fare from $1.25
Chapter 03 · 3 places
BC Ferries' Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay crossing takes 1 hour 35 minutes and suits a trip to Victoria with a car, and 12 sailings ran each way on Friday 16 October 2026. From a North Vancouver base, the trade-off is the drive south past Richmond to Tsawwassen in Delta.
Fare from Free
The Canada Line is the SkyTrain line from Vancouver International Airport to Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver, and it is the car-free start of the trip to North Vancouver, with a change at Waterfront for the SeaBus.
Fare from $6.50
YVR Skylynx is the coach from YVR straight to Whistler, and its Express buses reach the village in 2 hours 15 minutes for $65 one way in winter 2026/27.
Fare from $10
Chapter 04 · 3 places
BC Ferries' Horseshoe Bay to Langdale crossing takes 40 minutes and suits a day in Gibsons or a drive up the Sunshine Coast from North Vancouver. On Friday 16 October 2026 the 8:25 pm from Horseshoe Bay ran full, so book a busy evening sailing ahead.
Fare from Free
BC Ferries' Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island crossing suits a day on Bowen from North Vancouver: the Queen of Capilano takes 20 minutes each way, and on the schedule from 3 June 2026 to 31 March 2027 the last sailing home leaves Snug Cove at 11:30 pm every night.
Fare from Free
Highway 99 is the drive from Vancouver to Squamish and Whistler, and from 1 October to 31 March the province signs it from Horseshoe Bay to Pemberton as a winter tire route.
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Chapter 05 · 2 places
Bus 236 runs from Lonsdale Quay up Capilano Road past Capilano Suspension Bridge Park to the Grouse Mountain Skyride in about 25 minutes, and with the SeaBus for the first leg it is the car-free way to both from downtown Vancouver.
Parking at North Vancouver's big sights costs $9 to $12 at the private attractions and $3 an hour at the District of North Vancouver's busiest parks in 2026, and in summer the Deep Cove lots fill early in the day.
Fare from $2
Chapter 06 · 1 place
TransLink buses reach Lynn Canyon Park and Deep Cove from the SeaBus and from Phibbs Exchange, and they suit visitors who would rather skip the summer parking scramble in the District of North Vancouver.
Chapter 07 · 1 place
BC Ferries' Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay crossing takes 1 hour 40 minutes from West Van to Nanaimo, and 8 sailings ran each way on Friday 16 October 2026.
Fare from Free
Chapter 08 · 2 places
The Aquabus runs the rainbow-painted ferries across False Creek, with a boat every 5 minutes between Hornby Street in downtown Vancouver and Granville Island, and it suits cyclists and anyone travelling with a wheelchair or a stroller that won't fold.
Fare from $1
False Creek Ferries has run its little blue boats between Granville Island and stops around False Creek since 1982, and they suit anyone in downtown Vancouver or Kitsilano heading for the Public Market without a car.
Fare from $4.25
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