10°C

Light Rain

Other sites:

Home
Stay
- Event Calendar
  
  Click a day to view events happening on that day.
- Visit Vancouver, and you can enjoy fantastic hotel rates. Book your Vancouver hotel with confidence through Vancouver's Official Tourism Bureau.
- Search Hotels
- Wilderness Hotels Near Vancouver
- Hotels with Unique Services
- Hotels with Eco-Friendly Amenities
Do
- Event Calendar
  
  Click a day to view events happening on that day.
- Things to do in Vancouver So much to do, so little time. The sky's the limit, and even then, where there's a will there's a way (and a helicopter to take you up). > More
- Activities & Attractions
- Entertainment
- Explore
- Calendar of Events
- Featured Activities
- Local's Insight
Dine
- Event Calendar
  
  Click a day to view events happening on that day.
- And we Vancouverites know our restaurants like we know our umbrellas. The two just go hand in hand.
- Search Restaurants
- Dine Out Vancouver 2013
Vancouver
- Event Calendar
  
  Click a day to view events happening on that day.
- Vancouver Making your way to Vancouver for the first time, or just looking to learn more about the city, whether you've been here or not? This section is full of what you need to get to know Vancouver > More
- About Vancouver
- Photos and Videos
- Travel Tips & Tools
- Fast Facts
- Gay-friendly Vancouver
- Accessible Vancouver
- Sign Up For V!
Go
- Event Calendar
  
  Click a day to view events happening on that day.
- Vancouver Transportation Navigating to, from and around this beautiful, cosmopolitan city is as simple as selecting the route and transportation mode that's best for you. > More
- Getting Here
- Getting Around
- Boat Trips
- Air Trips
- Day Trips
- Cruise Vancouver

May 2013 April June

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
28	29	30	1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31	1

(0) items in your itinerary

Canada Line

A sleek new ride is whisking Vacouverites between Vancouver International Airport, downtown Vancouver, the waterfront and Richmond, with several stops in between. The Canada Line’s rapid-rail service began in August 2009, adding a convenient new transportation option and helping the city reduce the number of drivers on its streets.

Perhaps best of all, the travel time from the airport to downtown Vancouver is only about 25 minutes, making Canada Line an extremely convenient option for visitors travelling to and from the airport.

The Canada Line adds 16 new stations to TransLink, Metro Vancouver’s public transportation system, a robust network of trains, passenger ferries and buses. Connecting service to all of these modes of transport is available from Canada Line, ensuring you’re able to get to virtually every corner of the city without leaving the TransLink system.

One of the best advantages of the new line is a reduction in traffic. Canada Line is an efficient and environmentally friendly way to get riders through one of Vancouver’s busiest business and residential corridors. It stops at the airport, cruise-ship terminals, the Vancouver Convention Center and other popular destinations.

Additionally, the stations are well lit, transit police and employees are always on hand to help customers get to their destination safely and swiftly, and the line’s large train cars give travelers ample room to tote their luggage from the airport to their hotel.

So what do you need to know next before you try out Canada Line?

Tickets
You can pay your fare at the ticket machines located at the stations. Canada Line tickets are good on all TransLink transportation options. Fares are determined by the number of zones you travel through and the time of day. Fares are less expensive after 6:30pm on weekdays and all day Saturday, Sunday and holidays; during this timeframe, travel through all zones is permitted on a one-zone ticket. Zone maps are located at ticket machines, which can be found in all Canada Line stations.

As of January 18, 2010 all transit users travelling on the Canada Line leaving Vancouver International Airport will be subject to a $5 Canada Line YVR AddFare in addition to the regular zone fare ($3.75). Anyone using prepaid fares, such as DayPasses, FareCards, FaresSaver Tickets, U-Passes, Employer Passes and the BC Government Bus Pass Program will be exempt from the Canada Line YVR AddFare.

DayPasses, Monthly FareCards and FareSaver Tickets are available for purchase at the airport 7 Eleven and Pharmasave in the Domestic Terminal, Arrivals level, 1 or any FareSaver dealer in Metro Vancouver.

FareCards and FareSaver Tickets are not only exempt from the Canada Line YVR AddFare but offer significant discounts over regular, single fare tickets. For example a 2-zone ticket with the Canada Line YVR AddFare will be $8.75, but a book of 10 (2 zone) Fare Saver tickets is only $31.50 with no additional Canada Line YVR AddFare required, for a per-trip cost of only $3.15.

The Canada Line YVR AddFare is being levied and collected by Translink. The Airport Authority will receive no portion of the money collected from the Canada Line YVR AddFare.

Planning
For those who like to plan ahead, TransLink’s website features a Trip Planner, where you can enter your departure and arrival points and the time you’re traveling to find the best route for your trip. You can also access timetables and a Canada Line map to point you in the right direction.