Tourism Vancouver Accommodation:
877.826.1717, tourismvancouver.com
Emergency (Police, Fire, Ambulance): 911
City of Vancouver Inquiries: 311
Non-Emergency Police: 604.717.3321
(24 hours)
Public Transit: 604.953.3333
(Monday to Saturday, 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.),
translink.bc.ca
BC Ferries:
250.386.3431 (recorded information),
888.223.3779 (in B.C.), bcferries.com
BC Parks: 604.924.2200,
env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks
Weather Report: 604.664.9010
Road Report: 800.550.4997, drivebc.ca
Canada Customs:
800.461.9999 (in Canada),
204.983.3500 (outside Canada),
cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
Fish & Wildlife Environment Canada:
604.582.5200
Fisheries & Oceans Canada:
604.666.2828
Discover Camping:
604.689.9025 (within Lower Mainland),
800.689.9025 (outside Lower Mainland),
discovercamping.ca
Ski Information:
cypressmountain.com, grousemountain.com
Getting To
& Around Vancouver
Getting Here
If you're flying to Vancouver, you'll pass
through Vancouver International Airport
(YVR), the gateway to Vancouver from
around the globe (yvr.ca). Floatplanes are
another way to travel by air; they service
the outlying islands and nearby towns, and
offer a breathtaking alternative form of
travel to and from Vancouver.
For those driving from the United States,
there are three border crossings in
Washington; the largest is Interstate #5
(I-5) from Seattle, which becomes Highway
99 north of the border and will take you
directly to Vancouver.
Getting Around
Downtown Vancouver is very walkable.
Many of its main attractions and shopping
areas are close together, and its grid-like
street system makes navigation easy.
Additionally, a highly convenient public
transit system traverses the city and suburbs
by bus, rail and ferry. Buses travel to
nearly every corner of the city and include
standard buses, emission-free trolley buses,
a NightBus service, express coaches and
more. The SeaBus ferry shuttles passengers
between downtown Vancouver and the
North Shore's Lonsdale Quay. The SkyTrain
automated light rail transit system serves
Vancouver as well as nearby Burnaby,
New Westminster, Surrey and Richmond,
including the Vancouver International
Airport. The West Coast Express offers
commuter rail service to several outlying
municipalities to the east. For more details
on public transit routes and schedules, visit
translink.bc.ca.
Taxis can be flagged from the street in most
areas, and water taxis provide transport
across False Creek to and from Granville
and Bowen Islands (granvilleislandferries.bc.ca,
theaquabus.com). Finally, BC Ferries offers
extensive service to Vancouver Island and
the Gulf Islands through its two mainland
ferry terminals, in Tsawwassen and
Horseshoe Bay (bcferries.com).
Sample Flying Times
Toronto–Vancouver: 4 hrs. 55 min.
Los Angeles–Vancouver: 2 hrs. 50 min.
London–Vancouver: 9 hrs. 30 min.
Tokyo–Vancouver: 8 hrs. 40 min.
Hong Kong–Vancouver: 11 hrs. 30 min.
New York–Vancouver: 6 hrs. 12 min.
Driving Times
Vancouver–Whistler: 2 hrs. (125 km/75 mi)
Vancouver–Seattle: 3 hrs. (235 km/145 mi)
Vancouver–Kelowna: 4 hrs. (400 km/250 mi)
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