Translink (public transit), Vancouver

The best way to go around the city is a car, a bus, or skytrain.
There might be problems with parking, one thing that the number or parking lots is limited, also it costs 10$ per hour...OUCH!
So it's more reasonable to get one day pass for all types of transportation and tour the city all day long.
Or if you take a car it's more convinient.

We used public transport everywhere we went in Vancovuer and found it to be realiable, cheap easy to use and cheap.

We used it to visit Lynn Canyon, Capilano Suspension Bridge & Grouse Mountain.

Fares are $3.25 weekdays and $2.25 weekend and public holidays.

The best way to arrive in vancouver is by plane for sure. From the airport you can take either taxi or you can take airport bus which will take to downtown for a good hotel.
The best way to go around town is by bus or skytrain. The buses goes to every corner of Greater Vancouver. Skytrain starts running at 5:30am in the morning till 1:30am the next day. For only $4.00 you can either use the skytrain or bus.Vancouver also have ferries system which takes you to Vancouver island.

Translink, the transit system for greater Vancouver, is rated as one of the best in Canada. This is impressive given the lack of major highways in and around Vancouver, which makes getting around the city by car annoying. The Buses can get you pretty much anywhere you want to go in Vancouver and the Skytrain and Seabus will even get you to Nearby cities such as Burnaby (train) and North Vancouver (seabus). The fee is $2 (all modes of transportation) and, if you require more than one bus or need to use more than one of the modalities your transfer will get you on at no charge within the next 90 minutes of your original boarding. Taking advantage of the transit system will save you time, money and patience in Vancouver choose it over renting a car.

I used the skytrain to get into Vancouver from the suburbs and it was fast and efficient. You buy a ticket from a machine but there doesn't or didnt' seem to be regular checking on the train though if you are caught without a ticket you will get fined.

I used the Seabus to go across to North Vancouver. Right on the waterfront is Lonsdale Quay, a big shopping center and market. The shops had lots of items that reflected the local arts and crafts as well as other good quality items. One store was all Irish imported goods.

I used the busses as well. You can buy day passes and ride the bus all day.

Public transportation in the Greater Vancouver area is handled by TransLink. Unlike the rest of province, BCTransit doesn't have jurisdiction in the Vancouver region. But don't let that confuse you. Vancouver still has a sound system of buses, a rail system--the SkyTrain, and a water taxi service that serves central Vancouver with its nothern suburbs across the Burrard Inlet--the SeaBus. All of these excellent, reliable and most of all, cheap!

There is also an independent local rail system which operates in Vancouver region called the West Coast Express.

Taking the bus and skytrain around Vancouver is a inexpensive and easy way of traveling. If you can stay outside of the downtown core, you can save some money and only be a short train ride away. The system itself is not too large there are only two lines, so it's not too confusing.

The buses here aren't always on time, but most of the public transit system in Vancouver and region is cheaply priced, and well co-ordinated.

Besides many diverse and extensive bus routes, Vancouver has a well developed 'Skytrain' (rapid transit)
and ground-level train system.

Nearly all tourist sights in the city and neighbouring municipalities are accessible 7 days a week by public transit.

The region's public transit system is divided up into (3) 'travel zones. You'll have to pay $2.00 for 90 minutes of travel within one 'travel zone', such as the Vancouver zone, before 6:30 PM. After 6:30 PM, and on weekends $2.00 will pay for travel within and through all zones.

Travelling to the municipalities farthest from Vancouver, such as Surrey or Port Coquitlam will cost about $4.00 during the higher cost period.