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Searchable Campus Map
Looking for directions to a a location or building on campus? Access the Wayfinding at UBC site.
Sustainable Transportation Alternatives
Be sure to check out transportation alternatives via the UBC Trek web site.
U-Pass: Unlimited Three Zone Travel for UBC Students
UBC's U-Pass provides students with unlimited three zone
travel on Translink bus, Seabus, and Skytrain services. For
more information, visit the U-Pass
Web site.
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Directions, Maps, & Tours
Getting to UBC
Comprehensive Directions
Visit Google Maps for comprehensive directions to or from UBC.
By Bus, Skytrain, or Seabus
Translink's free Trip
Planning service allows you to plan your trip to UBC from
virtually any Lower Mainland location.
Full bus, Skytrain (rapid transit), and Seabus route and
schedule information, including bus frequency listings and
route maps, are also available on the Translink
web site, or call 604.953.3333.
From Vancouver and the Lower Mainland
- take any bus that states UBC as its destination -- in
Vancouver, bus routes #4, #9, #17, #25, #41, #43, #44, #49,
#99 B-Line, #258 and #480 will all take you to UBC
- Skytrain passengers can get off at Broadway Station and
then transfer onto the #99 B-Line bus to UBC
- note that some routes service the UBC campus only during
peak hours
From Vancouver International Airport
- from Vancouver International
Airport, take bus #424 to Airport Station, transfer
to bus #98 B-Line, get off at Granville St. at Broadway,
and transfer to either the #17 UBC or #99 UBC buses
From B.C. Ferries Terminals
Tsawwassen
- from the B.C. Ferries terminal in Tsawwassen, take bus #620 to Ladner Exchange
and transfer to bus #601 Vancouver; take bus #601 Vancouver
until Granville St. at Broadway, and transfer to either
bus #17 UBC or #99 UBC (in peak hours, bus #601 may be scheduled
as a direct route from the Tsawwassen Terminal to Downtown)
Horseshoe Bay
- from the B.C. Ferries terminal in Horseshoe Bay, take
bus #257 Vancouver Express to downtown Vancouver, and transfer
to either bus #4 UBC or bus #17 UBC on Granville St.
By Car or Carpool / Vanpool
For complete information on carpool / vanpool options at
UBC, see the Carpool
section on the UBC Trek Program web Site.
- if you are traveling by car, drive westbound along either
4th Avenue, 10th Avenue, 16th Avenue, or 41st Avenue into
Southwest Marine Drive (check the UBC
Parking web site for information about rates)
- for detailed driving directions, see the UBC
Trek web site
By Bike
- for complete information on getting to and from campus
by bike, see the Bikes
section on the UBC Trek Program web site.
Campus Tours
Prospective Students
Prospective students visiting the UBC Vancouver campus can arrange to take a campus walking tour with a Student Recruiter-Advisor, who will introduce you to a current UBC student. This student will act as your tour guide and will proudly show places of interest and share their UBC experiences.
Visitors / General Public
Visitors to the Vancouver area who would like a tour of UBC gardens, theatres, and general places of interest are invited to register for a visitor's tour of UBC.