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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.

Last reviewed: 04-Feb-2008

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