TransLink customers ride for free starting at 5 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, December 31, until 5 a.m. on New Year’s Day, January 1.

During these hours, customers won’t have to tap their Compass Card or other payment methods. Fare gates at SkyTrain stations and SeaBus terminals will be open for you to access the system. Those who begin trips before 5 p.m. should tap out as normal.

We’ll have additional SkyTrain staff, as well as Transit Police and Transit Security officers on the system to help direct and assist customers.

New Year’s Eve service details

• Buses will operate on a Saturday schedule with over 30 additional buses throughout the system and extra service on select routes.
• SkyTrain service will operate on a Saturday schedule with last trains running one hour later than regularly scheduled.
  • Last train from Waterfront to King George at 2:16 a.m.
  • Last train from Waterfront to Lougheed Town Centre at 2:11 a.m.
  • Last train from Waterfront to Production Way–University at 1:40 a.m.
  • Last train from Waterfront to YVR–Airport Station at 2:05 a.m.
  • Last train from Waterfront to Richmond–Brighouse at 2:15 a.m.
• SeaBus will be running on a Saturday schedule with the last sailing extended to 2:22 a.m. from Waterfront Station
  • Every 15 minutes until 1:22 a.m., then every 30 minutes until the last sailing at 2:22 a.m.
• NightBus will continue operating after SkyTrain and SeaBus service ends.
  • NightBus runs throughout the night on key routes in Vancouver, Richmond, North Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, New Westminster, and Surrey.
• As usual on a Saturday, West Coast Express will not be operating.

New Year’s Day service details

• Bus services will operate on a Sunday/holiday schedule.
• SkyTrain (Expo, Millennium, and Canada Lines) services will operate on a Sunday/holiday schedule.
• SeaBus will be running on a Sunday/holiday schedule.

For more information, please visit translink.ca/holidayservice.

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