The top 10 bus routes in Metro Vancouver
The top 10 bus routes in Metro Vancouver
Our annual “report cards” on ridership and transit services are out, revealing the top 10 bus routes that you — our customers — rode the most in 2022.
Before you get started, there are two foundational definitions on what sub-regions and boardings that you need to know.
To ensure local context and needs are understood and reflected in transportation planning, TransLink divides Metro Vancouver into sub-regions such as Vancouver/UBC, Southwest, Burnaby/New Westminster and so forth. A boarding represents each time a customer boards a bus, including transfers.
Here are the top 10 bus routes of 2022, starting with number 10.
10 | 5 Robson / Downtown and 6 Davie / Downtown
Sub-region: Vancouver/UBC
Total boardings in 2022: 4,104,000
9 | R1 King George Blvd RapidBus
Sub-region: Southeast
Total boardings in 2022: 4,126,000
8 | 20 Victoria/Downtown
Sub-region: Vancouver/UBC
Total boardings in 2022: 4,177,000
7 | R5 Hastings St RapidBus
Sub-region: Burnaby/New Westminster
Total boardings in 2022: 4,360,000
6 | 16 29th Avenue Stn/Arbutus
Sub-region: Vancouver/UBC
Total boardings in 2022: 4,627,000
5 | 25 Brentwood Stn/UBC
Sub-region: Vancouver/UBC
Total boardings in 2022: 5,688,000
4 | 319 Scott Rd Stn/Newton Exch/Scottsdale
Sub-region: Southeast
Total boardings in 2022: 6,049,000
3 | 49 Metrotown Stn/Dunbar Loop/UBC
Sub-region: Vancouver/UBC
Total boardings in 2022: 7,344,000
2 | R4 41st Ave RapidBus
Sub-region: Vancouver/UBC
Total boardings in 2022: 7,770,000
1 | 99 B-Line Commercial–Broadway/UBC (B-Line)
Sub-region: Vancouver/UBC
Total boardings in 2022: 9,720,000
Read the full 2022 Transit Service Performance Review to learn more about these ridership trends.
Be sure to also check out the top 10 SkyTrain stations from 2022.
That top 10 skytrain link didn’t work for me, but this one did: https://buzzer.translink.ca/2023/04/top-10-busiest-skytrain-stations-in-2022/