Here’s how to get your free ticket to the West Coast Express Santa Train
Here’s how to get your free ticket to the West Coast Express Santa Train
The beloved West Coast Express Santa Train is back this year and will run on Saturday, Dec. 9 and 16. Santa Train riders can enjoy a day of holiday sights and sounds in Vancouver before taking the train back home.
Customers riding the Santa Train to downtown Vancouver are asked to donate a new, unwrapped toy to receive a return ticket for the West Coast Express Santa Train (the DayPass ticket is valid for the day only for all modes of transit including the SeaBus, SkyTrain, and bus.) One toy = one return ticket!
All donations benefit the local toy bureaus in the communities they’re received.
Mascots Holly & Jolly from the Vancouver Christmas Market will welcome Santa Train passengers and give out discounted admission passes to the market.
Santa will arrive at Waterfront station at 2:30 p.m. on both days for photos, along with members of the Transit Police K9 unit.
Don’t forget to shop our Holiday Pop-Up Shop at Waterfront Station on Saturday, December 9.
West Coast Express Santa Train Schedule
| STATION | A.M. WESTBOUND SCHEDULE | P.M. EASTBOUND SCHEDULE |
|---|---|---|
| Mission City | 10:00 a.m. | 5:15 p.m. (arrival only) |
| Port Haney | 10:19 a.m. | 4:54 p.m. |
| Maple Meadows | 10:25 a.m. | 4:48 p.m. |
| Pitt Meadows | 10:29 a.m. | 4:44 p.m. |
| Port Coquitlam | 10:39 a.m. | 4:34 p.m. |
| Coquitlam Central | 10:45 a.m. | 4:29 p.m. |
| Moody Centre | 10:50 a.m. | 4:24 p.m. |
| Waterfront | 11:15 a.m. (arrival only) | 4:00 p.m. |
Can’t catch the West Coast Express Santa Train? Keep a look out for our fleet of nine Reindeer Buses across the region and learn how you can help take part in our annual Toys for Tots campaign.
Will you ever have a Santa train going the other way from downtown Vancouver to the other stops along the way? Being from Vancouver, we’ve never had a chance to use the West Coast Express. Maybe next year you can make it happen, please!
Hey there!
You’re welcome to take the West Coast Express Santa train back out at it’s scheduled time, however regular fares would apply. You can transfer to SkyTrain at several stations to return back into Vancouver. Hope this helps!
I second Delphine comment :)
Where I should drop off the new and unwrapped toy to exchange a free one-day pass?
Is it only the same day drop off a toy to exchange a train ticket or somewhere else station could exchange a train ticket earlier???
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