TransLink is boosting service this summer to make it faster and easier to visit this season’s hottest destinations.

As the days get hotter and longer, more tourists will be visiting the region – including an estimated 1.4 million cruise passengers and visitors arriving from across the globe for FIFA World Cup 2026™ Vancouver.

Transit will be the convenient choice for many. With seasonal service changes in effect starting Monday, June 8, you can think less about your commute and more about your destination.

Improved service to popular outdoor spots

We’re improving service on 17 bus routes for convenient access to popular outdoor destinations like Stanley Park, Spanish Banks, Deep Cove, and White Pine Beach.

Highlights include:

• Two new summer routes, providing access to Campbell Valley Regional Park and Golden Ears Provincial Park:
  • 566 Langley Centre / Campbell Valley
  • 736 Haney Place / Golden Ears
• The return of the 900 Bike Bus, a bus outfitted to accommodate up to 10 bikes. It runs between Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and Bridgeport Station on Fridays, weekends, and holidays with hourly departures to align with ferry sailings.

• Extending all weekend and holiday trips on the 181 Moody Centre / Ioco route all the way to Belcarra. Trips to Belcarra will display “181 Belcarra” while trips that serve Anmore will display “181 Belcarra via Anmore”.

This boost in service is thanks to the 2025 Investment Plan, delivering the largest bus expansion since 2018. We’ve now rolled out over 40 per cent of the bus service expansion funded through the plan, with more improvements coming this year.

Extra service for FIFA World Cup 2026™ Vancouver

We’re also boosting service to BC Place Vancouver and FIFA Fan Festival™ Vancouver throughout the tournament. Visit translink.ca/worldcupvan to plan your trip.

To BC Place Vancouver

The best way to get to BC Place Vancouver is to ride the Expo Line SkyTrain to Main Street–Science World Station.

• SkyTrain will run every 2 to 2.5 minutes before and after matches. On days with local night-time matches (June 13 and 26, and July 2), SkyTrain will run one hour later.
• SeaBus will run every 15 minutes or better, daily, throughout the tournament. On match days, it will run every 10 minutes before and after matches.
• West Coast Express will run special trips on Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 21.
  • Saturday, June 13 (9 p.m. kickoff): Departs Mission at 5 p.m., arriving at Waterfront Station around 6:15 p.m. The return train departs Waterfront Station at 1:30 a.m.
  • Sunday, June 21 (6 p.m. kickoff): Departs Mission at 2 p.m., arriving at Waterfront Station around 3:15 p.m. The return train departs Waterfront Station at 10 p.m.

To FIFA Fan Festival™ Vancouver

• The 11 FIFA Fan Festival™ route, a dedicated express bus, will take riders to and from FIFA Fan Festival™ at Hastings Park. It will provide key connections to SkyTrain, stopping only at Renfrew Station (Millennium Line) and 29th Avenue Station (Expo Line). The service runs every five minutes, starting two hours before gates open and ending two hours after gates close.
• Other routes that serve FIFA Fan Festival™ will see more service, including:
  • R5 Hastings St RapidBus
    • Connects to Burrard Station (Expo Line)
  • 14 Downtown / Hastings
    • Connects to Granville Station (Expo Line), Vancouver City Centre Station (Canada Line), and Waterfront Station (terminus of all SkyTrain lines, SeaBus, and West Coast Express)
  • 28 Joyce Station / Kootenay Loop / Phibbs Exchange
    • Connects to Joyce–Collingwood Station (Expo Line) and Phibbs Exchange
  • 130 Kootenay Loop / Metrotown Station / Phibbs Exchange
    • Connects to Metrotown Station (Expo Line) and Phibbs Exchange
  • 222 Metrotown Station / Phibbs Exchange
    • Connects to Metrotown Station (Expo Line) and Phibbs Exchange

Supplemental bus service in downtown

We’re introducing the 1 Downtown South Circulator as a temporary bus route running daily from 10 a.m. until midnight between June 8 and July 12. The route will help ease crowding in the busiest parts of downtown, where higher-than-usual volumes are expected.

It will help connect riders quickly to transit hubs, hotels, and popular attractions like David Lam Park.

To further help move people around the downtown core, we’re also adding supplemental service (in addition to the seasonal summer increase) to 19 Stanley Park / Metrotown and 23 English Bay / Main Street Station.

💡 Route 23 will be detoured throughout the tournament. Learn more at translink.ca/servicechanges.

A busy and exciting summer is right around the corner, and we’re looking forward to connecting you to the people, places, and matches 😉 that matter to you.