The Seabus is a reliable and convenient way to get to downtown Vancouver. It takes about 15 minutes to get across the harbour with a short walk at each end. It cost $4 for each person.
I grew up and have lived my entire life on the North Shore of Vancouver. I've travelled hundreds of times over the years on the Seabus and have always found it a reliable and pleasant way to get to the downtown. Also a great way, in concert with the Canada Line skytrain, to travel to YVR airport.
We use the Seabus several times a week as we live near the terminal in North Vancouver. For seniors with a monthly pass, this is a very economical way to commute between the North Shore and downtown Vancouver -- it is frequent and fast during the day, comfortable and very efficiently run. It connects seamlessly with bus services in North Van and the Skytrain/Canada Line in Vancouver. Getting to the airport takes roughly one hour, including wait time during transfer. Plans are afoot for more frequent sailings -- every 10 minutes during peak hours, but one would wish for later service at night to service late arriving flights into YVR. During the summer months, it becomes a tourist attraction because of the lovely views of the harbour and mountains, all in a 15-minute ride.
Make sure you buy a ticket.Transit cops are sneaky.They get on board when doors close and you are stuck as they go person to person asking for proof of purchase.As tourist we made a mistake on the "zones" and were treated like common thieves.
Nice relaxing way to get between Downtown and North Vancouver. As a tourist I also found this an inexpensive way to get some pictures of the harbour. Most of the people on the Seabus were commuters, made me slightly envious when I think about my journey to work!
We recently moved to North vancouver on a business visit.While our activities are mostly in North Vancouver, we often visit to downtown for shopping and dining.The translink seabus is a great option linking north vancouver to downtown.It is very affordable and quick. The service is good.During peak hours there is a seabus every 15 minutes while during off peak hours, the seabus frequency is one in every half an hour.Also during off peak hours the fare is lesser, almost half the usual fare you pay!And you can use the same fare card in any other public transport for 1and half hour from the time of validation. (Please confirm, because I dont remember if it is One hour or one and half hr)I did not know about this in the beginning and thought I should tell the same here, because tourists might not know about this! If you are going to hang around for a few days and would be using the service frequently, better go for fare saver booklet, which is available at some convenience stores too.
其实sea bus 真的很不错,但是上船之后一定要选对你做的位置和面对的方向,如果选错了的话就基本看不到温哥华的风景了,如果从温哥华出发向北走,那就座船尾,如果从北向温哥华向北走就座船头
Took the Seabus back and forth between Vancouver and North Vancouver. It was fast, simple, no worries for parking and traffic jam - the best way to go!
We took the aquabus from downtown across to Lonsdale Quay. The price was right (same as bus fare) and it only took a few minutes.
We live in North Vancouver and if we need to travel into Vancouver we take the seabus. On weekends you can park for free at Lonsdale Quay and take the bus across. It is much cheaper and easier than parking downtown and the views are amazing. They are clean and run on schedule. If you have company visiting from out of town you have to take the seabus if for no other reason than it's something very unique. When my children were young, we would take the seabus to the Vancouver side and then hop on the skytrain and go as far as it went, just for the fun of it. They loved it.