This section provides a general overview of public transport systems in the main cities of Western Canada.
● Vancouver Public Transit
● Toronto Public Transit
● Calgary Public Transit
● Edmonton Public Transit
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Vancouver
Public transport in Vancouver is excellent, so it’s easy to time your trips. Travel passes run by calendar month and vary in price depending on how many zones you travel through. For more information on the zones and pricing, click here.
Remember to take a transfer when your journey has multiple legs as this transfer is valid for 90 minutes and can be used on Skytrain (light rail) or SeaBus (walk-on ferry only). Click here for more info.
Call a transit operator at 604-953-3333 or use the on-line Transit Planner with your location, destination and travel time to plan your journey. This service is available from 6:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m., seven days a week.
Skytrain Information
Seabus Information
Bus
Text the bus stop number to 33333 or check online to know the next five buses that will pass by your stop.
Bus Information
Night Bus
Toronto Public Transport
CalgaryPublic Transport
Calgary, like many Canadian cities, has a good public transport system. The city’s public transportation system features a combination of light rail transit (the C-Train), regular and low-floor buses, community shuttles and a shared ride, door-to-door transportation service for Calgarians with disabilities. Calgary Transit bus routes cover most of Calgary’s main roads.
The C-Train is reliable and crosses the city from some of the suburbs into downtown Calgary. You can view the C-Train’s Stations and routes here. The C-Train is powered by electricity generated on windfarms. Within downtown Calgary you can travel free on the C-Train. Outside downtown, there are free park-and-ride car parks featuring free plug-in block heaters for C-Train and bus users. These heaters are needed in cold weather to keep car engines warm so they can start. The C-Train stations aren’t enclosed, which makes for some very chilly waits in winter. Trains come pretty frequently during peak times, however.
One thing to note – Calgary’s transport system is mediocre compared with Toronto or Vancouver. Having a car is very advantageous in Calgary. The C-Train is definitely a very good resource for newcomers, but with colder temperatures it’s not always convenient.
Calgary is constructing a new C-Train route in the southwest. New stops include Shaganappi Point, Westbrook Mall and 69th street.
Edmonton Public Transport
The Edmonton Transit System is the city’s main public transit agency, operating the Edmonton Light Rail Transit (LRT) line as well as a large fleet of buses. The LRT recently underwent an expansion that takes it to the far reaches of the south side. One drawback is that the LRT line only runs north-south, and not east-west. Construction is underway for a new line towards the northwest, and plans to extend to the southwest and west are in the pipeline.
The Edmonton Transit System incorporates the LRT network that joins major central and downtown areas and a bus system that connects the entire city.
Interactive transit map for Edmonton.
● Vancouver Public Transit
● Toronto Public Transit
● Calgary Public Transit
● Edmonton Public Transit
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