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Getting Around Vancouver

Getting Around Vancouver

Vancouver and surrounding area offers a variety of different transportation options during the Games including taxi service, public transportation, car pools and rental cars! Public transportation is absolutely the BEST way to travel during the Olympic Games. Traffic in and around Vancouver is very congested and driving from one location to the other will be very slow due to road and lane closures.

For specific directions or guidance on travel between venues, please visit the information desk at SSC House or use the trip planning services offered by Translink

Public Transit
Show your Olympic Event Ticket and ride for free on Translink
and BC Transit Systems. Your ticket entitles you to free and unlimited travel on all public transit on the day of the event through to 04:00 the next morning. Passes are available for days when you are not attending an Olympic event. Translink offers a limited-edition pass for travel before, during and after the Games and BC Transit offers a souvenir Olympic transit pass good for travel during the month of February.

Use the on-line trip planner to plan your trip:

Note: HandyDART Custom Transit Services is a door-to-door shared-ride service that uses specially-equipped vehicles designed to carry passengers with physical or cognitive disabilities who need assistance to use public transit.

Rideshare/Carpools
Visit www.ride-share.com to connect with others who are going to the same event and wish to share travel.

Parking
In metro Vancouver, public parking may be available near some TransLink stations if you plan to leave your vehicle and take a bus or rapid transit service. Demand will be high for these spots! Visit Translink for information on its Park & Ride locations.

Olympic Lanes
Specially marked lanes in and around Vancouver are reserved exclusively for use by Olympic-accredited vehicles (such as those carrying athletes) and TransLink buses. The general public is not permitted to drive in the designated Olympic lanes.

Map
Get oriented! View the area map below which provides an overview of the locations of the four key venues that speed skating family and friends will visit during the Games.

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Notes & Tips
SSC House is a short walk from the Richmond Olympic Oval. Pedestrians can use the Richmond Dyke walkway to travel between these two venues (a 1.5 km distance or 10-minute walk).

There is no parking available at the Richmond Olympic Oval or SSC House.

The nearest transit station (drop-off point) for SSC House is the Aberdeen Station northbound. From this location, it is a 10-minute walk to SSC House and another 10 minutes to reach the entrance to the Oval.

The nearest transit station (drop-off point) for the Richmond Olympic Oval is the Landsdowne Station northbound. From this location, it is a 15-minute walk to the entrance to the Oval.

For travel between the Aberdeen Centre (SSC Store) and the Richmond Oval or SSC House, use the SkyTrain Canada Line or walk it (estimated distance is 1 km, a 10-15 minute walk). Free parking is available at the Aberdeen Centre, however space is limited and time restrictions do apply.

Travel between SSC House and the Pacific Coliseum is best done using public transit (estimated distance is 26 kms). Drive time by car will vary depending on the time of day and road closures (minimum travel time is 20 minutes).