SSC 2010 Spectator Guide
Welcome to British Columbia! While there are many different resources available for traveling around Vancouver during the Winter Olympic Games, SSC:BC members hope to give you some tips during your exciting trip in Vancouver.
If you have any comments, questions, concerns, and tips with regards to local events, celebrations, or transportation between venues, feel free to give us a shout on this thread.
Helpful Resources
Your First Step into Vancouver
At YVR Vancouver International Airport, depending on the location of your place to stay in Vancouver, it is advised that passengers use the Canada Line, Vancouver’s newest rapid transit line.
TransLink’s Canada Line Map.
Trains from every 6-8 minutes during peak and mid-day period from YVR-Airport Station, and 12 minutes during early morning and late night periods.
Vancouver uses a zone-based system to calculate fares. Travel going out from the airport to downtown Vancouver is a two zone fare, plus an airport surcharge of $5, while travel to Richmond is a one zone fare with the surcharge. This will be automatically calculated if your are purchasing fares from the the Ticket Vending Machines at the station. See TransLink’s zone map for more information.
Beware, the Wikipedia Map for SkyTrain displays incorrect information with regards to the airport surcharge.
Notice though, the airport surcharge only applies to passengers going out of the airport and not coming in. Depending on the number of people in your party, it may be cheaper to purchase a pack of faresavers, which a slightly discounted pack of 15 fares. The airport surcharge does not apply to Faresavers. Faresavers can be purchased at 7-11 within the Domestic Terminal. See YVR’s website for more information.
Your fare will be valid within 90 minutes of your travel within the zone(s) you have purchased for on most TransLink transportation modes. That includes the SkyTrain rapid transit system (Canada Line, Expo Line, Millennium Line), Coast Mountain Bus Company (Buses within Metro Vancouver), West Vancouver Blue Bus (Buses to West Vancouver), and SeaBus passenger ferry. It does not, however, apply to the West Coast Express, which is a commuter railway. Also, TransLink is not valid nor is it required on the Olympic Streetcar as it is operated by the City of Vancouver and Bombardier, offering free travel from Granville Island to Olympic Village Canada Line Station. See TransLink’s website for more information.
Driving is not recommended during the Winter Olympic games due to the expected heavy congestion and the many road closures and restrictions. Parking is also not available by venues.
Your 2010 Olympic Games ticket is your free public transit fare. This means you do not have to purchase a fare if you are travelling to
While most Olympic Venues in Vancouver is accessible by TransLink public transit, the Cypress Mountain Venue is not. Please see the Olympic Bus Network for more information. Transportation from Vancouver to Whistler Olympic Venues is also only available through the Olympic Bus Network.
Header and Footer Images from VANOC
