Waterfront station is a major intermodal public transportation facility and the main transit…read moreterminus in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Very nice and clean. Easy to move around. Trains always on time.

Terminus of the Canada and Expo lines, as well as the S terminal for SeaBus, and W terminus for the…read moreWest Coast Express. The outside of the station is pretty cool and historic. Pretty sure it used to be a train station way back. The Canada and Expo lines can be traversed here, but involves walking through a long tunnel. Being underground, the station also has multiple exit scattered throughout the vicinity which is pretty useful. Fun fact - the first Starbucks location outside USA is located in the historic building part of the station.

Station that is in front of Lansdowne Centre on No.3. Nice short walk to the mall…read more Plenty of space for picking up and dropping off. The station is pretty bare bones. There is only 1 entrance. It does the job though. Nice view from the platforms.

Above ground station on the Canada Line of the Vancouver train system, this one is right next to…read morethe Lansdowne shopping center and is a block from my hotel. There are automated ticket vending machines and turnstiles as well as escalators and an elevator from the street level to the train platform level. The station is in Zone 2. It is the next-to-last stop on the Richmond-Brighouse fork of the Canada Line. The next inbound station is Aberdeen towards waterfront. There are display screens noting the next arrival and an overhead announcement too. I would imagine that it gets quite cold on that platform in the winter, but my visit in summertime was just fine.

Smallish SkyTrain station at the intersection of Cambie and W Broadway. Pretty sure the overall…read morestation will be much larger when they complete the Broadway extension. As of the time of writing, there is only 1 entrance. Go down the stairs, and there are basically 2 platforms. I can only imagine how busy this place will get when the new line gets completed.

In my short time in this city (approaching all of 26 hours), I appreciate this Station for its…read moretrains that arrive in a timely manner, the cleanliness, art work outside, and the fact that I was greeted by a fresh slice after arriving from the airport. Now trudging up that hill south on Cambie, in the rain, pulling luggage, and experiencing the humidity of the Pacific NW, definitely one star.

One of the more useful (connected) stations on the Canada Line. Besides the normal ground level…read moreentrance/exit, this one also has an upper exit that connects the (northbound) platform directly to Aberdeen Square (food court area). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for the other platform - one has to go down the stairs and across to the other side of the station. Other than that, the trains are nice and shiny.

Aberdeen Station is the main SkyTrain station if you are heading to Richmond's Golden Village. This…read moreis an elevated station that is above street level of No. 3 Road. It is named after the nearby shopping mall, Aberdeen Centre. The location of this station is convenient as it convenient to numerous Asian shopping malls in the area. In addition to the aforementioned Aberdeen Centre, it is within walking distance of Yaohan Centre, President Plaza and Parker Place. If you are looking for good Chinese food, you will find plenty of it in the vicinity of this station. On my last trip to Richmond, I ended up using this station the most. The hotel (Pacific Gateway) in Richmond I was staying at had an airport shuttle, but didn't have one for Richmond. So I ended up walking to and from here quite often when I wanted to head north to Vancouver. While I would have liked this station to have been closer, it was still within reasonable walking distance and it was only about a 20 minute walk. The waiting times at this station are a bit longer than at the previous station (Bridgeport) because the southbound Canada Line splits off with one part headed to this station, while the other one is YVR bound. Still the waiting time during the daytime is 6 minutes at the most which seems reasonable. If you need to get to and from Richmond's Golden Village from downtown Vancouver, I would recommend taking a SkyTrain to this station as it is convenient and has frequent train service.

One of the original Expo line stations. Great for accessing BC Place and Rogers Arena (stadiums),…read moreas well as Costco next door. Part of Chinatown is a short walk E of the station. A certain chunk of it may actually be closer to Main/Science World station, which is the next station E of this one. The station is originally built with 3 platforms, but currently only 2 are used. Apparently the 3rd platform was built mainly for a shuttle service for Expo '86. One thing that's nice is that there is now decent cell phone reception inside the tunnels going into downtown. Still remember a few years back (2010s and earlier) when the entire tunnel system was a giant dead spot. For wheelchair accessibility, there are a series of elevators and ramps available at the W (Beatty) and NE (Keefer) entrances, but not at the S (Expo) entrance. Oh yeah, this station becomes a complete war zone whenever there's a concert or hockey game at either stadium. Double whammy if both have an event on the same day. In these situations it's actually better and faster to walk to and board at an adjacent station.

Nearest station for expo line, this station is elevated compared to street level. One can use…read moretouch enabled payment methods, which makes it very convenient. But unlike other cities that uses touch payment for their mass transit, like NYC and London, where they optimize your cost, vancouver seems to charge an unusually high charge for visitors. It was $4.60 USD (after conversion) for travel in the same zone one-way per person. Our trip was less than one mile, and it cost more than an Uber ride if you have 2 people traveling together.

I was nervous about taking public transportation during my first trip to Vancouver but was…read moreencouraged by my Uber driver who drove me from the airport to my hotel and many locals. I decided to try it out on my way back to the airport and I'm so glad I did. It was as easy as scanning my credit card at the gate, getting on the correct train. (Which arrived seconds after I did) and scanning the same credit card after arriving at the airport station. I would absolutely take advantage of the station and train on my next visit.

STATION It was easy to navigate the station. Two flights of…read morestairs down, there are kiosks to purchase or add stored value to Compass cards. The station itself is clean, and there are shops inside that open later in the day as well. If bringing luggage, keep in mind that you might have to carry it down as the escalators are not always running. SAFETY I walked to the station at 5:00 am and felt relatively safe. The streets leading up to the station were empty, but once inside, people were making their morning commutes, so it felt much safer.

One of the most important stations in the SkyTrain network. Great for getting to and from the…read moreMetropolis area, which includes Station Square and Crystal Mall. They've renovated the station in recent years to include more escalators, which drastically improves the pedestrian flow. However, the really not-so-good part is that they didn't reconnect the sky bridge that used to link the station with Metropolis. Heard it was some dispute between the City and the owners of Metropolis. Now everyone is forced to cross Central at street level, which makes life a lot more difficult. Knock 1 star off.

Located on the Expo line, Metrotown opened in 1985 and has been faithfully serving the Vancouver…read morepopulation ever since. There was a pretty good rebuild between 2015 and 2018 that improved capacity and the flow of passengers due to the shopping centers and multi-story living buildings that were added to the neighborhood. According to metrics, it is the second most busy terminal on the entire SkyTrain network. The station is handicapped accessible with lift and escalators. There is also a pedestrian bridge across the road that leads to the bus terminal and shopping. It is between Patterson (towards Waterfront) and Royal Oak (towards King George or Production Way-University). [Review 20899 overall - 75 in British Columbia - 1883 of 2023.]

Clean and bright, just like other stations on the Canada Line of the Vancouver Metro system. This…read moreone is in Zone 1 between Olympic Village and Vancouver City Centre. It is an underground station with stairs, escalator and lift from the street to the platform and to the train platform. It is an island platform with rails on both sides. Automated ticket vending machines, turnstiles, all the accouterments of a modern metro station. Lots of restaurants and eateries and theater nearby.

It's a skytrain station…read more It's one of the newer ones as it's on the newest skytrain routes ( Canada Line ) It's bright and clean, located on Davie Street right in Yaletown ! It's close to my home! It's a straight to Waterfront 2 stops Downtown ( Pacific Centre ) 1 stop Runs directly to YVR. I find sometimes it's even faster to take this train, then it is to take a cab. What else can I say about a skytrain station ?

Reviews for transit companies are kind of like writing in diaries. Only terrible, sad and…read moreunfortunate experiences are noted and reviewed. I love taking the skytrain. Affordable, timely, spacious and clean. Damn efficient I may add. Let's just put it this way, if I were to drive from Coquitlam to Vancouver during rush hour, it would give me a numbing irritable experience as likely I would to have deal with impatient drivers, stuck in grid lock and deal with bumper to bumper traffic. Hop on the skytrain then take the connecting bus, no headache and no stress. And it is even FASTER and CHEAPER!!! So what is there not to like. Sure, the impatient teenager me once thought riding transit was terrible, cuz I haven't yet been stuck on Highway One due to some jackass thought he was clever and can be quick weaving in and out finally causing a multiple pile-up blocking all lanes. I'll take the skytrain over driving any day especially during rush hour.

Finally, a decent way to get from downtown Vancouver. Sure we're all paying through the nose for…read morethis line, but I'm sure most people would agree that this line is WAY overdue. With that said, I still can't believe they had to tear up those brand new bus lanes running (they were there for less than 2 years) down No.3 Road. The stations are nice and clean, though their size leaves much to be desired. There is barely enough room to stand around on the platforms. The trains are wider than those of the Expo line, but they're also much shorter (2 cars instead of 4). Also you can tell they cheaped out when the stations on the Richmond side literally jut out onto the freaking street. Would it really have cost that much more to slide the entire station 3m to one side? One thing I always like to do is sit at the front of the trains and look out the front window. If you haven't done this before, it's actually pretty cool. The biggest complaint I have about the Canada Line is the fact that the trains only run every 10 minutes or so. Compare that to the Expo Line (1 every 2 minutes) during rush hour. Having the signs that show the ETA of the next train is nice, but it really sucks when you look up and see that you still have to wait 7 minutes. And this is assuming you're not going to Richmond, because now there's a chance you're going to wait (literally) twice as long. With that said, the YVR leg is awesome. Vancouver is now the only Canadian city to have a direct rapid transit link to the downtown core. I'm sure many of the cabbies out there aren't too happy about this. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.

We have been using Excel for transport within Vancouver and to/from Whistler for about a decade…read more We've used it for our individual family and a group as large as 24 in a private minibus. The booking process is easy, the manager Howie is responsive and easy to work with. The drivers are always on time and courteous. On our most recent trip, there was a terrible accident on highway 99 which delayed us 7 hrs! We had multiple families traveling on together in a large van, half children under the age of 8. The kids were going stir crazy and so were the parents. The person that was not frazzled at all was our driver Johan. He was with us the whole way, taking us to dinner in Squamish, driving us around town looking for a place to entertain the kids and wait for the roads to reopen. We ended up having to hang out at a Walmart for several hours. By the time we got to Whistler was about midnight, on a 5p planned arrival. Johan never stopped being courteous, kind, and friendly. I can't imagine how tired and frustrating the ordeal must have been for him, yet he never let it showed and it made the journey so much more pleasant despite the circumstances. We've never had a bad experience with Excel.

Excel provided exceptional service--they were punctual. The vehicle was clean and comfortable, they…read moreprovided everyone with bottled water. Andy our driver was very professional, friendly, and incredibly helpful. I highly recommend Excel and will definitely use them again in the future.