SeaBus

The SeaBus is a passenger-only ferry service connecting downtown Vancouver and North Vancouver, British Columbia. The SeaBus is owned and operated by TransLink and is an important part of Greater Vancouver's integrated public transportation system.

Termini

The SeaBus stops on the Vancouver site at Waterfront Station, near the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre and cruise ship terminal at Canada Place. At Waterfront Station, there are connections to the SkyTrain and West Coast Express. In North Vancouver, the SeaBus stops at the purpose-built Lonsdale Quay, which in addition to serving many commuters has become an important tourist destination, with a hotel, public market, and bus loop.

History

The service is provided by two 400-passenger catamaran ferries, named the Burrard Beaver and Burrard Otter. The ferries began operating in 1977. After an earlier car ferry service stopped running in 1958, the SeaBus system was built with money originally slated for a proposed (and quashed) freeway crossing across Burrard Inlet.

Service

The ferries operate between approximately 6:00 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. daily. During the daytime Monday-Saturday (and on Sundays during summer months), both ferries operate, with the two ferries departing simultaneously from opposite termini and passing each other halfway. On evenings and Sundays (except during summer months), one ferry operates. The crossing takes 10-12 minutes in each direction, with a 3-5 minute turnaround and a total half-hour round trip.