Downtown Vancouver
Downtown Vancouver is the city centre of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Downtown Vancouver is the city centre of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Situated on the northwestern shore of the Burrard Peninsula in the Lower Mainland region, it occupies most of the north shore of the False Creek inlet, which cuts into the Burrard Peninsula creating the Downtown Peninsula, where the West End and Stanley Park are located.
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Worth seeing in and around Downtown Vancouver
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university with two main campuses near Vancouver and Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada. With an annual research budget of $893 million, UBC funds 9,992 projects annually in various fields of study within the industrial sector, as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations.
9.8 km · public research university in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 02BC Place
BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of False Creek, it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation, a Crown corporation of the province.
1.1 km · stadium at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 03Rogers Arena
Rogers Arena is a multi-purpose arena at 800 Griffiths Way in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place from its opening until July 6, 2010, when General Motors Canada ended its naming rights sponsorship and a new agreement for those rights was reached with Rogers Communications.
1.1 km · sports arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 04Stanley Park
Stanley Park is a 405-hectare public park in British Columbia, Canada, that makes up the northwestern half of Vancouver's Downtown peninsula, surrounded by waters of Burrard Inlet and English Bay The park borders the neighbourhoods of West End and Coal Harbour to its southeast, and is connected to the North Shore via the Lions Gate Bridge. The historic lighthouse on Brockton Point marks the park's easternmost point.
2.2 km · park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 05Pacific Coliseum
Pacific Coliseum, locally known as The Coliseum or the Rink on Renfrew, is an indoor arena located at Hastings Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Its main use has been for ice hockey and the arena has been the home for several ice hockey teams.
5.7 km · indoor arena in Vancouver, Canada, mainly used for ice hockey · Wikipedia - 06Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
The Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre is a LEED Silver certified indoor arena in Greater Vancouver, on the campus of the University of British Columbia. Located on the Point Grey campus lands, it is just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia.
9.2 km · indoor sports arena at the University of British Columbia · Wikipedia - 07Vancouver Art Gallery
The Vancouver Art Gallery is an art museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The museum occupies a 15,300-square-metre-building adjacent to Robson Square in downtown Vancouver, making it the largest art museum in Western Canada by building size.
200 m · art museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 08Lions Gate Bridge
The Lions Gate Bridge, opened in 1938 and officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. The term "Lions Gate" refers to the Lions, a pair of mountain peaks north of Vancouver.
3.7 km · suspension bridge in Vancouver, Canada · Wikipedia - 09Vancouver Public Library
Vancouver Public Library is the public library system for the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2023, VPL had more than 4.6 million visits with patrons borrowing nearly 10.4 million items including: books, ebooks, CDs, DVDs, video games, newspapers and magazines.
600 m · public library system in British Columbia · Wikipedia - 10Capilano Suspension Bridge
The Capilano Suspension Bridge is a simple suspension bridge crossing the Capilano River in Upper Capilano, British Columbia, Canada, in the District of North Vancouver. The current bridge is 140 metres long and 70 metres above the river.
6.6 km · suspension bridge in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
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Getting to Downtown Vancouver
- Airports
- Vancouver (YVR), 11 km · Victoria (YYJ), 74 km · Seattle–Tacoma (SEA), 213 km
- Stations
- Pacific Central Station, 2 km
- Victoria → Downtown Vancouver96 km · quickest by road, 5h 7m · C$20–26
- Kelowna → Downtown Vancouver270 km · quickest by air, 4h 22m · C$130–200
- Calgary → Downtown Vancouver672 km · quickest by air, 4h 39m · C$170–260
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Downtown Vancouver
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Downtown Vancouver. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inSouth of downtown, in False Creek, two ferry operators provide similar routes serving Yaletown and False Creek, including Science World and the Olympic Village, with connections to Granville Island and Kitsilano (this destination only by False Creek Ferries).
- Get inFerry operators in False Creek: Driving into and around downtown isn't usually a problem outside of rush hour, but it can be a nuisance (particularly parking), so your best bet is to leave your car outside of the city centre to take public transit.
- Get around250 - Between downtown Vancouver and Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal in West Vancouver with a stop along the way at Park Royal Mall in West Vancouver.
- Get around257 - Limited stop route between downtown Vancouver and Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal in West Vancouver with a stop along the way at Park Royal Mall in West Vancouver.
- Get aroundFerries depart every 15 minutes for much of the day and every 30 minutes in the evening.
From Wikivoyage: Vancouver/City Centre, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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If you know how people move in Downtown Vancouver – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Downtown Vancouver
Downtown Vancouver is 4 km from Vancouver, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Vancouverlargest city in the province of British Columbia, Canada2.6 km
- West Vancouverdistrict municipality of British Columbia, Canada9.8 km
- North Vancouvercity in British Columbia, Canada5.4 km
- Gastownneighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia700 m
- West Endneighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada900 m
- Kitsilanohuman settlement in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada3.8 km