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Burnaby
City in British Columbia, Canada

Burnaby

Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada.

Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard Inlet with its Indian Arm to the north, Port Moody and Coquitlam to the east, New Westminster and Surrey across the Fraser River to the southeast, and Richmond on Lulu Island to the southwest. It has a population of 249,125 as of the 2021 census.

Get in

Getting to Burnaby

Burnaby is well integrated with nearby municipalities. See Vancouver for options to get in the Vancouver area by plane, by bus, and by train, and by boat. Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) is the main thoroughfare in and out of the city. Kingsway, Hastings St and Broadway provide further access from Vancouver, while the Lougheed Highway is the main arterial road from Coquitlam and other points east.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Barnet Marine Park

    This a north-facing shoreline linear park that is a very popular beach destination in the summer.

  2. 02
    Burnaby Central Railway

    120 Willingdon Ave (in Confederation Park) (from Hastings St, head north on Willingdon to Penzance — access and parking is from Penzance Dr),.

  3. 03
    Burnaby Lake Regional Park

    Burnaby's largest lake, a great place to see wild birds.

  4. 04
    Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

    North of Burnaby (take the Burnaby Mtn Pkw off Hastings, or the 95 B-Line bus to SFU).

  5. 05
    Capitol Hill Reservoir Park

    North Hythe Ave at Dundas St, Capitol Hill.

  6. 06
    Central Park

    A 90-hectare urban park oasis that features an award-winning children's playground, pitch and putt golf, and a couple of small ponds shared by ducks and remote-controlled boats.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Swangard Stadium

    3883 Imperial St (Boundary Rd & Kingsway), events).

  2. 02
    Deer Lake Boat Rentals

    5435 Sperling Ave (east side of Deer Lake Park),.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Hart House on Deer Lake

    6664 Deer Lake Avenue,.

  2. 02
    Anton's Pasta

    4260 Hastings Street,.

  3. 03
    Burnaby Heights
  4. 04
    Cockney Kings Fish & Chips

    Mon-Thu 11AM-8PM, Fri 11AM-9PM, Sat 11AM-8PM, Sun noon-8PM.

  5. 05
    Diamond Alumni Centre

    Only open for lunch and reservations are recommended.

How locals move

Getting around Burnaby the local way

  • Get aroundStops along the way at Bridgeport station (SkyTrain Canada Line), which provides direct connections to Delta, Surrey, Tsawwassen ferry terminal (bus route 620), Vancouver International Airport, and White Rock.

From Wikivoyage: Burnaby, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.