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Coquitlam
City in British Columbia, Canada

Coquitlam

Coquitlam is a suburban city in the Lower Mainland area of British Columbia, Canada.

Plan a trip to Coquitlam→From Victoria

It is one of the 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver, and is the largest municipality in the Tri-Cities.

Get in

Getting to Coquitlam

See Vancouver for options to get in the Vancouver area by plane, by bus, and by train, and by boat. Coquitlam borders Burnaby, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody and New Westminster. It is easily accessible from the Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Lougheed Highway, Barnett Highway and North Road.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    City Centre Aquatic Complex

    Appealing to both children and adults alike, it houses two distinct pools, one Olympic-sized, the other smaller and decorated with a jungle theme.

  2. 02
    Planet Ice

    It is used mostly for amateur hockey teams, but the arena is open for public skating Monday, Fridays, and Sundays.

  3. 03
    Silver City Coquitlam

    170 Schoolhouse St (one block north of Lougheed Highway),.

  4. 04
    Widgeon Valley National Wildlife Area
Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Cactus Club Cafe

    Trendy casual restaurant with a varied menu.

  2. 02
    Joey

    550 Lougheed Highway,.

  3. 03
    Haan Korean BBQ

    A restaurant offering Korean main courses and barbecue.

  4. 04
    Legend House

    A restaurant offering Northern Chinese cuisine.

  5. 05
    Dae-Ji Cutlet House

    Korean-style fusion - cutlets and hamburger steaks.

How locals move

Getting around Coquitlam the local way

  • Get inSurrey can be reached by traveling east from Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) ferry terminal and Vancouver, and can be reached from by traveling west from Kamloops and the Fraser Valley.
  • Get inVancouver (Horseshoe Bay) ferry terminal is the point of arrival for travelers from Bowen Island, Vancouver Island, and the Sunshine Coast Highway 10.
  • Get inTerminates in Surrey after traveling from Vancouver (Tsawwassen) ferry terminal in Delta, about 30 minutes away from Surrey.
  • Get inVancouver (Tsawwassen) ferry terminal is the point of arrival for travelers from Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands.
  • Get aroundDuring overnight hours, there is one bus route serving Surrey: N19 - Between downtown Vancouver and Surrey Central station via Burnaby and New Westminster Ferry serving Surrey:

From Wikivoyage: Surrey (British Columbia), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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