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Metrotown
Town centre of Burnaby, British Columbia

Metrotown

Metrotown is a town centre serving the southwest quadrant of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

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It is one of the city's four officially designated town centres, as well as one of Metro Vancouver's regional town centres. It is the central business district of the City of Burnaby.

How locals move

Getting around Metrotown the local way

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  • Get inSee Vancouver International Airport for seaplane flights that land at that airport.
  • Get inSeaplane airlines operating to downtown Vancouver: There are heliport facilities at YVR's South Terminal, though most flights operate to: {{go | name | url | address 49.022837 | long Abbotsford | phone | hours | wikipedia Q969671 | content=Around about east of Vancouver in Abbotsford is Vancouver's alternate airport.
  • Get inTo reach the Vancouver area from other coastal communities, travellers need to reach either of the following ferry terminals: , in West Vancouver.
  • Get inFerries travel between this terminal, and Bowen Island (Snug Cove) in 20 minutes, Nanaimo (Departure Bay) in 1 hour 40 minutes, and the Sunshine Coast (Langdale) in 40 minutes.
  • Get inFerries travel between this terminal and Nanaimo (Duke Point) in 2 hours and Victoria (Swartz Bay) near Sidney on Vancouver Island in 1 hour 35 minutes.
  • Get inFerries also connect this terminal with five of the Southern Gulf Islands.
  • Get aroundThe SeaBus is a passenger ferry that connects Waterfront Station downtown to Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver.

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