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New Westminster
City in British Columbia, Canada

New Westminster

New Westminster is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District.

Plan a trip to New Westminster→From Victoria
Get in

Getting to New Westminster

See Vancouver for options to get in the Vancouver area by plane, by bus, and by train, and by boat. New Westminster is easy to access by car. From Vancouver's airport, get on Marine Drive and head east for 15-30 minutes (it depends on traffic). From Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), take the Brunette Ave exit and head south. From Burnaby, driving east on either Kingsway or Canada Way will get you there.

See

Worth seeing

There are several museums that have information on local history.

  1. 01
    Anvil Centre

    777 Columbia St (corner of 8th & Columbia, across from New Westminster Skytrain station),.

  2. 02
    Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame
  3. 03
    New Westminster Museum & Archives

    Nearly 70,000 photos and objects that cover the history and development of New Westminster.

  4. 04
    Fraser River Discovery Centre

    June-Aug: daily 10AM-4PM, Sept-May: Wed-Sat 10AM-4PM.

  5. 05
    Hyack Square and Wait for Me

    Daddy Memorial, Foot of 8th St at Columbia.

  6. 06
    Irving House Historic Centre

    An old house preserved to show Victorian times and styles.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Waterfront Esplanade
  2. 02
    Paddlewheeler Riverboat Cruises

    900 Quayside Drive, info@vancouverpaddlewheeler.com.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Burger Heaven

    77 10th St,.

  2. 02
    The Old Bavaria Haus

    An old home converted into a taste of Bavaria.

  3. 03
    The River Market

    Anchored by Donalds's Market, the River Market contains a mix of food court and sit down restaurants on the first floor.

  4. 04
    Taverna Greka

    A Greek restaurant with belly dancing on Friday and Saturday nights.

  5. 05
    Tamarind Hill Malaysian Cuisine

    While the decor is unappealing, this restaurant makes up for it in tasty, authentic Malaysian dishes.

How locals move

Getting around New Westminster 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: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.