Is it practical....? (W.Vancouver question)
 

To live in West Vancouver, and commute to work in downtown?

Woud a car be needed, or an it be easily done by bus / passenger ferry ?


Any info would be great
Thanks
Hoopla

Re: Is it practical....? (W.Vancouver question)
 

Hi

Depends on how close to the Bus line you live,West Vancouver is a large area. The ferry leaves from Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver, A car would be better except you have parking problems in Vancouver. It really doesn't matter which method, other than the sea bus, yo u have the Lions Gate Bridge, which is a real bottleneck.

Re: Is it practical....? (W.Vancouver question)
 

You could go to the trip planning page of the TransLink website and make an enquiry about a trip from a given address in West Vancouver to a given address downtown. See how long the trip takes and how many connections you have to make. If you'll be commuting to and from work, make sure your enquiry is for the morning or afternoon / evening rush hour on a week day.

Re: Is it practical....? (W.Vancouver question)
 

Definitely possible if you are near a bus route and the buses miss most of the lineup on the lionsgate. I travel across by car and can get across from W Van to Kerrisdale in around 40 mins most of the time. Seabus not a great help from W Van but great if you are in N Van. Judy's comments on trip planning are the best way to look into the practicality of commuting.

Whereabouts in W Van are you thinking of living?

Warmly,

Frank