Burnaby

Burnaby is a suburb of Vancouver. It was incorporated in 1892 and achieved City status in 1992. In the first 30 to 40 years after its incorporation, the growth of Burnaby was influenced by its location between expanding urban centres of Vancouver and New Westminster. It first served as a rural agricultural area supplying nearby markets. Later, it served as an important transportation corridor between Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and the Interior of the Province.

Get in
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.

By car
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 main arterial road from Coquitlam and otherpoints east.

TransLink
Passengers can pay for fares using Compass Cards ($6 refundable deposit), Compass Tickets, or tap-to-pay using contactless credit cards (only American Express, Mastercard or Visa) or mobile wallets. Passengers using Compass Cards and Compass Tickets pay discounted fares. Passengers can transfer for up to 90 minutes, except if taking West Coast Express, in which case they can transfer for up to 120 minutes. On bus and HandyDART, passengers can also pay in cash, but in that case will not receive change and are not eligible for transfers. Zone based fares apply between Monday and Friday for trips starting before 6:30 pm, if travel involves SkyTrain or SeaBus. Outside of those hours or for travel on only bus or HandyDART, a single zone rate applies. If traveling by West Coast Express, a higher cost zone based fare system applies regardless of time of travel. Children 12 and under can ride for free. People aged 13 to 18, and 65 and older pay discounted concession fares.


 * Bus fare to Burnaby is . Skytrain fare is  or  on weekdays (depending on whether you are travelling one or two zones) and  on weekends and evenings after 6:30PM.
 * Two SkyTrain rail rapid transit lines operate in Burnaby. The Expo line connects the city to Vancouver's neighbourhoods of downtown, Gastown-Chinatown, Yaletown-False Creek and East Van, and beyond Vancouver to New Westminster and Surrey. The Millennium line connects the northern part of the city with East Van to the west and Coquitlam and Port Moody to the east. The approximate travel time from downtown Vancouver to Metrotown (central Burnaby) on Skytrain is 20 minutes.
 * Those two SkyTrain lines loop around Burnaby with plenty of stops, but unless you're looking to get to a shopping mall, it will not provide direct access to the city's attractions. It can be used with the buses to get where you want to go, although it will rarely be the fastest way.


 * Many buses connect Burnaby with Vancouver and its suburbs. Some useful bus routes for getting into Burnaby from Vancouver are:
 * R5 Hastings St - express bus service connects downtown Vancouver and Simon Fraser University (SFU) via Hastings St (services Burnaby Heights area)
 * 19 - runs between downtown Vancouver and Metrotown station (Expo Line)
 * 25 - runs between Brentwood Town Centre station (Millennium Line) and the University of British Columbia (UBC). Stops along the way at Nanaimo station (Expo Line) and King Edward station (SkyTrain's Canada Line).
 * 130 - runs between Phibbs Exchange in North Vancouver and Metrotown station (Expo Line) with stops at Brentwood Town Centre station (Millennium Line) and at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).
 * 145 - runs between Production Way station (Expo Line and Millennium Line) and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
 * 160 - runs between Kootenay Loop (near the Vancouver and Burnaby border) and Port Coquitlam. Travels through Burnaby along Hastings St. Also travels into Port Moody and Coquitlam.
 * 430 - runs between Metrotown station (Expo Line) and Brighouse station (SkyTrain's Canada Line) in Richmond. Stops along the way at Bridgeport station (Canada Line), which provides direct connections to Delta, Surrey, Tsawwassen ferry terminal (bus route 620), Vancouver International Airport, and White Rock.
 * 555 - runs between Lougheed Town Centre station (Expo Line and Millennium Line) and Langley with a stop in Surrey.

See



 * Church in Burnaby Village Museum (7869053454).jpg
 * Burnaby highrises across Deer Lake.JPG
 * Church in Burnaby Village Museum (7869053454).jpg
 * Burnaby highrises across Deer Lake.JPG

Learn

 * Pond in the middle of the Academic Quadrangle at Simon Fraser University.jpg

Buy

 * Metropolis at Metrotown.jpg

Go next
Burnaby is well located if you want to move onto to other spots in Greater Vancouver. Nearby destinations include:


 * Hiking, skiing and outdoor opportunities abound in the North Shore, 30 minutes away on Highway 1.
 * Visit a Buddhist temple or see the historic village of Steveston in Richmond.
 * White Rock, with its long stretch of beach, is 45 minutes south near the U.S. border.