Vancouver/South

Vancouver South covers the southern portion of Vancouver. It is mostly residential and has some of the city's older and more prestigious neighbourhoods. The area is best known for its gardens and parks, such as VanDusen Gardens.

Understand
For the purposes of this guide, the district includes everything south of W 16th Ave between Pacific Spirit Park and Heather St and everything south of King Edward/25th Ave from Prince Edward St to Burnaby. 37th Ave forms the northern boundary between Heather St and Prince Edward St. This includes the neighbourhoods of Kerrisdale, Oakridge, Marpole, Killarney and portions of Dunbar, Arbutus Ridge, Shaughnessy, Collingwood and South Cambie. To the north is Kitsilano and South Granville, Mt Pleasant-South Main and Commercial Drive-Hastings Park; to the east is Burnaby; and to the south is Richmond.

Get in
See Vancouver for options to get in the Vancouver area by plane, by bus, and by train, and by boat.

By public transit
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.

By SkyTrain
The Canada Line follows Cambie Street through Vancouver. In Vancouver, it travels to downtown, Yaletown-False Creek and Mount Pleasant, and beyond Vancouver to Vancouver International Airport and Richmond. Stations of interest include:


 * King Edward - four blocks north of Queen Elizabeth Park and Nat Bailey Stadium
 * Oakridge - adjacent to Oakridge Centre, one of the larger shopping malls in Vancouver and transfer point for buses that travel on 41st St.

By bus
UBC and South Vancouver is well connected to other parts of Vancouver by the Translink bus system. The following routes are good ways to get in and around:


 * #10 - Runs up and down Granville Street from downtown to Marine Drive.
 * #15 - Runs up and down Cambie Street from downtown to Marine Drive.
 * #17 - Runs along Oak Street and Broadway, connecting UBC and South Vancouver with South Granville and Kitsilano.
 * #41 - Runs along 41st Avenue from Joyce SkyTrain Station to UBC through the Kerrisdale area.
 * #480 - Travels along 41st Avenue and Granville making select stops between UBC and Richmond.

By car
Granville Street is the main street coming out of downtown into South Vancouver and also provides access to the airport. From Richmond to the south, Hwy 99 becomes Oak Street once it crosses the Fraser River and runs the length of South Vancouver up to South Granville. Cambie Street is an alternate way through the district to the east of Granville St and Oak St, and also provides access to downtown.

Going from east to west, SW Marine Drive/Marine Drive follows the Fraser River and wraps around Point Grey, connecting UBC and South Vancouver with East Van. 4th Ave, 10th Ave/Broadway and 16th Ave are the main roads into UBC from Kitsilano. West 41st Ave and West 49th Ave are other major east-west streets.

See

 * VanDusen Botanical Garden 1.jpg

Buy
Vancouver South is served mostly by community centres and one major shopping mall.


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Eat
This area tends to have fewer restaurants than the rest of Vancouver.



Drink
There are no nightclubs and only a few neighbourhood pubs.

Sleep
Hotels are a mixed bag in this area, generally being older and cheaper. Most hotels are along Kingsway, with one or two on Marine Drive. A better bet is to look for one of the B&Bs located in the various residential neighbourhoods.



Go next

 * Richmond, the adjoining municipality to the south
 * The rest of Vancouver