Return to school service on transit in Nanaimo
BC Transit and the Regional District of Nanaimo are announcing a seasonal service change, effective September 3, 2023. This service change will reintroduce seasonal service on select routes that service schools and Vancouver Island University. There will be schedule adjustments made to Route 25 Ferry Shuttle to better align with BC Ferries’ Departure Bay schedule....
Rock the Kootenays with BC Transit
BC Transit and the City of Cranbrook are announcing free transit for the weekend of August 11 – 13, 2023. Leave the car at home when heading out to Rock the Kootenays at Western Financial Place and consider boarding a rockin’ BC Transit bus to get to the festival. All transit, including handyDART services will...
Grab a free BC Transit shuttle to the Abbotsford Airshow!
BC Transit and the City of Abbotsford are happy to announce the return of the Airshow Shuttle, running August 12 – 13, 2023 and will be free of charge this year. The shuttle, which connects to Route 66 Fraser Valley Express, will run on Saturday August 12 and Sunday, August 13, between 9:00 a.m. and...
Celebrate Hot Nite in the City and RibFest with free transit!
BC Transit and the City of Kamloops are happy to share that transit will be free for Hot Nite in the City and Ribfest, effective August 11 – 13, 2023. Check out the 29th annual Hot-Nite Show and Shine taking over Downtown Kamloops or enjoy a day at Riverside Park for the annual Ribfest. Skip...
Free transit for Riverboat Days in Terrace
BC Transit and the City of Terrace and the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine will be celebrating Riverboat Days with free transit, effective August 5 and 6, 2023. There will be free service on all routes on Saturday August 5 and Sunday August 6. Saturday schedules will be in effect on Sunday. Free transit includes handyDART...
NextRide Real-Time Bus Tracking Refresh
The Comox Valley Transit System will receive a NextRide technology refresh to help provide increased certainty, convenience and bus predictability for transit customers. Starting in August 2023, new Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) hardware will be installed on 17 buses in the Comox Valley Transit System. There are expected to be no service interruptions during the...
Free transit for BC Day in Comox Valley
On Monday, August 7, leave the car at home and ride the bus for free as BC Transit and the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) will be celebrating BC Day with free transit, on all routes, effective August 7, 2023. Regular service will operate on Saturday and Sunday. On Monday, August 7, all routes will...
Special service for Kamloopa Powwow
BC Transit, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, and the City of Kamloops are happy to announce special service to the Kamloopa Powwow, effective August 5-6, 2023. For the weekend of August 5 and 6, Route 18 Mt. Paul will run on a regular weekday schedule. This will provide more options to get to and from the Kamloopa...
Free transit for BC Day in Penticton
BC Transit and the City of Penticton will be celebrating BC Day with free transit, effective August 6 and 7, 2023. On Sunday and Monday, free transit will be available on Route 5 Main Street and Route 16 Lake to Lake. For more information about trip planning, schedules and to sign up for customer alerts,...
Transit service resuming in Fraser Valley Transit systems
BC Transit is notifying its riders in the Agassiz-Harrison, Central Fraser Valley, Chilliwack and Hope transit systems, and customers using the Fraser Valley Express, that service is resuming soon. Service for handyDART resumes on July 31 and customers may begin booking immediately. Regular service for conventional transit riders resumes at the start of the operational...