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Hours of Service BC Transit offers regular service on busy routes from 5 am to 1 am, with some late night "Owl" service on some downtown and suburban routes until 3 am. SkyTrain The city's remotely operated (there’s no driver for each train!) rapid-transit system runs from Vancouver's Waterfront station through Burnaby and New Westminster, then across the Fraser River into Surrey. Most of the route, with the exception of the downtown stretch is above ground on elevated tracks. Trains come by every two-and-a-half to five minutes from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m., and run a bit later on weekends. Customer Service & Information There are several services to help you use BC Transit safely, effectively and efficiently. For schedules and recommended route information you may call (604) 953-3333 Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 4 pm. A BC Transit representative will tell (even mail you a map if you ask) the best route to take when you tell them your starting point and destination. Any concerns, suggestions or commendations regarding BC Transit may be voiced by dialing the same number. If you require personal attention, passes, tickets, lost and found, souvenirs, a free schedule or map head down to the BC Transit Customer Service Center located at BC Transit's corporate head office at 13401 - 108 Ave in Surrey (Gateway SkyTrain Station) Lower Plaza Level.The BC Transit Lost & Found is at the same location. Links to route details for: Langley, Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows. West Coast Express 
This commuter railway system began in 1995. Trains take rush-hour commuters from Mission to downtown Vancouver in the morning rush hour and return them in the late afternoon, Monday to Friday. A one-way fare is $7, with return tickets, weekly and 28-day passes available.
Commuter stations are at: Port Moody, Coquitlam Central, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple
Ridge, Port Haney, and Mission City. You can even buy "Home Run" Emergency
insurance, which provides you a taxi home for daytime emergencies when the
trains aren't running ($25 for 12 months coverage). For more info call the 24-hour schedule-and-fare information line: (604) 683-RAIL (7245).
Abbotsford Transit Abbotsford Transit offers transportation on ten routes (number 1 to 14) in the Abbotsford community. Service is offered on these routes from 6 am to 10 pm, and from 9 am to 6 pm on Sundays Thereafter, special night routes (map) are provided. There s NO service on statutory holidays. Abbotsford Transit Map & Route Schedules
Chilliwack's buses provide regular service on 7 routes (Map), north of the Hope River and south to Vedder Crossing. On Saturdays, service is available to Yarrow and Greendale. Special summer shuttle service is provided to Cultus Lake. You may pay with cash (exact coin fare), tickets, a DayPass or by showing a BC Bus Pass.Transfers are free, but are issued only at the time a fare is paid. They are valid for the next connecting bus and cannot be used for a return trip. Chilliwack's buses run Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 6:30am until past 6:00pm. On Thursday and Friday service is available from 6:30am until past 9:30pm. Saturday service operates from 8:00am until past 9:30pm and Sunday the buses run from 9:30am until past 6:00pm. Check route schedules online, or call (604) 795-3838 for information.. Chilliwack handyDART Service handyDART offers convenient door-to-door transportation for people with special needs, and is available to those persons whose disability prevents them from using conventional bus service. To register for the service, all customers must telephone the handyDART registration office at 795-5121 during office hours (8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday - Friday). Threafter, apick-up arrangements are made 24 hours in advance of the scheduled trip, and availability limited to the number of wheelchair spaces.
Agazzis-Harrison Transit Chilliwack transit offers special routes to/from Aggazis & Harrison Hot Springs (Map). The fares for this service are zone-based and you change zones as soon as you cross the Fraser River. This means that the fares are less expensive for travel around Agazzis & Harrison Hot Springs, and between Chilliwack & Rosedale. This also is a very cheap way to visit Bridal Falls from either of the community, since the Rosedale stop is only a short distance (though still a good walk) from that attaction. The fares for this service are:
Here are the schedules: Harrison to Chilliwack, and Chilliwack to Harrison or call (604) 795-3838 for information.
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BC Transit, including buses, SeaBus ferries, and SkyTrain light rail transit is run by the Province.
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