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Web Directions North | February 6 - 10, 2007 Â
Getting Around
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Vancouverâs downtown core is fairly centralized; just about everything is within walking distance if you donât mind a bit of a hike. Our official events will stay within the area around the hotel, and weâve arranged for a bus to get us up to Whistler afterward, so you likely wonât need to rent a car during the conference.
If you plan on sightseeing on your own, there are a few ways to get around.
Translink The Vancouver transit system, Translink is the network responsible for various bus lines, the Skytrain, and Seabus services. Their web site has quite a good trip planner tool that will take a start and end point, and present you with options for routes and times. Unless you have a pressing need to head out to the eastern suburbs or cross the water to North Vancouver, most trips end up being one zone and will cost $2.25. Youâll get a transfer thatâs good for two hours, feel free to re-use it again and again until it expires. (Full day passes are available at 7-11 for $8) Tour Busses/Trolleys As a popular tourist city, many companies run short and long tours round Vancouver, and further afield. So if you bring your wife, husband, partner or family, of take a bit of extra time while you are here, see Vancouver.com for a range of site seeing trips around Vancouver and beyond. Cycling Vancouver is a great city for cycling, with bike lanes, public bike lockers, public transport for your bike, and for the most part few hills. There are also places you can rent bikes for the day, if the weather allows it.How to Get Downtown from the Airport
There are 3 ways to get to the Renaissance Hotel after you arrive at YVR:
Taxi - around $28, plus gratuity
A one-way trip to and from the airport generally runs in the $25 to $30 range, given traffic. A 10% tip is customary.
Airporter shuttles - $13 One Way, $20 Round Trip
Probably the best way to get downtown, the Airporter shuttle service busses people between downtown hotels and the airport. Follow the airport signs to the taxi/shuttle stand, and wait for the big green bus. You can buy tickets directly from the driver, and the bus goes directly to the Renaissance Hotel.
Public transportation - $2.25
Mostly thanks to the 2010 Olympics, theyâre just now getting around to building a rapid transit line to the airport. That wonât be ready for a few more years, so if you choose to go this route, bring along some patience.
- Follow the signs or ask for directions to public transit. Thereâs only one single stop in the entire airport, youâll have to walk over to the domestic terminal and go downstairs to get to it.
- Catch the 424 bus to Airport Station â despite the fancy name, itâs a concrete island in the middle of the freeway with a few open bus stops around it. Pray it doesnât rain.
- Wait at the Downtown 98 B-Line stop. Make sure you donât end up at the Richmond Centre 99 B-Line, itâll take you the wrong way.
- Get on the 98 B-Line, and take it downtown to Burrard Station. It will swing around at Waterfront Station and start back-tracking, but donât get off until Burrard, which comes a few stops later.
- Get out at Burrard Station. Walk north on Burrard toward the water, turn left on Hastings, and walk down two blocks to the Renaissance hotel.
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