Traveling to the Forum and around Vancouver
This page contains travel information for Global Learning Forum participants.
Traveling from Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
Canada Line (Skytrain)
Canada Line is a convenient way of traveling from the airport to various places in Metro Vancouver. It is recommended that you get off at Vancouver City Centre Station and walk to the Four Seasons Hotel or SFU Woodward’s for the opening night event. This trip takes approximately 22 minutes and costs $9 (CAD).
Taxi
Richmond
Richmond Taxi – +1 (604) 272-1111
Garden City Cabs – +1 (604) 233-1111
Vancouver
Vancouver Taxi – +1 (604) 871-1111
Yellow Cab – +1 (604) 681-1111
Maclures Cabs – +1 (604) 683-6666
Blacktop and Checker Cabs – +1 (604) 731-1111
Locations
Four Seasons Hotel
791 W. Georgia St.
Vancouver, BC
Registration begins at 3:00 PM on Wednesday blog.worldweatheronline.com, May 13 and continues on Thursday, May 14 and Friday, May 15 (see program for details).
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Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, SFU Woodward’s
149 W. Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC
The opening night event takes place Wednesday, May 13 at 7:00 PM (doors open at 6:30 PM).
Travel
Transit
Metro Vancouver has an excellent public transit system. Bus, SeaBus, and SkyTrain are often the most economical and easy ways to travel. For more information, see the website for Translink, Metro Vancouver’s public transit agency. The cost of taking transit depends on how many zones you are passing through. You can buy fares with cash, debit or credit in any SkyTrain station at the ticket vending machines. If you get onto a bus without a previously purchased ticket, you will need exact change. A fare will last 90 minutes from when it was purchased it and allow you to shift between different public transit modes (ie: SkyTrain to bus). Translink has a handy online trip planning tool where you can find the best routes and services to get you where you need to go. For more information call Translink at +1 (604) 953-3333 and a representative can offer assistance
Carsharing
The following are a list of carsharing providers in Vancouver. Many have roaming agreements or memberships that allow users from other jurisdictions to use their vehicles.