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[RealWoman]

Where do you get on the train at the airport?

Link building Level 4. Extra 5 bucks unless you buy tix at 7-11 adjacent to domestic carousels.

Okay, I know where the 7-11 is and I know where the International Terminal is - thanks guys!

[Willard]

Canada Line is actually above the parkade. You can take the bridge from Domestic, International to the parkade and up or direct walkay from Link between the two buildings.

[RealWoman]

I am going to assume there is signage to that effect....

[Spartacus]

Just look for the Canada Line signs showing the directions located thru out the airport. Anybody their will show you if your confused.

Btw, if your using a tkt and your going dt during business hrs, you got to add a zone fare to your txt (a real exercise at the tkt machine) . Dt is two zones, tkts are for one zone.

[RealWoman]

Just look for the Canada Line signs showing the directions located thru out the airport. Anybody their will show you if your confused.

Btw, if your using a tkt and your going dt during business hrs, you got to add a zone fare to your txt (a real exercise at the tkt machine) . Dt is two zones, tkts are for one zone.

I can say I haven't had much luck with those damn ticket machines. The last time I tried to take the train, the damn thing wouldn't accept my card.

[SMP-ness]

It's only 1 zone on Saturdays and Sundays, everything is one zone.

I'm pretty sure it'll end up costing her like almost 10 bucks to take the Skytrain if that's what she's doing.

[SMP-ness]

caw!

*flies away*

[RealWoman]

Yeah I was planning on taking the train into town.

[dick yamada]

I think he's right about 1 zone on wknd.

[SMP-ness]

Yup, basically all of (Greater) Vancouver is one zone on Sat/Sun. But at the airport skytrain station you have to pay some sort of airport fee that gets added to the cost of the ticket, it's something like 7 bucks, it pissed me off last time I came from the airport.

...no choice but to pay it.

[RealWoman]

In that case, I should just take the dang airporter

[Spartacus]

If your traveling with a couple of friends, it's cheaper to take a cab dt.
With a cab, you only pay once, on sky train each has to pay a fare.

It always amazes me when I'm there, I'll see 3 or 4 friends travelling together paying the extra $5 to take the sky train when the taxi would be waaaayyy cheaper.

[SMP-ness]

The 'bridge' to the station is between the international and domestic terminals. The airport ain't too hard, it's basically one big strip.

That extra cost is a pisser though, let's see, the fee being something like 7 or 9 bucks, plus 2.50 for a one zone, that's almost 10 bucks if it's 7 for the fee. !0 bucks for a 25 minute ride to downtown Van.

btw, welcome to Van lol.

caw!

*logs out or umm, flies away*

[Spartacus]

In that case, I should just take the dang airporter

I don't think they use it anymore ????? Maybe to non train traveling locations???

[RealWoman]

I'll just figure out the train. The cost doesn't bother me at all.

[Oscar Mayer]

I'd take the cab, but I'm like that. Watching the city go by from a window, hearing the driver tell me what it was like back in Sri Lanka.
I'm just like that.

[Superchecker]

why not just drive?

An hour on a plane vs 7 in a car is why.

I second that! We're flying north to visit family for 3 days, instead of a 9 hour drive each way....

[Oscar Mayer]

An hour on a plane vs 7 in a car is why.

I second that! We're flying north to visit family for 3 days, instead of a 9 hour drive each way....

Your'e going to miss the drive though the canyon. Missing the stop at Alexandria Bridge and looking down at the river and imagining
what men made a road through here.

[Superchecker]

I actually used to live on Main Street hahaha

I used to drive the #3 MAIN bus.... In the 90's and early 2000's...

[Spartacus]

Calgary to Vancouver is 10 to 11 hrs by car (non stop), and by plane it's 70 minutes..
Big big difference !!!

[Oscar Mayer]

Calgary to Vancouver is 10 to 11 hrs by car (non stop), and by plane it's 70 minutes..
Big big difference !!!

and you don't have to see a bit of the country you live in

[Superchecker]

Carry on and get a cab. Have 20 bucks in cash for the ride. How far downtown are you going?

Burrard and Georgia area.

CANADA LINE from YVR to Granville & Georgia!!! 24 minutes! Trains every 7 minutes!

If paying cash at YVR ($5 Add Fare): $8.75 on a weekday, or $7.50 evenings and weekends...
OR pop into the 7-11, or Shoppers drug store at YVR and buy the books of 10 pre-paid tickets, or DayPasses, and SAVE that $5 ADD FARE!

www.translink.ca or PM me for more info...

[Spartacus]

Calgary to Vancouver is 10 to 11 hrs by car (non stop), and by plane it's 70 minutes..
Big big difference !!!

and you don't have to see a bit of the country you live in

Depends on how many times you think you have to see it.

[Oscar Mayer]

and you don't have to see a bit of the country you live in

Depends on how many times you think you have to see it.

until you're a part of it?

[RealWoman]

I actually used to live on Main Street hahaha

I used to drive the #3 MAIN bus.... In the 90's and early 2000's...

I used to take the #3 in the early 2000s I have to say Super, it was a bit of a crazy bus ride in the morning.

Oh, but did you ever have/remember the autistic guy who used to talk to random people very loudly?

[Spartacus]

I used to drive the #3 MAIN bus.... In the 90's and early 2000's...

I used to take the #3 in the early 2000s I have to say Super, it was a bit of a crazy bus ride in the morning.

Oh, but did you ever have/remember the autistic guy who used to talk to random people very loudly?

That was Oscar ...

[Oscar Mayer]

I used to drive the #3 MAIN bus.... In the 90's and early 2000's...

I used to take the #3 in the early 2000s I have to say Super, it was a bit of a crazy bus ride in the morning.

Oh, but did you ever have/remember the autistic guy who used to talk to random people very loudly?

I love stories like this. I hope he remembers.

[Superchecker]

I used to take the #3 in the early 2000s I have to say Super, it was a bit of a crazy bus ride in the morning.

Oh, but did you ever have/remember the autistic guy who used to talk to random people very loudly?

Doesn't ring a bell, but there were alot of unique passengers...

I don't miss those "city" routes...

Much less craziness in the suburbs...

[RealWoman]

I used to take the #3 in the early 2000s I have to say Super, it was a bit of a crazy bus ride in the morning.

Oh, but did you ever have/remember the autistic guy who used to talk to random people very loudly?

Doesn't ring a bell, but there were alot of unique passengers...

I don't miss those "city" routes...

Much less craziness in the suburbs...

He was an interesting fellow.

We used to call the #3 "the drunk bus" late at night. One night, we had a guy take my friends box of donuts she picked up from work and run off the bus with them at Broadway haha

[Oscar Mayer]

I don't think I'm the only person here that would like to hear about those "unique" people that have ridden your bus Checker.