Vancouver Hop On Hop Off Trolley Tour w/ 20 Stops & Live Guide

Overview

A 24-hour or 48-hour hop-on hop-off ticket for downtown Vancouver and Stanley Park. The trolley is the San Francisco and Las Vegas style used on this city loop. Get off where you want, then board a later trolley. The full loop is about 110 minutes if you stay on.

The route covers Stanley Park, Gastown, the shopping district, Granville Island, the West End, the entertainment district, Library Square, and older neighborhoods. Commentary is live and in English. The ticket is sold as a 20-stop tour. The operator’s current loop lists 21 stops.

• Mobile or paper ticket accepted
• Public transportation is available nearby
• A 24-hour pass and a 48-hour pass are consecutive days
• You can board at any stop

Before you go

• From May through September, the first tour starts at 9:00 am and the last pickup of the day starts at 3:40 pm. Trolleys run about every 30 to 40 minutes. Construction and traffic can stretch that gap.
• The operator also publishes spring and summer pickups about every 30 to 60 minutes, and winter pickups about every 60 minutes. Those times are estimates.
• On Sundays, stop 1 leaves from 909 West Cordova Street instead of Canada Place.
• Infants sit on an adult’s lap
• Service animals are allowed. Other pets are not.
• Suitable for all fitness levels, as published with the ticket
• The trolley cannot take motorized scooters, wheelchairs, folding wheelchairs, walkers, strollers, or luggage
• Cancel at least 24 hours before the tour date for a refund

Itinerary

Stay on for the full loop, about 110 minutes, or hop off and rejoin. From May through September the first tour starts at 9:00 am and the last pickup starts at 3:40 pm.

1. Canada Place – Cruise Terminal
2. Pinnacle Hotel
3. Bute – Off Georgia
4. Coal Harbour – Harbour Cruises
5. English Bay Beach
6. Stanley Park Brewing
7. Second Beach
8. Aquarium
9. Totem Poles
10. Lumberman’s Arch
11. Rose Garden – Pavilion
12. Robson – Off Jervis
13. Sutton Place Hotel
14. Century Plaza Hotel
15. Vanier Park – Museum District
16. W. 4th – Kitsilano
17. Granville Island
18. Roundhouse – Yaletown
19. Library Square
20. Victorian Hotel – Chinatown
21. Gastown

Canada Place

Stop 1 is the Canada Place cruise terminal on other days of the week. On Sundays that stop moves to 909 West Cordova Street. Hotel pickup is not included.

Stanley Park

The trolley is lower than a full-size coach, so the loop goes farther into Stanley Park. Stops in the park include Stanley Park Brewing, Second Beach, the Aquarium, the totem poles, Lumberman’s Arch, and the Rose Garden at the Pavilion. Attraction admission is not on the ticket.

Granville Island

The loop also reaches Coal Harbour, English Bay, Robson Street, the West End, Kitsilano on West 4th, Vanier Park, and Granville Island. Shops and museum admission are separate.

Gastown and Library Square

Later stops include the Roundhouse in Yaletown, Library Square, the Victorian Hotel in Chinatown, and Gastown. The Gastown stop is at Waterfront Station.