BC Cycle Tourism Society

To and Fro: moving your bike around British Columbia

My bike and I are in and we’d like to be in .
We show what transit connections accept bikes. Check with the operator for prices, schedules, and reservations.
Same place twice. You’re already there, so enjoy the ride.

Good news: buses and trains can carry you and your bike from Abbotsford to Pemberton.

For scale
As the crow flies146 km
Biking whole way238 km ยท 14 h 18 m
By car227 km ยท 2 h 48 m

We found seven ways to get you there.

๐ŸŽ’ Riding a coach? Most BC coach operators want your bike bagged or boxed. Our field note walks through packing it, including an inexpensive packable bike bag we like: How to bike-and-bus in BC ›
Note: Most carriers carry only a handful of bikes, and summer weekends fill up fast. Reserve where you can. Where you can't, go early or have a backup plan.
Option one · four legs📅 seasonal
The coach takes care of the long stretch.
CarrierRideYour bike
๐ŸšฒFirst, get from Central Abbotsford to Highstreet Mall (Abbotsford), about 6.6 km. Ride it, or take a local bus or taxi. If pedalling it doesn't appeal, Abbotsford Mission Taxi, Central Valley Taxi might help.
๐ŸšŽBC Transit66 Fraser Valley ExpressHighstreet Mall (Abbotsford) โ†’Lougheed Stn Bay 5 (Burnaby)44 kmFront rack, no fee โ€” 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only โ€” lithium battery off the bike and carried on board
๐ŸšSkyTrainTransLinkLougheed Stn Bay 5 (Burnaby) โ†’Vancouver Airport (YVR) (Richmond)Roll on, free โ€” 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK
๐ŸšŒYVR SkylynxVancouver โ€“ WhistlerVancouver Airport (YVR) (Richmond) โ†’Gateway Loop / Village (Whistler)106 kmRides in the hold โ€” bagged, wrapped, or boxedFirst bike freeReserve ahead โ€” Squamish is reservation-only
Summer service April 18 to November 21; Squamish is a reservation-only stop.
๐ŸšŽBC Transit99 Pemberton CommuterGateway Loop / Village (Whistler) โ†’Frontier at Aster (NB) (Pemberton)26 kmFront rack, no fee โ€” 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only โ€” lithium battery off the bike and carried on board
๐ŸšฒYou arrive at Frontier at Aster (NB) (Pemberton).
Option two · four legs📅 seasonal
The same idea as Option one, on different routes.
CarrierRideYour bike
๐ŸšŽBC Transit66 Fraser Valley Express (FVX)Abbotsford โ†’Lougheed Stn Bay 5 (Burnaby)50 kmFront rack, no fee โ€” 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only โ€” lithium battery off the bike and carried on board
๐ŸšSkyTrainTransLinkLougheed Stn Bay 5 (Burnaby) โ†’Vancouver Airport (YVR) (Richmond)Roll on, free โ€” 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK
๐ŸšŒYVR SkylynxVancouver โ€“ WhistlerVancouver Airport (YVR) (Richmond) โ†’Gateway Loop / Village (Whistler)106 kmRides in the hold โ€” bagged, wrapped, or boxedFirst bike freeReserve ahead โ€” Squamish is reservation-only
Summer service April 18 to November 21; Squamish is a reservation-only stop.
๐ŸšŽBC Transit99 Pemberton CommuterGateway Loop / Village (Whistler) โ†’Frontier at Aster (NB) (Pemberton)26 kmFront rack, no fee โ€” 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only โ€” lithium battery off the bike and carried on board
๐ŸšฒYou arrive at Frontier at Aster (NB) (Pemberton).
Option three · four legs📅 seasonal
Same as Option one, but a coach bus instead of the city bus.
CarrierRideYour bike
๐ŸšŒEbusVancouver โ€“ Kelownaor Ebus (Vancouver โ€“ Kamloops) or Ebus (Vancouver โ€“ Calgary (Hwy 1)) or Rider Express (Vancouver โ€“ Calgary)Abbotsford โ†’Pacific Central Station (Vancouver)65 kmRides in the hold โ€” bagged or cloth-wrapped (no plastic), or boxed$30 per bike
๐ŸšSkyTrainTransLinkPacific Central Station (Vancouver) โ†’Vancouver Airport (YVR) (Richmond)Roll on, free โ€” 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK
๐ŸšŒYVR SkylynxVancouver โ€“ WhistlerVancouver Airport (YVR) (Richmond) โ†’Gateway Loop / Village (Whistler)106 kmRides in the hold โ€” bagged, wrapped, or boxedFirst bike freeReserve ahead โ€” Squamish is reservation-only
Summer service April 18 to November 21; Squamish is a reservation-only stop.
๐ŸšŽBC Transit99 Pemberton CommuterGateway Loop / Village (Whistler) โ†’Frontier at Aster (NB) (Pemberton)26 kmFront rack, no fee โ€” 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only โ€” lithium battery off the bike and carried on board
๐ŸšฒYou arrive at Frontier at Aster (NB) (Pemberton).
Option four · four legs📅 seasonal⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule
Another way: same as Option one, but a coach bus instead of the city bus.
CarrierRideYour bike
๐ŸšŒMountain Man Mike'sKaslo โ€“ VancouverAbbotsford โ†’New Westminster50 kmBikes acceptedCall for a quote โ€” fee and packaging arranged with the booking agent
Runs once a week; hop-on hop-off along the way.
๐ŸšSkyTrainTransLinkNew Westminster โ†’Vancouver Airport (YVR) (Richmond)Roll on, free โ€” 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK
๐ŸšŒYVR SkylynxVancouver โ€“ WhistlerVancouver Airport (YVR) (Richmond) โ†’Gateway Loop / Village (Whistler)106 kmRides in the hold โ€” bagged, wrapped, or boxedFirst bike freeReserve ahead โ€” Squamish is reservation-only
Summer service April 18 to November 21; Squamish is a reservation-only stop.
๐ŸšŽBC Transit99 Pemberton CommuterGateway Loop / Village (Whistler) โ†’Frontier at Aster (NB) (Pemberton)26 kmFront rack, no fee โ€” 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only โ€” lithium battery off the bike and carried on board
๐ŸšฒYou arrive at Frontier at Aster (NB) (Pemberton).
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Option five · three legs📱 schedule erratic — check the Poparide app
A shared ride helps bridge the gap.
CarrierRideYour bike
๐ŸšŒRider ExpressVancouver โ€“ Calgary (Hwy 1)Abbotsford โ†’Downtown Vancouver (Dunsmuir at Cambie)65 kmRides in the hold โ€” bagged, wrapped, or boxed$50 per bike โ€” non-refundable
๐Ÿš—PoparideSea-to-Sky rideshare (Vancouver - Squamish - Whistler)Downtown Vancouver (Dunsmuir at Cambie) โ†’Gateway Loop / Village (Whistler)96 kmOnly some rides take bikes โ€” look for the bicycle icon on the listingSchedule is variable โ€” check Poparide for driver-listed dates and times
Only book rides that say they permit bicycles (bike icon on the listing).
๐ŸšŽBC Transit99 Pemberton CommuterGateway Loop / Village (Whistler) โ†’Frontier at Aster (NB) (Pemberton)26 kmFront rack, no fee โ€” 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only โ€” lithium battery off the bike and carried on board
๐ŸšฒYou arrive at Frontier at Aster (NB) (Pemberton).
Option six · six legs📅 seasonal⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule
A few connections, but each one moves you closer.
CarrierRideYour bike
๐ŸšŽBC Transit31 Valley Connectoror the 31A Valley Connector or the 31X Valley Connector (doesn't run every day)G Ferguson Way at McCallum Rd (Abbotsford) โ†’Junction Mall (Mission)9.1 kmFront rack, no fee โ€” 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only โ€” lithium battery off the bike and carried on board
๐ŸšฒTravel the short hop from Junction Mall (Mission) to Lougheed Hwy at Haig St (Mission), about 0.3 km. If pedalling it doesn't appeal, Teco Taxi might help.
๐ŸšŽTransLink701 Haney Place / Mission City (weekday-only extension)Lougheed Hwy at Haig St (Mission) โ†’Haney Place (Maple Ridge)22 kmRack on the bus, free2 bikes โ€” first come, first servedE-bikes OK
Weekday-only extension; it doesn't run on weekends, when the West Coast Express is also dark.
๐ŸšŽTransLink701 Coquitlam Central / Haney Place (daily core)Haney Place (Maple Ridge) โ†’Coquitlam Central16 kmRack on the bus, free2 bikes โ€” first come, first servedE-bikes OK
๐ŸšSkyTrainTransLinkCoquitlam Central โ†’Vancouver Airport (YVR) (Richmond)Roll on, free โ€” 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK
๐ŸšŒYVR SkylynxVancouver โ€“ WhistlerVancouver Airport (YVR) (Richmond) โ†’Gateway Loop / Village (Whistler)106 kmRides in the hold โ€” bagged, wrapped, or boxedFirst bike freeReserve ahead โ€” Squamish is reservation-only
Summer service April 18 to November 21; Squamish is a reservation-only stop.
๐ŸšŽBC Transit99 Pemberton CommuterGateway Loop / Village (Whistler) โ†’Frontier at Aster (NB) (Pemberton)26 kmFront rack, no fee โ€” 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only โ€” lithium battery off the bike and carried on board
๐ŸšฒYou arrive at Frontier at Aster (NB) (Pemberton).
Option seven · five legs📅 seasonal⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule
A transport smorgasbord: city buses, train, SkyTrain, and coach bus.
CarrierRideYour bike
๐ŸšŽBC Transit31 Valley Connectoror the 31A Valley Connector or the 31X Valley Connector (doesn't run every day)G Ferguson Way at McCallum Rd (Abbotsford) โ†’Junction Mall (Mission)9.1 kmFront rack, no fee โ€” 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only โ€” lithium battery off the bike and carried on board
๐ŸšฒTravel the short hop from Junction Mall (Mission) to Lougheed Hwy at Haig St (Mission), about 0.3 km.
๐Ÿš†West Coast ExpressTransLinkLougheed Hwy at Haig St (Mission) โ†’Coquitlam Central41 kmRoll on, free โ€” 2 bikes per carWeekdays only โ€” peak direction only
Weekdays only, peak direction only: five trains toward Vancouver in the morning, five back in the evening.
๐ŸšSkyTrainTransLinkCoquitlam Central โ†’Vancouver Airport (YVR) (Richmond)Roll on, free โ€” 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK
๐ŸšŒYVR SkylynxVancouver โ€“ WhistlerVancouver Airport (YVR) (Richmond) โ†’Gateway Loop / Village (Whistler)106 kmRides in the hold โ€” bagged, wrapped, or boxedFirst bike freeReserve ahead โ€” Squamish is reservation-only
Summer service April 18 to November 21; Squamish is a reservation-only stop.
๐ŸšŽBC Transit99 Pemberton CommuterGateway Loop / Village (Whistler) โ†’Frontier at Aster (NB) (Pemberton)26 kmFront rack, no fee โ€” 2 bikes, first come; space not guaranteedE-bikes under 25 kg only โ€” lithium battery off the bike and carried on board
๐ŸšฒYou arrive at Frontier at Aster (NB) (Pemberton).
Route facts last checked August 2026. We check that every leg here carries bikes, but policies and seasons change. Check times and book with the operator. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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Heading back: Pemberton to Abbotsford (best: bus + SkyTrain)

Connections from Abbotsford: White Rock (best: bus + SkyTrain) · Sechelt (best: bus + ferry) · Salmon Arm (best: bus) · Haida Gwaii (best: bus + train + ferry)

Connections from Pemberton: Squamish (best: bus) · Galiano Island (best: bus + SkyTrain + ferry) · Armstrong (best: bus + SkyTrain) · Prince Rupert (best: bus + SkyTrain + train)

Check out BC Bike Stops in Abbotsford and Pemberton