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, ferries and trains can carry you and your bike from North Vancouver to Port Moody.
For scale
As the crow flies18 km
Biking whole way27 km · 1 h 34 m
By car23 km · 24 m
We found four ways to get you there.
🎒 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 · two legs
A very Vancouver way to travel.
CarrierRideYour bike
⛴️SeaBusTransLinkLonsdale Quay (North Vancouver) →Vancouver Canada Place3.5 kmRoll on, free — bikes ride inside the cabin6 bikes per sailing at rush hour — weekdays 7–9:30 am and 3–6:30 pm; no limit other timesE-bikes OK — no charging on boardNo trailers — 185 cm max bike length
Bikes ride inside the cabin; during weekday rush hours there's room for six bikes a sailing.
🚝SkyTrainTransLinkVancouver Canada Place →Moody Centre (Coquitlam)Roll on, free — 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK
🚲You arrive at Moody Centre (Coquitlam).
Option two · three legs
SkyTrain helps connect the dots.
CarrierRideYour bike
🚎TransLinkR2 Marine Dr RapidBusLonsdale Quay (North Vancouver) →Park Royal (West Vancouver)4.5 kmRack on the bus, free2 bikes — first come, first servedE-bikes OK
🚎TransLink257 Horseshoe Bay ExpressPark Royal (West Vancouver) →Stadium-Chinatown (Vancouver)5.7 kmRack on the bus, free2 bikes — first come, first servedE-bikes OK
🚝SkyTrainTransLinkStadium-Chinatown (Vancouver) →Moody Centre (Coquitlam)Roll on, free — 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK
🚲You arrive at Moody Centre (Coquitlam).
Option three · two legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule
Same as Option one, but a train instead of the SkyTrain.
CarrierRideYour bike
⛴️SeaBusTransLinkLonsdale Quay (North Vancouver) →Vancouver Canada Place3.5 kmRoll on, free — bikes ride inside the cabin6 bikes per sailing at rush hour — weekdays 7–9:30 am and 3–6:30 pm; no limit other timesE-bikes OK — no charging on boardNo trailers — 185 cm max bike length
Bikes ride inside the cabin; during weekday rush hours there's room for six bikes a sailing.
🚆West Coast ExpressTransLinkVancouver Canada Place →Moody Centre (Coquitlam)20 kmRoll on, free — 2 bikes per carWeekdays only — peak direction only
Weekdays only, peak direction only: five trains toward Vancouver in the morning, five back in the evening.
🚲You arrive at Moody Centre (Coquitlam).
Option four · three legs📅 seasonal
Same as Option two, but a coach bus instead of the city bus.
CarrierRideYour bike
🚎TransLinkR2 Marine Dr RapidBusLonsdale Quay (North Vancouver) →Park Royal (West Vancouver)4.5 kmRack on the bus, free2 bikes — first come, first servedE-bikes OK
🚌Squamish ConnectorSquamish – VancouverPark Royal (West Vancouver) →Vancouver Canada Place5 kmBook aheadMax 2 bikes per tripSome buses have an outside rack — otherwise carried in the luggage hold$15 each wayNo e-bikes
Bikes welcome May to September; check schedule outside that window.
🚝SkyTrainTransLinkVancouver Canada Place →Moody Centre (Coquitlam)Roll on, free — 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK
🚲You arrive at Moody Centre (Coquitlam).
Route facts last checked October 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: Port Moody to North Vancouver (best: SkyTrain + SeaBus)
Connections from North Vancouver: Gibsons (best: bus + ferry) · Courtenay (Comox Valley) (best: bus + ferry) · Castlegar (best: SeaBus + SkyTrain + bus) · Whitehorse, YT (best: SeaBus + SkyTrain + plane)
Connections from Port Moody: Bowen Island (best: SkyTrain + bus + ferry) · Courtenay (Comox Valley) (best: SkyTrain + bus + ferry) · Castlegar (best: SkyTrain + bus) · Whitehorse, YT (best: SkyTrain + plane)
Check out BC Bike Stops in North Vancouver and Port Moody