Sooke to Maple Ridge with a bike

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, trains and flights can carry you and your bike from Sooke to Maple Ridge.

For scale

As the crow flies124 km

Biking whole way169 km · 8 h 51 m

By car167 km · 3 h 30 m

We found six ways to get you there.

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 · six legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule

Four ways to travel, one destination.

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🚎BC Transit61 Sooke / Langford / Downtownor the 65 Sooke / Downtown via Westhills (doesn't run every day)Sooke Rd at Brownsey Blvd →Douglas St at Finlayson St (Victoria)30 kmRack on the bus, free — 2 bikes · first come, first servedE-bikes OK

🚲Travel the short hop from Douglas St at Finlayson St (Victoria) to Douglas St at Pandora Ave (Victoria), about 1.9 km. If pedalling it doesn't appeal, Bluebird Cabs, Sidney Taxi might help.

🚎BC Transit70 Swartz Bay / Downtownor the 72 Swartz Bay / Downtown (via Saanichton)Douglas St at Pandora Ave (Victoria) →Swartz Bay (Victoria)29 kmRack on the bus, free — 2 bikes · first come, first servedE-bikes OK

⛴️BC FerriesTsawwassen – Swartz BaySwartz Bay (Victoria) →Tsawwassen (Delta)41 kmRoll on, free — no reservation neededE-bikes OK — no charging on board

🚎TransLink620 Bridgeport Station / Tsawwassen Ferryor the 900 Bike Bus (seasonal)Tsawwassen (Delta) →Bridgeport (Richmond)22 kmRack on the bus, free2 bikes — first come, first servedE-bikes OK

The 620 is year-round, roughly hourly, timed to sailings, with two bike-rack spots. On busy summer ferry days the seasonal 900 Bike Bus can carry an extra 10 bikes.

🚝SkyTrainTransLinkBridgeport (Richmond) →Coquitlam CentralRoll on, free — 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK

🚆West Coast ExpressTransLinkCoquitlam Central →Port Haney Station (Maple Ridge)19 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 Port Haney Station (Maple Ridge).

Option two · five legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule

Commute like a local on the West Coast Express.

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🚲Travel the short hop from Douglas St at Finlayson St (Victoria) to Douglas St at Pandora Ave (Victoria), about 1.9 km.

🚌Wilson's Transportation (BC Connector)BC Ferries Connector — Vancouver / VictoriaDouglas St at Pandora Ave (Victoria) →Tsawwassen (Delta)70 kmRides in the hold — bagged or boxed$42 per bike — 50 lb maxReserve bike spot — recommended

⛴️ Downtown to downtown via the Tsawwassen–Swartz Bay ferry crossing.

The 620 is year-round, roughly hourly, timed to sailings, with two bike-rack spots. On busy summer ferry days the seasonal 900 Bike Bus can carry an extra 10 bikes.

🚝SkyTrainTransLinkBridgeport (Richmond) →Coquitlam CentralRoll on, free — 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK

🚆West Coast ExpressTransLinkCoquitlam Central →Port Haney Station (Maple Ridge)19 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 Port Haney Station (Maple Ridge).

Option three · five legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule

A ferry in the middle ties it all together.

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🚎BC Transit61 Sooke / Langford / DowntownSooke Rd at Brownsey Blvd →Douglas St at Finlayson St (Victoria)30 kmRack on the bus, free — 2 bikes · first come, first servedE-bikes OK

🚲Travel the short hop from Douglas St at Finlayson St (Victoria) to Legislature Terminal (Victoria), about 3.2 km.

🚎BC Transit66 CVX Cowichan - Victoria ExpressLegislature Terminal (Victoria) →Duncan54 kmRack on the bus, free — 2 bikes · first come, first servedE-bikes OK

🚎BC Transit70 NCX Nanaimo - Cowichan ExpressDuncan →Bay D at Downtown Nanaimo Exch46 kmRack on the bus, free — 2 bikes · first come, first servedE-bikes OK

🚲Travel the short hop from Bay D at Downtown Nanaimo Exch to Hullo Nanaimo Terminal (Port Way), about 1.4 km. If pedalling it doesn't appeal, A.C. Taxi, Yellow Cab Nanaimo might help.

⛴️HulloHullo (Nanaimo – Vancouver)Hullo Nanaimo Terminal (Port Way) →CXH (Vancouver)61 kmBook online ahead — 6 bike spots per sailing, 1 per guest$19.99 one way — $25 in personNo e-bikes — no trailers, 80 in / 50 lb max

🚲Travel the short hop from CXH (Vancouver) to Vancouver Canada Place, about 0.8 km. If pedalling it doesn't appeal, Black Top Cabs, Maclure'S Cabs might help.

🚆West Coast ExpressTransLinkVancouver Canada Place →Port Haney Station (Maple Ridge)41 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 Port Haney Station (Maple Ridge).

Option four · five legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule

The same idea as Option three, on different routes.

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🚎BC Transit61 Sooke / Langford / DowntownSooke Rd at Brownsey Blvd →Douglas St at Finlayson St (Victoria)30 kmRack on the bus, free — 2 bikes · first come, first servedE-bikes OK

🚲Travel the short hop from Douglas St at Finlayson St (Victoria) to Douglas St at Pandora Ave (Victoria), about 1.9 km.

🚎BC Transit66 CVX Cowichan-Victoria ExpressDouglas St at Pandora Ave (Victoria) →Duncan46 kmRack on the bus, free — 2 bikes · first come, first servedE-bikes OK

🚎BC Transit70 NCX Nanaimo - Cowichan ExpressDuncan →Bay D at Downtown Nanaimo Exch46 kmRack on the bus, free — 2 bikes · first come, first servedE-bikes OK

🚲Travel the short hop from Bay D at Downtown Nanaimo Exch to Hullo Nanaimo Terminal (Port Way), about 1.4 km.

🚲Travel the short hop from CXH (Vancouver) to Vancouver Canada Place, about 0.8 km.

🚆West Coast ExpressTransLinkVancouver Canada Place →Port Haney Station (Maple Ridge)41 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 Port Haney Station (Maple Ridge).

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Option five · five legs⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule

Same as Option two, but a coach bus instead of the city bus.

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🚎BC Transit61 Sooke / Langford / DowntownSooke Rd at Brownsey Blvd →Douglas St at Finlayson St (Victoria)30 kmRack on the bus, free — 2 bikes · first come, first servedE-bikes OK

🚲Travel the short hop from Douglas St at Finlayson St (Victoria) to Douglas St at Pandora Ave (Victoria), about 1.9 km.

🚌Wilson's Transportation (BC Connector)BC Ferries Connector — Vancouver / VictoriaDouglas St at Pandora Ave (Victoria) →Downtown Vancouver101 kmRides in the hold — bagged or boxed$42 per bike — 50 lb maxReserve bike spot — recommended

⛴️ Downtown to downtown via the Tsawwassen–Swartz Bay ferry crossing.

🚌Whistler ShuttleVancouver – Whistleror YVR Skylynx (Vancouver – Whistler)Downtown Vancouver →Vancouver Airport (YVR) (Richmond)11 kmBook ahead — bikes carried with advance noticeBike fee

Door-to-door shuttle; the downtown Vancouver pickup is suspended for summer 2026.

🚝SkyTrainTransLinkVancouver Airport (YVR) (Richmond) →Coquitlam CentralRoll on, free — 2 bikes per carAvoid rush hourE-bikes OK

🚆West Coast ExpressTransLinkCoquitlam Central →Port Haney Station (Maple Ridge)19 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 Port Haney Station (Maple Ridge).

Not an option · three legs🚫 not possible with a bike⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule

Coach bus to Nanaimo, ferry to Vancouver, then a train into Maple Ridge.

🚫 This chain exists, but West Coast Trail Express does not carry bikes, so it cannot work with yours. We show it so you can see where the connection breaks.

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🚌West Coast Trail ExpressJuan de Fuca Trail routeor West Coast Trail Express (West Coast Trail route)Sooke →Downtown Nanaimo Exchange130 kmDoes not carry bikes

Runs May 1 to September 30.

🚲Travel the short hop from Downtown Nanaimo Exchange to Hullo Nanaimo Terminal (Port Way), about 1 km.

🚲Travel the short hop from CXH (Vancouver) to Vancouver Canada Place, about 0.8 km.

🚆West Coast ExpressTransLinkVancouver Canada Place →Port Haney Station (Maple Ridge)41 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 Port Haney Station (Maple Ridge).

Option seven · three legs✈ the splurge⚠ doesn't run every day — check the schedule

Two connections, then you're on your way.

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🚎BC Transit61 Sooke / Langford / DowntownSooke Rd at Brownsey Blvd →Douglas St at Finlayson St (Victoria)30 kmRack on the bus, free — 2 bikes · first come, first servedE-bikes OK

🚲Travel the short hop from Douglas St at Finlayson St (Victoria) to Victoria Harbour, about 2.6 km.

🛩️Harbour AirVancouver Harbour – Victoria HarbourVictoria Harbour →CXH (Vancouver)98 kmFront wheel must come off$20 handling fee — bike weight counts toward your baggage allowanceNot on the Twin Otter — other floatplanes are fine; confirm when booking

🚲Travel the short hop from CXH (Vancouver) to Vancouver Canada Place, about 0.8 km.

🚆West Coast ExpressTransLinkVancouver Canada Place →Port Haney Station (Maple Ridge)41 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 Port Haney Station (Maple Ridge).

Route facts last checked July 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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