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Here's the Schedules for the 3 systems connecting the Comox to Nanaimo, Cowichan, and Victoria:

Comox (#10 Fanny Bay-Deep Bay): https://www.bctransit.com/comox-valley/schedules-and-maps/riders-guide/
Nanaimo (#93 Deep Bay, #9 Qualicum, #1 NRL) : https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/riderinfo/
Cowichan (#66 CVX, #70 NCX): https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/schedules-and-maps/riders-guide/

The irony is, of course, that there these buses all run alongside the @vibyrail Island Railway, with stops often adjacent to the tracks. It does seem a little... ironic.
#BCTransit #VancouverIsland #Rail

January means new #BCTransit scheds!
"Intercity" on #VancouverIsland

Nanaimo
QB -> WDG -> NAN -> COW -> VIC
NA -> NA -> 5:04AM -> 6:15 -> 7:32AM
6:03AM -> 7:09 -> 7:58 -> 9:23 --> 10:40AM

Victoria
VIC -> COW -> NAN -> WDG -> QB
1:45PM -> 3:27 -> 4:50 -> 6:03 -> 6:56PM
5:15PM -> 6:53 -> 8:05 -> 9:04 -> 9:54PM

Comox
CRT -> DB -> QB -> WDG -> NAN -> COW -> VIC
9:05AM -> 10:03 -> 11:03 -> 12:04 -> 2:11 -> 3:27 -> 4:36PM

Cost:
Comox: $2.75
Nanaimo: $2.75
NCx: $5
CVx: $10
Total: $20.50

A screenshot from the front page of the Rider’s Guide from the Regional District of Nanaimo. Effective Jan 4, 2026

GUYS I just saw my fist full size battery electric bus!

I really wish we had catenary 🚎 instead but this will do for now.

it is essentially silent amongst the cacophony around it.

#bctransit #bus #electric #bev

nice. lots of people on the bus in the city at 7:19 in the morning!

Early start for the #bcndp convention! Meeting my riding folks at 8 to strategize and study before things start promptly at 8:30!

#bcpoli #convention #transit #yyj #victoria #bctransit

A picture looking down a bus there are various peoples legs and feet

We need this in B.C.

https://www.cabq.gov/transit/how-to-ride/zero-fares

#BCTransit

We recently went for a ride on one of BC Transit's new electric buses in Victoria, BC. It was a quieter and air conditioned trip :) The first image is on the #22 route (Yates St) and the second is on the #28 route (Douglas St). #VictoriaBC #BCTransit #electricbus

BC Transit electric bus in the City of Victoria (route 22) on Yates Street.

Something #BCFerries, #Translink, and #BCTransit could learn from #Hullo: displays with scheduled transport connections *in the vehicles*

#PublicTransport

a screen with the shuttle bus daily schedule — getting to downtown Nanaimo
Thursday
table with departure times

Transit in BC. Frustrating! A route that used to be 1h 13m in 2011 is now 1h:46m compared to 37 minutes by car.

How can transit planners expect riders to take a bus for 3hrs and 19m when the same journey could be done in 1h 10m in a car?

That's the reality in the Nanaimo transit system. They serve a vast area, with over 100,000 people. But In 25 years, the time to get from the edge of that area, to the middle, has grown.

And don't get me started on using the railway.
#BCPoli #VIU #BCTransit

Two graphs showing horizontal bar charts with stacked green on blue areas. The blue areas are the driving times from Parksville to VIU and Qualicum to VIU respectively. They are about 1h and 1h 10m respectively.

The green area adds the time for the bus and shows the total bus commute time at the end of the bar.The time in 2000 and 2025 from Parksville was 2h 12m and 2h 21m respectively. The time time from Qualicum was 2h 55m and 3h 19m respectively.

On RDN transit to start another semester at VIU! Only a few students on this first early day, and no high school kids yet. By Thursday it should be packed.

#taketransit #bctransit #nanaimo #rdn #viu #sd68

A view down one side of the inside of a bus from the back seat shows a line of 4 seats with their backs to the window. Outside the window, two people stand on a sidewalk in front of a Best Buy store.

Hey all you Vancouver BC people. Traveling to your lovely province the end of this month into the next. Going to be going from downtown Vancouver to Port Moody, Burnaby and North Vancouver on a regular basis, over the 7 days I will be there. Considering this covers 3 zones, I don’t know what would be best for public transportation options. Do I pick up a compass card and just use that as needed with a preloaded amount? (I am worried I will load more than I need) or do I just get 7 - day passes? I have checked the website, and it just isn’t as conclusive as I would like without putting in my start/stop points to determine that specific day’s fares. Any guidance would be very welcome! Cheers! #BCtransit #vancouver

So it turned out that #BCTransit on the #SunshineCoastBC has a daily bus fare cap and I found out just now that the 4 times I took the bus today to go from city to city costed me $4 total.

And the cherry on top is the ferry from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay is free for foot passengers. This is awesome, and it’s wild that there are so few making use of this!

A day trip to Chilliwack by BC Transit went pretty nice.

Someone's t-shirt “Chilliwack: it's not that bad” sums it up 😁 We saw rough and car-infested areas while on the bus, but the town centre was somewhat pleasant to explore. Bonus points for a small pedestrianized area, something Vancouver is afraid of implementing.

#Chilliwack #BCTransit

a narrow pedestrian street with patios, greenery, and people walking

BC Transit has installed bus stops in the Nuučaan̓uł language in Esowista, hitaću, Long Beach, Načiks (Tofino), Ty-histanis and Ucluelet.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nuuc-aan-u%C5%82-ucluelet-bus-stop-signs-1.7477061
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BC Transit a installé des arrêts de bus en langue Nuučaan̓uł à Esowista, hitaću, Long Beach, Načiks (Tofino), Ty-histanis et Ucluelet.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2146723/langue-autochtone-autobus

#BCTransit #Esowista #hitaću #LongBeach #Načiks #Tofino #Tyhistanis #Ucluelet #BC #CB #BritishColumbia #ColombieBritannique #Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ #Indigenous #Autochtones

Take transit ... you could win a prize https://pgdailynews.ca/index.php/2025/06/09/take-transit-you-could-win-a-prize/ #cityofpg #bctransit #princegeorgebc

Free transit for cyclists during Go By Bike Week https://pgdailynews.ca/index.php/2025/05/21/free-transit-for-cyclists-during-go-by-bike-week-2/ #cityofpg #princegeorgebc #bctransit

This morning on the bus, the driver (who is always lovely) stopped at a light and announced: “I’m taking advantage of the red light to let you know that Tuesday is the first, April Fool’s Day - but it’s no joke that fares are going up that day, be ready, it’ll be $3 single fare and $6 for a day pass.” It was unusual and a very kind, thoughtful reminder. #bctransit #yyj #bus #publictransport