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Can you get to your voting place without a car? Almost always
52 of Vancouver’s 59 advance voting places have a bus every 15 minutes or SkyTrain nearby on every advance day. Here are the seven that take more planning.
Vancouver lets you vote at any voting place in the city. You don't have to go to the one nearest your home, so you can pick one on a route you already use. Advance voting runs October 3, 7, 10 and 13, and election day is October 17. Every voting place is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
I checked every one of the City's advance voting places against TransLink's schedule for those exact days, to see how easy each is to reach without a car.
Most are an easy trip
Of the 59 advance voting places, 52 have a bus that comes every 15 minutes or better within a five-minute walk, or a SkyTrain station within about ten minutes, on every advance voting day. Of all 59, 17 are near SkyTrain. The City lists a bike rack at every one of them.
On election day it's 79 of 87 voting places.
The seven that take more planning
| Voting place | Neighbourhood | Within a five-minute walk | Nearest bus every 15 min or SkyTrain | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnarvon Community Elementary School | Arbutus-Ridge | Route 2, 33, about every 21 min | About 420 m | Sat 3 Oct, Sat 10 Oct |
| Chief Maquinna Elementary School | Hastings-Sunrise | No bus stop within 400 m | About 440 m | Every advance day |
| Champlain Heights Community Centre | Killarney | Route 26, about every 20 min | About 740 m | Every advance day |
| Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre | Kitsilano | Route 9, about every 17 min | About 430 m | Weekdays only |
| JW Sexsmith Community Elementary School | Marpole | No bus stop within 400 m | About 530 m | Every advance day |
| Hillcrest Centre | Riley Park | Route 33, about every 30 min | About 470 m | Sat 3 Oct, Sat 10 Oct |
| Walter Moberly Elementary School | Sunset | No bus stop within 400 m | About 430 m | Every advance day |
None of these is far from frequent service. The longest walk to a bus that comes every 15 minutes is about 740 metres, around ten minutes. But if you're relying on the bus that stops right outside, check the schedule first.
Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre is the odd one. The route 9 stop outside comes about every 11 minutes on Saturdays and every 17 minutes on weekdays. On the two weekday advance days, the nearest bus that comes every 15 minutes or better is about 430 metres away.
One small correction to the City's own list: it says routes 8 and 22 are within a five-minute walk of Walter Moberly Elementary. The nearest stop is about 430 metres away in a straight line, which is more like a seven-minute walk on real streets.
On election day, Musqueam Community Centre is the one voting place with no scheduled transit nearby. The nearest bus stop is at Crown Street and SW Marine Drive, about 1.1 kilometres away.
Every advance voting place
Show all 59, by neighbourhood
| Voting place | Neighbourhood | Frequent transit every advance day | Buses every 15 min or better within 400 m | SkyTrain within 800 m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnarvon Community Elementary School 3400 Balaclava Street | Arbutus-Ridge | No | 33 | |
| Prince of Wales Secondary School 2250 Eddington Drive | Arbutus-Ridge | Yes | 16 | |
| Best Western Premier Chateau Granville Hotel & Suites 1100 Granville Street | Downtown | Yes | 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 14, 16, 50 | Vancouver City Centre, Yaletown-Roundhouse |
| Carnegie Community Centre 401 Main Street | Downtown | Yes | 3, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 50, R5 | Stadium-Chinatown |
| Coal Harbour Community Centre 480 Broughton Street | Downtown | Yes | 19, 240, 250 | Burrard |
| Crosstown Elementary School 55 Expo Boulevard | Downtown | Yes | 3, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 50 | Main Street-Science World, Stadium-Chinatown |
| Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue 580 West Hastings Street | Downtown | Yes | 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 50, R5, 257, SeaBus | Burrard, Granville, Stadium-Chinatown, Vancouver City Centre, Waterfront, Waterfront Eastbound |
| Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre 181 Roundhouse Mews | Downtown | Yes | 6, 23 | Yaletown-Roundhouse |
| Vancouver Public Library - Central Branch 350 West Georgia Street | Downtown | Yes | 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 16, 17, 20, 50, 240, 250, 257 | Burrard, Granville, Stadium-Chinatown, Vancouver City Centre, Waterfront, Waterfront Eastbound, Yaletown-Roundhouse |
| Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar Street | Dunbar-Southlands | Yes | 7 | |
| Kerrisdale Elementary School 5555 Carnarvon Street | Dunbar-Southlands | Yes | 2, 41, R4 | |
| False Creek Elementary School 900 School Green | Fairview | Yes | 50, 84 | |
| Holy Trinity Anglican Church 1440 West 12th Avenue | Fairview | Yes | 9, 10, 16, 33, 99 | |
| L'Ecole Bilingue Elementary School 1166 West 14th Avenue | Fairview | Yes | 17, 33 | |
| Britannia Community Elementary School 1110 Cotton Drive | Grandview-Woodland | Yes | 20 | |
| Queen Victoria Annex 1850 East 3rd Avenue | Grandview-Woodland | Yes | 20 | Commercial-Broadway |
| Templeton Secondary School 727 Templeton Drive | Grandview-Woodland | Yes | 7, 14, 16, R5 | |
| Chief Maquinna Elementary School 2684 East 2nd Avenue | Hastings-Sunrise | No | None | |
| Hastings Community Centre 3096 East Hastings Street | Hastings-Sunrise | Yes | 14, 16, R5 | |
| Thunderbird Community Centre 2311 Cassiar Street | Hastings-Sunrise | Yes | 9 | Rupert |
| Charles Dickens Annex 3877 Glen Drive | Kensington-Cedar Cottage | Yes | 19, 25 | |
| Kensington Community Centre 5175 Dumfries Street | Kensington-Cedar Cottage | Yes | 22, 33 | |
| Queen Alexandra Elementary School 1300 East Broadway | Kensington-Cedar Cottage | Yes | 9, 22, 99 | Commercial-Broadway, VCC-Clark |
| Trout Lake Community Centre 3360 Victoria Drive | Kensington-Cedar Cottage | Yes | 20 | |
| Dr. R. E. McKechnie Elementary School 7455 Maple Street | Kerrisdale | Yes | 16 | |
| Kerrisdale Community Centre 5851 West Boulevard | Kerrisdale | Yes | 16, 41, R4 | |
| Champlain Heights Community Centre 3350 Maquinna Drive | Killarney | No | None | |
| Fraser Lands Church 3330 SE Marine Drive | Killarney | Yes | 100 | |
| Killarney Community Centre 6260 Killarney Street | Killarney | Yes | 49 | |
| Henry Hudson Elementary School 1530 Maple Street | Kitsilano | Yes | 2 | |
| Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre 2690 Larch Street | Kitsilano | No | 9 | |
| Lord Tennyson Elementary School 2650 Maple Street | Kitsilano | Yes | 9, 16, 99 | |
| Redemption Church 3512 West 7th Avenue | Kitsilano | Yes | 4, 7, 9, 14, 99 | |
| David Lloyd George Elementary School 1338 West 67th Avenue | Marpole | Yes | 10, 17, 100 | |
| JW Sexsmith Community Elementary School 7410 Columbia Street | Marpole | No | None | |
| Creekside Community Recreation Centre 1 Athletes Way | Mount Pleasant | Yes | 3, 8, 19, 23, 84 | Main Street-Science World |
| Mount Pleasant Community Centre 1 Kingsway | Mount Pleasant | Yes | 3, 8, 9, 19, 99 | |
| Vancouver City Hall 453 West 12th Avenue | Mount Pleasant | Yes | 9, 15, 17, 99 | Broadway-City Hall, Olympic Village |
| Dr. Annie B. Jamieson Elementary School 6350 Tisdall Street | Oakridge | Yes | 15, 49 | Langara-49th Avenue, Oakridge-41st Avenue |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School 7055 Heather St | Oakridge | Yes | 17 | |
| John Norquay Elementary School 4710 Slocan Street | Renfrew-Collingwood | Yes | 19, 33 | 29th Avenue, Nanaimo |
| Renfrew Park Community Centre 2929 East 22nd Avenue | Renfrew-Collingwood | Yes | 16, 25 | 29th Avenue |
| St. Mary's Parish 5251 Joyce Street | Renfrew-Collingwood | Yes | 19, 28, 41, R4 | Joyce-Collingwood |
| Hillcrest Centre 4575 Clancy Loranger Way | Riley Park | No | 33 | |
| Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School 419 East 24th Avenue | Riley Park | Yes | 8, 25 | |
| VanDusen Botanical Garden 5251 Oak Street | Shaughnessy | Yes | 17 | |
| Douglas Park Community Centre 801 West 22nd Avenue | South Cambie | Yes | 17, 25 | King Edward |
| Lord Strathcona Community Elementary School 592 East Pender Street | Strathcona | Yes | 4, 7, 14, 16, 20, 22 | |
| John Oliver Secondary School 530 East 41st Avenue | Sunset | Yes | 8, 41, R4 | |
| Sunset Community Centre 6810 Main Street | Sunset | Yes | 3, 49 | |
| Walter Moberly Elementary School 1000 East 59th Avenue | Sunset | No | None | |
| David Thompson Secondary School 1755 East 55th Avenue | Victoria-Fraserview | Yes | 20 | |
| Sir James Douglas Elementary School 2150 Brigadoon Avenue | Victoria-Fraserview | Yes | 20 | |
| Tecumseh Elementary School 1850 East 41st Avenue | Victoria-Fraserview | Yes | 20, 41, R4 | |
| King George Secondary School 1755 Barclay Street | West End | Yes | 5, 19, 240, 250, 257 | |
| Lord Roberts Elementary School 1100 Bidwell Street | West End | Yes | 5, 6, 23 | |
| St. Paul's Anglican Church 1130 Jervis Street | West End | Yes | 6, 23 | |
| Lord Byng Secondary School 3939 West 16th Avenue | West Point Grey | Yes | 25, 33 | |
| West Point Grey Community Centre 4397 West 2nd Avenue | West Point Grey | Yes | 4 |
How I did this
Voting places are from the City's 2026 voting places data, excluding the UBC location, which serves only UBC and University Endowment Lands school-trustee voters. Transit is from TransLink's published schedule data, feed 26SEP_20260918, for each voting day between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. A bus counts as frequent if it serves a stop at least four times an hour in one direction. A five-minute walk is taken as 400 metres and SkyTrain as 800 metres, both in a straight line, so real walks are a little longer. Schedules can change, so check TransLink before you go. The City's where to vote page has hours and accessibility details for each location.
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