Whistler Olympic Park
Getting Here
Gates open three hours prior to the start of competition.
By rapid transit
From Vancouver
Take the Olympic bus network from the BC Institute of Technology (BCIT) departure hub in Burnaby or from the Lonsdale Quay transit hub in North Vancouver.
From Whistler
Take the Whistler Olympic Park Express shuttle from the Whistler transportation mall (Lot 4) in Whistler Village.
There is no BC Transit to this venue.
Travel time to venue
From BCIT: up to 3 hours.
After entering the venue, you’ll walk along a common pathway for about 500 metres until you reach a decision point.
From here, depending on which event you’re attending, you’ll walk either 400 metres to the ski jumping stadium, 600 metres to the cross-country skiing stadium or 700 metres to the biathlon stadium (25–30 minutes).
For Nordic combined, the pathway between the two stadia — ski jumping and cross-country skiing — is about one kilometre in length.
Official Vancouver 2010 Maps
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Departure Hub For Whistler Olympic Park
If you have a ticket to an event to Whistler Olympic Park, visit http://travelsmart2010.ca to find out how to book a ticket on the Olympic bus network on or after December 9, 2009.
There is no spectator parking at any Olympic venues. All spectators with tickets to Whistler events who are travelling from Metro Vancouver must travel to Whistler via the Olympic bus network.
Check public transit options to get to your departure and transfer hubs. Depending on where you’re coming from, it might be easier to use public transportation to get there. For TransLink routes, schedule information and help with your travel planning, visit http://travelsmart2010.ca
Know before you go where your venue’s departure hub is and how to get there. Carefully follow the directional signs around the departure hub.
BC Institute of Technology (BCIT)
3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby
Getting Here
By public transit
Bus routes: 25, 123, 130 These buses connect to SkyTrain Expo and Millennium Lines.
Allow at least 60 minutes’ travel time from downtown Vancouver.
By rideshare/carpool
From Highway 1 (Trans-Canada HIGHWAY): take exit 29 (Willingdon south), go south on Willingdon.
BCIT is on your left. From here:
- For Whistler Olympic Park: turn left on Canada Way, turn right on Carey Ave.
Lonsdale Quay
North Vancouver
Getting Here
By public transit
SeaBus from Waterfront station in downtown Vancouver.
Allow 12 minutes’ travel time by SeaBus.
Bus routes: 228, 229, 230, 236, 239, 246, N24 to Lonsdale Quay
Do not drive or rideshare/carpool to this transfer hub as there is no parking for Olympic spectators.
