Your end destination may cost you an arm and leg, but getting there doesn’t need to.
TransLink’s annual New Year’s Eve fare reprieve kicks in at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31 and runs until 5 a.m. on Jan. 1.
Here are all the details you need to know for both New Year’s Eve and Jan. 1.
* All fare gates will all be open during designated free service hours and Sunday/holiday schedules will apply.
* Commuters who tap in before 5 p.m. need to tap out on SkyTrain and SeaBus to ensure the correct fare is charged.
* Compass tickets expire at the end of the service day on which they are purchased.
* SeaBus will run on a modified Sunday/holiday schedule, with extended evening service. The last sailing from Lonsdale Quay will be at 2:02 a.m.; the last sailing from Waterfront will be at 2:22 a.m.
* SkyTrain (Expo, Millennium and Canada Lines) will run on a modified Sunday/holiday schedule, with more frequent trains throughout the evening. Last trains will be approximately one hour later.
* West Coast Express will not operate.
New Year’s Day – Monday, January 1, 2018
* Buses, all three SkyTrain lines and the SeaBus will run on a regular Sunday/holiday schedule.
* West Coast Express will not operate.
The last SkyTrain departures on New Year’s Eve are as follows:
Expo Line
* Waterfront to King George at 2:20 a.m.
* Waterfront to Production Way-University at 2:15 a.m.
Millennium Line
* VCC-Clark to Lafarge Lake-Douglas at 2:27 a.m.
* VCC-Clark to Lougheed Town Centre at 2:31 a.m.
Canada Line
* Waterfront to YVR Airport at 2:05 a.m.
* Waterfront to Richmond-Brighouse at 2:15 a.m.
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