34:
767:
178:
In
September 2015, many of the original routes were renumbered so that all the routes between the now-superseded Prideaux Exchange in Downtown and Woodgrove Centre would end in a zero. Routes 12 and 93 were discontinued due to low ridership, while Route 40 (formerly Route 4) was extended to Woodgrove
169:
As of 2023, there are 20 scheduled bus routes in the region. The transit system operates seven days a week, with reduced service on weekends and holidays. All accessible buses are also equipped with bike racks. In rural areas the buses can be flagged down, as there are no designated bus stops.
475:
is a dial-a-ride service for people with a disability that is sufficiently severe that they are unable to use regular transit buses without assistance. Clients must be pre-registered to make use of this service.
310:
Downtown, Harewood, Vancouver Island
University, Woodgrove Exchange via Nanaimo Parkway and Metral Drive, Country Club Centre, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, back to Downtown
265:
Woodgrove
Exchange to Lantzville via Aulds and Philip to Eastwind/Northwind area then back to Woodgrove Exchange via Superior, Lantzville, Dickinson, Dover, and Uplands.
1040:
1033:
1793:
437:
Circular route running in a counterclockwise direction through eastern portions of
Qualicum Beach and areas just outside the town boundaries.
1879:
702:
1716:
1158:
1193:
1153:
786:
1536:
1238:
1026:
801:
1746:
1788:
1781:
1766:
1203:
796:
1566:
1148:
837:
822:
170:
Passengers who are worried about their personal safety at night can ask the driver to drop them off between regular bus stops.
1889:
1776:
321:
Downtown
Nanaimo, Bowen Road, Nanaimo Regional Hospital, Northfield, Country Club Exchange, Metral Drive, Woodgrove Exchange
276:
Vancouver Island
University, Woodgrove Exchange with trips going down the entire length of Jingle Pot Road at certain times.
1761:
1736:
1188:
726:
1824:
1741:
1731:
1609:
1233:
967:
1253:
1002:
991:
751:
695:
408:
1521:
1223:
1213:
1007:
943:
927:
882:
736:
292:
336:, Bowen Road, Northfield, Country Club Exchange, Nanaimo North Town Centre via Uplands Road, Woodgrove Exchange
1248:
938:
806:
1884:
1756:
1183:
1173:
947:
877:
827:
781:
1771:
1258:
1243:
1228:
986:
962:
852:
746:
412:
392:
260:
142:
1198:
952:
893:
862:
842:
791:
688:
363:
333:
214:
299:
Exchange. Some trips (20A) go along
Brickyard (toward Woodgrove)/McGirr (toward Downtown) and Dover Rd.
1649:
981:
977:
903:
887:
627:
603:
579:
555:
456:
225:
1132:
996:
957:
917:
867:
1082:
922:
907:
367:
20:
1721:
1486:
1263:
1208:
756:
731:
153:. The system, operated by the Regional Transportation Services Department, is jointly funded by
1541:
1097:
766:
531:
1814:
1711:
1471:
1395:
1087:
1072:
1751:
1659:
1589:
1343:
1117:
461:
From
Ravensong Exchange in Qualicum Beach to Deep Bay. Now daily except Sunday and Monday.
8:
1679:
1664:
1634:
1574:
1476:
1400:
1385:
1364:
1310:
1178:
493:
1858:
1614:
1599:
1584:
1506:
1491:
1446:
1441:
1421:
1325:
1127:
1112:
1837:
1832:
1809:
1674:
1619:
1594:
1551:
1436:
1315:
1092:
426:
Once-daily route for bus students. Only runs on weekdays between
September and June.
1726:
1629:
1556:
1501:
1466:
1431:
1348:
1294:
1289:
1122:
1049:
1018:
847:
675:
296:
179:
Centre and its circulation was increased to every 15-30 minutes during peak hours.
146:
1842:
1669:
1644:
1579:
1511:
1456:
1390:
1284:
1279:
1077:
1067:
972:
857:
382:
158:
351:
from
Downtown Nanaimo, Terminal Park, Country Club Exchange, Woodgrove Exchange
33:
1819:
1604:
1526:
1516:
1496:
1481:
1416:
1320:
1102:
348:
1873:
1380:
1107:
230:
Downtown Nanaimo, Harewood, University Village, Vancouver Island University
1546:
1163:
932:
872:
832:
1639:
1426:
665:
138:
134:
122:
74:
70:
670:
650:
516:
118:
1695:
1654:
1561:
1451:
1168:
912:
711:
671:
Regional District of Nanaimo, Transportation Services, Regional Transit
448:
Circuitous route running in a figure-8 through western Qualicum Beach.
288:
154:
84:
1461:
680:
532:"BC Transit - Nanaimo Introduces Transit Network and Service Changes"
472:
381:
Downtown Nanaimo, South Parkway Plaza, South Wellington, Cassidy,
252:
Vancouver Island University, Harewood, South Parkway Plaza, Cedar
898:
157:, the provincial agency responsible for transit services outside
60:
1053:
202:
Downtown Nanaimo, Brooks Landing Centre, Country Club Exchange
150:
1531:
1624:
1048:
676:
busline.ca site for Nanaimo Regional Transit System
1871:
241:Downtown Nanaimo, South Parkway Plaza, Cinnabar
291:Departure Bay Terminal, Brooks Landing Centre,
1034:
696:
273:VIU Connector/VIU Connector via Jingle Pot
131:Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System
27:Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System
1041:
1027:
703:
689:
318:NRGH (Nanaimo Regional General Hospital)
666:Nanaimo Regional Transit System webpage
1872:
710:
332:Downtown Nanaimo, University Village,
1022:
684:
1880:Transit agencies in British Columbia
526:
524:
362:Downtown Nanaimo, Nanaimo Airport,
13:
14:
1901:
659:
651:HandyDART (Dial A Ride Transport)
521:
494:"BC Transit - Schedules and Maps"
173:
16:Transit system of Nanaimo, Canada
1696:Charlottetown–Cornwall–Stratford
765:
32:
644:
620:
596:
572:
548:
510:
486:
467:
1:
1174:BC Transit Health Connections
479:
1890:Regional District of Nanaimo
1159:Ashcroft–Cache Creek–Clinton
213:Downtown Nanaimo, Harewood,
143:Regional District of Nanaimo
110:Regional District of Nanaimo
7:
787:Chilliwack/Agassiz-Harrison
334:Vancouver Island University
215:Vancouver Island University
164:
133:provides both conventional
10:
1906:
1239:South Okanagan–Similkameen
802:South Okanagan-Similkameen
18:
1851:
1802:
1704:
1688:
1427:Bradford West Gwillimbury
1409:
1373:
1357:
1334:
1303:
1272:
1141:
1060:
815:
774:
763:
719:
359:Nanaimo Cowichan Express
114:
106:
98:
90:
80:
66:
56:
48:
40:
31:
1782:Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
628:"Nanaimo Route Overview"
604:"Nanaimo Route Overview"
580:"Nanaimo Route Overview"
556:"Nanaimo Route Overview"
21:Nanaimo (disambiguation)
1522:Midland/Penetanguishene
935:& Alberni-Clayoquot
370:. Daily except Sunday.
415:, Woodgrove Exchange.
217:, Jingle Pot/Westwood
199:Country Club/Downtown
1358:Northwest Territories
1189:Central Fraser Valley
52:6300 Hammond Bay Road
1885:Transport in Nanaimo
1689:Prince Edward Island
1401:Strait of Canso Area
141:services within the
19:For other uses, see
344:Woodgrove/Downtown
28:
1827:(former intercity)
1567:Ontario Northland
1234:Salt Spring Island
843:Castlegar Regional
727:Abbotsford-Mission
347:Express along the
284:Hammond Bay/Dover
137:and special needs
26:
1867:
1866:
1133:Strathcona County
1093:Fort Saskatchewan
1016:
1015:
968:Saltspring Island
752:Victoria Regional
465:
464:
397:Parksville area.
128:
127:
1897:
1828:
1752:Greater Montreal
1610:Sault Ste. Marie
1570:
1381:Annapolis Valley
1224:Pemberton Valley
1214:Kelowna Regional
1154:Agassiz–Harrison
1142:British Columbia
1043:
1036:
1029:
1020:
1019:
928:Pemberton Valley
848:Central Kootenay
769:
742:Nanaimo Regional
737:Kelowna Regional
705:
698:
691:
682:
681:
653:
648:
642:
641:
639:
638:
624:
618:
617:
615:
614:
600:
594:
593:
591:
590:
576:
570:
569:
567:
566:
552:
546:
545:
543:
542:
528:
519:
517:Special Services
514:
508:
507:
505:
504:
490:
378:Cassidy/Airport
182:
181:
147:British Columbia
119:Regional Transit
36:
29:
25:
1905:
1904:
1900:
1899:
1898:
1896:
1895:
1894:
1870:
1869:
1868:
1863:
1847:
1826:
1798:
1700:
1684:
1665:Waterloo Region
1655:Greater Toronto
1568:
1405:
1369:
1353:
1336:
1330:
1299:
1268:
1204:Cowichan Valley
1137:
1056:
1047:
1017:
1012:
973:Shuswap Country
858:Columbia Valley
811:
807:Vernon Regional
797:Cowichan Valley
770:
761:
715:
709:
662:
657:
656:
649:
645:
636:
634:
626:
625:
621:
612:
610:
602:
601:
597:
588:
586:
578:
577:
573:
564:
562:
554:
553:
549:
540:
538:
530:
529:
522:
515:
511:
502:
500:
492:
491:
487:
482:
470:
445:Qualicum Beach
383:Nanaimo Airport
295:, Hammond Bay,
176:
167:
159:Metro Vancouver
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1903:
1893:
1892:
1887:
1882:
1865:
1864:
1862:
1861:
1855:
1853:
1849:
1848:
1846:
1845:
1840:
1835:
1830:
1822:
1817:
1812:
1806:
1804:
1800:
1799:
1797:
1796:
1794:Trois-Rivières
1791:
1786:
1784:
1779:
1774:
1769:
1764:
1759:
1757:Mont-Tremblant
1754:
1749:
1744:
1739:
1734:
1729:
1724:
1719:
1714:
1708:
1706:
1702:
1701:
1699:
1698:
1692:
1690:
1686:
1685:
1683:
1682:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1549:
1547:Norfolk County
1544:
1542:Niagara Region
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1413:
1411:
1407:
1406:
1404:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1377:
1375:
1371:
1370:
1368:
1367:
1361:
1359:
1355:
1354:
1352:
1351:
1346:
1340:
1338:
1332:
1331:
1329:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1307:
1305:
1301:
1300:
1298:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1276:
1274:
1270:
1269:
1267:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1184:Campbell River
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1149:100 Mile House
1145:
1143:
1139:
1138:
1136:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1098:Grande Prairie
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1064:
1062:
1058:
1057:
1050:Public transit
1046:
1045:
1038:
1031:
1023:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1010:
1005:
1000:
994:
992:Sunshine Coast
989:
984:
980:and District,
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
941:
936:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
901:
896:
891:
885:
880:
875:
870:
868:Creston Valley
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
823:100 Mile House
819:
817:
813:
812:
810:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
782:Campbell River
778:
776:
772:
771:
764:
762:
760:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
723:
721:
717:
716:
708:
707:
700:
693:
685:
679:
678:
673:
668:
661:
660:External links
658:
655:
654:
643:
619:
595:
571:
547:
520:
509:
484:
483:
481:
478:
469:
466:
463:
462:
459:
454:
450:
449:
446:
443:
439:
438:
435:
432:
428:
427:
424:
421:
417:
416:
409:Qualicum Beach
406:
403:
399:
398:
395:
390:
386:
385:
379:
376:
372:
371:
360:
357:
353:
352:
349:Island Highway
345:
342:
338:
337:
330:
327:
323:
322:
319:
316:
312:
311:
308:
307:Ferry Shuttle
305:
301:
300:
285:
282:
278:
277:
274:
271:
267:
266:
263:
258:
254:
253:
250:
247:
243:
242:
239:
236:
232:
231:
228:
223:
219:
218:
211:
208:
204:
203:
200:
197:
193:
192:
189:
186:
175:
174:Regular routes
172:
166:
163:
126:
125:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
100:
96:
95:
92:
88:
87:
82:
78:
77:
68:
64:
63:
58:
54:
53:
50:
46:
45:
42:
38:
37:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1902:
1891:
1888:
1886:
1883:
1881:
1878:
1877:
1875:
1860:
1857:
1856:
1854:
1850:
1844:
1841:
1839:
1838:Swift Current
1836:
1834:
1831:
1829:
1823:
1821:
1818:
1816:
1815:Prince Albert
1813:
1811:
1808:
1807:
1805:
1801:
1795:
1792:
1790:
1787:
1785:
1783:
1780:
1778:
1775:
1773:
1772:Rouyn–Noranda
1770:
1768:
1765:
1763:
1760:
1758:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1728:
1725:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1712:Drummondville
1710:
1709:
1707:
1703:
1697:
1694:
1693:
1691:
1687:
1681:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1615:Simcoe County
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1537:Niagara Parks
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1472:Durham Region
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1414:
1412:
1408:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1396:Pictou County
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1378:
1376:
1372:
1366:
1363:
1362:
1360:
1356:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1341:
1339:
1333:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1308:
1306:
1304:New Brunswick
1302:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1277:
1275:
1271:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1259:West Kootenay
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1229:Prince George
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1146:
1144:
1140:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1088:Fort McMurray
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1073:Banff/Canmore
1071:
1069:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1059:
1055:
1051:
1044:
1039:
1037:
1032:
1030:
1025:
1024:
1021:
1009:
1008:Williams Lake
1006:
1004:
1001:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
945:
944:Prince Rupert
942:
940:
937:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
914:
911:
909:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
889:
886:
884:
883:Fort St. John
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
820:
818:
814:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
779:
777:
773:
768:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
747:Prince George
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
724:
722:
718:
713:
706:
701:
699:
694:
692:
687:
686:
683:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
663:
652:
647:
633:
629:
623:
609:
605:
599:
585:
581:
575:
561:
557:
551:
537:
536:bctransit.com
533:
527:
525:
518:
513:
499:
495:
489:
485:
477:
474:
460:
458:
455:
452:
451:
447:
444:
441:
440:
436:
433:
430:
429:
425:
422:
419:
418:
414:
410:
407:
404:
401:
400:
396:
394:
391:
388:
387:
384:
380:
377:
374:
373:
369:
365:
361:
358:
355:
354:
350:
346:
343:
340:
339:
335:
331:
328:
325:
324:
320:
317:
314:
313:
309:
306:
303:
302:
298:
294:
293:Departure Bay
290:
286:
283:
280:
279:
275:
272:
269:
268:
264:
262:
259:
256:
255:
251:
248:
245:
244:
240:
237:
234:
233:
229:
227:
224:
221:
220:
216:
212:
209:
206:
205:
201:
198:
195:
194:
190:
187:
184:
183:
180:
171:
162:
160:
156:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
132:
124:
120:
117:
113:
109:
105:
101:
97:
93:
89:
86:
83:
79:
76:
72:
69:
65:
62:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
35:
30:
22:
1803:Saskatchewan
1660:Wasaga Beach
1590:Peterborough
1452:Chatham–Kent
1344:Corner Brook
1337:and Labrador
1335:Newfoundland
1218:
1199:Comox Valley
1164:BC Bus North
1118:Medicine Hat
939:Powell River
933:Port Alberni
873:Dawson Creek
833:BC Bus North
792:Comox Valley
741:
646:
635:. Retrieved
631:
622:
611:. Retrieved
607:
598:
587:. Retrieved
583:
574:
563:. Retrieved
559:
550:
539:. Retrieved
535:
512:
501:. Retrieved
497:
488:
471:
423:Hammond Bay
329:VIU Express
177:
168:
130:
129:
123:Nanaimo Home
67:Service type
49:Headquarters
1762:Quebec City
1680:York Region
1640:Tillsonburg
1635:Thunder Bay
1575:Orangeville
1569:(intercity)
1532:Mississauga
1477:Elliot Lake
1462:Collingwood
1386:Cape Breton
1374:Nova Scotia
1365:Yellowknife
1311:Fredericton
1179:Bella Coola
1052:systems in
948:Port Edward
828:Bella Coola
468:Paratransit
434:Eaglecrest
139:paratransit
135:bus service
75:Paratransit
71:Bus service
1874:Categories
1859:Whitehorse
1789:Sherbrooke
1727:Lanaudière
1600:St. Thomas
1585:Owen Sound
1507:Leamington
1492:Huntsville
1447:Burlington
1442:Brockville
1422:Belleville
1349:St. John's
1326:Saint John
1194:Chilliwack
1169:BC Ferries
1128:St. Albert
1113:Lethbridge
987:Summerland
963:Revelstoke
913:Logan Lake
888:Hazeltons'
878:Elk Valley
853:Clearwater
712:BC Transit
637:2024-07-26
613:2024-07-26
589:2024-07-26
565:2024-07-26
541:2016-06-26
503:2024-07-26
480:References
413:Parksville
405:Intercity
393:Parksville
289:BC Ferries
287:Downtown,
261:Lantzville
249:Cedar/VIU
155:BC Transit
85:BC Transit
1833:Saskatoon
1810:Moose Jaw
1742:Longueuil
1675:Woodstock
1620:Stratford
1595:Port Hope
1552:North Bay
1437:Brantford
1316:Miramichi
1244:Vancouver
953:Princeton
894:Kimberley
863:Cranbrook
473:handyDART
364:Ladysmith
297:Woodgrove
238:Cinnabar
210:Fairview
99:Fuel type
1777:Saguenay
1767:Rimouski
1747:Montreal
1717:Gatineau
1630:Tecumseh
1557:Oakville
1502:Kingston
1487:Hamilton
1467:Cornwall
1432:Brampton
1295:Winnipeg
1290:Thompson
1273:Manitoba
1264:Whistler
1254:Victoria
1209:Kamloops
1123:Red Deer
1083:Edmonton
999:Regional
982:Squamish
978:Smithers
904:Lillooet
890:Regional
838:Boundary
757:Whistler
732:Kamloops
457:Deep Bay
226:Harewood
165:Services
107:Operator
81:Alliance
1843:Yorkton
1670:Windsor
1650:Toronto
1645:Timmins
1625:Sudbury
1580:Orillia
1512:Lindsay
1457:Cobourg
1410:Ontario
1391:Halifax
1321:Moncton
1285:Selkirk
1280:Brandon
1219:Nanaimo
1078:Calgary
1068:Airdrie
1061:Alberta
997:Terrace
958:Quesnel
918:Merritt
899:Kitimat
714:systems
632:Nanaimo
608:Nanaimo
584:Nanaimo
560:Nanaimo
498:Nanaimo
356:70 NCX
281:20/20A
270:15/15A
115:Website
61:Nanaimo
41:Founded
1820:Regina
1722:Granby
1705:Quebec
1605:Sarnia
1562:Ottawa
1527:Milton
1517:London
1497:Kenora
1482:Guelph
1417:Barrie
1249:Vernon
1103:Hinton
1054:Canada
923:Nelson
908:Lytton
816:Tier 3
775:Tier 2
720:Tier 1
368:Duncan
191:Route
151:Canada
121:&
57:Locale
1852:Yukon
1737:LĂ©vis
1732:Laval
1108:Leduc
1003:Trail
91:Fleet
1825:STC
946:and
906:and
188:Name
44:1969
453:99
442:98
431:97
420:92
402:91
389:88
375:78
341:50
326:40
315:30
304:25
257:11
185:No.
145:in
102:CNG
1876::
630:.
606:.
582:.
558:.
534:.
523:^
496:.
411:,
366:,
246:8
235:7
222:6
207:5
196:1
161:.
149:,
94:51
73:,
1042:e
1035:t
1028:v
704:e
697:t
690:v
640:.
616:.
592:.
568:.
544:.
506:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
