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Accessible Whistler Transportation
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Find all the Travel Information you need listed below.


Sea to Sky Highway Air Transport
Airport Transfers
Bus Transportation to Whistler
Car Rentals and Accessible Rentals
Driving Directions to Whistler

Accessible Parking Locations
Road Reports & Delays
Accessible Taxi Companies
Weather
Whistler Transit
Village Map

Highway 99 Web Cam


AccessibleTransportation to Whistler for the Mobility Restricted:

Resort Cabs Whistler now offers Airport Shuttle Service for the Mobility Restricted. Accessible Vans can fit up to six people with room for one wheel chair. Please contact us for your best options.

Greyhound Canada provides the only transportation option for Wheel Chair accessible buses for visiting Whistler from Vancouver. Each bus has access for 2 mobility restricted individuals at any one time. 48 hour Reservations are required to request a wheel chair accessible bus.

For more information please call 1-800-661-8747. Hearing Impaired TTY at: 1-800-397-7870. For more transportation options visit our Transportation Section. If you require more travel information for Vancouver please visit the Special Needs Travelers Section of Tourism Vancouver.

Accessible Car and Van Rentals from Avis Scooter and Accessible Van Rentals and from Freedom Accessible Van Rentals in Vancouver.


Getting Around Whistler

Check out WHISTLER PUBLIC TRANSIT (WAVE) for more information and schedules. The village shuttle is a free bus service that takes you around the main village and up into the Upper Benchlands and to Lost Lake (in the Summer time) this is a free year round service.

If you are off the Bus Route and need transportation you can try one of the local TAXI Companies who have Wheel Chair Accessible Vehicles. But don't forget to ask for a Wheel Chair Accessible Cab.

For other routes you can use your BC BUS PASS if you have "Persons with Disability Status" and are a British Columbia Resident.



Driving Directions

Instructions from Vancouver and Seattle are below. Be advised ROAD DELAYS are in effect from Monday to Friday due to Highway Construction.

From Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Whistler

Sea to Sky Route Map1. Drive east out of the airport on Grant McConachie Way

2. Follow the Hwy 99 North signs over the Arthur Lang Bridge onto Granville Street

3. Follow Granville Street north crossing the Granville Street Bridge

4. Shift to the far right lane of the bridge and take the Seymour Street exit

5. Follow Seymour Street North until Georgia Street

6. Turn left onto Georgia Street

7. Georgia Street takes you through
Vancouver's lovely downtown core heading west, through Stanley Park (very nice!) and over the majestic Lions Gate bridge

8. Exit the bridge on the Marine Drive West turnoff

9. Shift to the far right lane once on Marine Drive

10. Take the first right onto Taylor Way

11. Travel up the hill and turn left onto Highway 1

12. Follow the signs and take Exit 2 (just before the ferry terminal) to Whistler Hwy 99

From Seattle To Whistler

Seattle to Whistler is about a 5 hour drive.

The drive from Seattle to Vancouver is about 176 kilometer's (100 miles) and takes about 3 hours; it depends on delays at the Douglas Border Crossing (US-Canada border). The Vancouver to Whistler drive makes up the final 2 hours.

1. Take Exit 275 off I-5 before arriving at the Douglas Border Crossing

2. Follow the Pacific Highway (known as 176th Street or Hwy 15) through Surrey

3. Follow the Pacific Highway over the Cloverdale Bypass to Hwy 1 (Trans Canada Highway)

4. Exit onto Hwy 1 traveling west

5. Follow the Hwy 1 out of Surrey and over the Port-Mann Bridge

6. Hwy 1 passes Port Coquitlam, Burnaby, and East Vancouver

7. Follow Hwy 1 over the Second Narrows Bridge through North & West Vancouver

8. Take Exit 2 (just before the ferry terminal) right onto Hwy 99 ( Sea to Sky Highway)

9. Follow Hwy 99 through Squamish and onto Whistler.



BUS TRANSPORTATION TO WHISTLER

Greyhound Canada Transportation Corp.

Greyhound Canada provides the only accessible transportation option for Wheel Chair accessible buses for visiting Whistler from Vancouver. Each bus has access for 2 mobility restricted individuals at any one time. 48 hour Reservations are required to request a wheel chair accessible bus. For more information please call 1-800-661-8747. If you require more travel information for Vancouver please visit the Special Needs Travelers Section of Tourism Vancouver.

200-1150 Station Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6A 4C7
Tel: 1-604-482-8747 Fax: 1-604-683-0144
Hearing Impaired TTY: 1-800-397-7870
Toll Free: 1-800-661-8747

web: www.greyhound.ca

Perimeter Whistler Express (Vancouver Airport Transfers)
(has no wheelchair accessible buses or vans)

The only bus company to offer service from Vancouver International Airport direct to Whistler.

8695 Barnard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6P 5G6
Tel: 1-604-266-5386 Fax: 1-604-266-1628
Toll Free: 1-877-317-7788
email: res@perimeterbus.com
web: www.perimeterbus.com


CAR RENTALS

Avis Car Rental

4315 Northlands Boulevard

Whistler, British Columbia V0N-1B4
Tel: 1-604-932-1236 Fax: 1-604-932-3026
Toll Free: 1-800-879-2847
email: aviswhistler@telus.net

web: www.avis.ca


Budget Car & Truck Rentals


4005 Whistler Way

Whistler, British Columbia V0N 1B4
Tel: 1-604-668-7000 Fax: 1-604-668-7050
Toll Free: 1-800-299-3199
email: reservations@bc.budget.com
web: www.bcbudget.ca

Accessible Car and Van Rentals

From Avis Scooter and Accessible Van Rentals and from Freedom Accessible Van Rentals in Vancouver.


Resort Cabs WhistlerACCESSIBLE TAXI COMPANIES


Resort Cabs Whistler

Has two Wheel Chair Accessible Vans.

They are the first Taxi company in Whistler to provide this service.

So give them a call but be sure to request a Wheel Chair Accessible Van if you require it.

604-938-1515

Whistler Taxi Company

Whistler Taxi Services has one Accessible Taxi call them at (604) 932-3333 or toll free at (800) 203-5322.

NOTE,,,

The Resort Municipality of Whistler is also offering a Taxi Saver Program to help you get around Whistler please contact them for more information.



AIR TRANSPORT

Blackcomb Helicopters Ltd.

8621 Fissile Lane
Whistler, British Columbia V0N 1B8
Tel: 1-604-938-1700 Fax: 1-604-938-1706
Toll Free: 1-800-330-HELI
email: info@blackcombhelicopters.com
web: www.blackcombhelicopters.com

Helijet

5911 Airport Road South

Richmond, British Columbia V7B 1B5
Tel: 1-604-273-4688 Fax: 1-604-273-5301
Toll Free: 1-800-665-4354
email: PassengerServices@helijet.com
web: www.helijet.com


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