Burnaby to Vancouver Bicycle Commute

For anyone thinking of commuting from Burnaby to Vancouver by bike, check out my GoPro video showing just that! Follow the BC Parkway pretty much all the way. Takes about 45 minutes from the Royal Oak Skytrain station to Pacific Boulevard in Vancouver.
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[@Falhurk]

Brings back a lot of memories for me. I used to live right over by Royal Oak, and worked at the Brian Canfield Centre (Telus Boot). I know just how narrow that overpass is.

[@BBsheepy]

Cool I am planning to ride to work from Burnaby to downtown Vancouver watching this makes me more confident of where I need to go. Thanks :)

[@jwphotoworks]

Yeah, it's a pretty easy ride from Burnaby to Downtown, as it's kinda "downhill", or at least flat, the whole way. Riding back to Burnaby, those downhills become uphills of course, but they aren't too major. Have fun!

[@russelsilao]

How has your commute to work been and what's the distance? I'm planning to bike to school as it seems like a more faster form of transportation.

[@BBsheepy]

Russel Silao, is been pretty good going to downtown, usually take 1 hour and 25 minutes from where I live (cariboo) area to downtown (Alberni)... Going home can suck a bit tho... Because Burnaby got a lot of hills! Is about 21.5 k each way, I do it once or twice a week now depends on my other fitness activities :) I tried different route, I also like going thru deer Lake park sometimes, is pretty nice and peaceful

[@pamelaeadie5574]

Really enjoyed this. Just riding, no music.

[@jwphotoworks]

Awesome, thank you!

[@savisingh6856]

great video. gives an idea of where and how to navigate the commute via bike.

[@jwphotoworks]

Yep, It's a pretty straight forward ride. The Municipalities of Burnaby and Vancouver did a great job with regards to this bike path.

[@kentp1911]

The best tour of Vancouver ever The speed is perfect matching my speed; not to mention that I pedal my stationary exercise bike 😄 👍👍👍 Waiting for the promised part 2

[@viviandavidson2221]

thanks for this! i was looking for long run-marathon training route from Vancouver to Burnaby/New West and was considering BC Parkway and yet wasn't able to find detailed/turn by turn details of the route so this really helps as I am now able to visualize certain landmarks and turns, so I'm more confident! thanks a bunch and happy/safe riding ;)

[@jwphotoworks]

Glad it helped!

[@samharper5881]

Loved this. Nice vid for me to have on half of my screen while I work in the other half! Would love to see more of this style, maybe to North Van or something, in future!

[@WalterMangandid]

Nice video. I am thinking about getting a bike or electric scooter to commute from Joyce station to Royal Oak. Thumbs up!

[@jwphotoworks]

Ya, from Joyce to Royal Oak is pretty straight forward. A good commuter bike should do. There's really only one hill in that stretch, and that's right where the Telus building at Boundary Road is. I suggest sticking to the bike path "behind" the Telus building and then going over the overpass to Central Park as opposed to going up Boundary Road, which is steeper. ;)

[@spicspann4861]

I would like to ride this route as well. good video.

[@jwphotoworks]

Thanks!

[@alexwarrior1]

Cool was neat to see how the BC parkway looks these days. I last travelled all the way over it maybe 10 years ago. Ah the ol' bridge over Kingsway!

[@jwphotoworks]

Ya, the ride is pretty straightforward. Some construction, as you can see near a couple of skytrain stations, but overall, a great way to get some exercise while getting downtown!

[@zumezoom9593]

so overall it's pretty safe to ride in vancouver from destination to destination? great vid, thanks

[@jwphotoworks]

Ya, there's a really good network of bike paths and routes throughout Metro Vancouver. There are some spots where you need to ride on the road, but those spots are still designated as bike routes. You have to manage riding with pedestrians too on the paths that are "shared", but overall, it's pretty easy to ride from New Westminster to downtown Vancouver all on designated bike paths.

[@AndrewOBannon]

I want more videos like that one

[@Orangecat0608]

I joined the virtual ride on my stationary bike and it was a great ride. I have ridden most of that myself, but boy, since I left in 2012, what a load of building across from Metrotown, and Great Northern Way! And when you came to Main and 1rst I just about fell off the bike. When was the new greenway built along Great Northern Way? I know I've ridden along there but I don't know if I used it or if it was even there yet. Thanks for the experience.

[@jwphotoworks]

Thanks very much! The Greenway on GNW has been there for a while. It changes now and then depending on the development of the area. Glad you liked the video!

[@hazmasterocks]

Man I want to do a day trip to Vancouver not enough paved bike trails here on the island

[@Orangecat0608]

Vancouver is awesome for riding, and getting better all the time I think.

[@danieljames2153]

The video was smoother than I expected. Did you mount the camera to the handlebars? I didn't see a shadow of it on your helmet.

[@jwphotoworks]

Yes, I mounted the GoPro to the handlebars. Thanks!

[@zach450]

I enjoyed watching this , If you continued down Central Park to the intersection and took a right you could have bombed that hill and saved lots of headache other than that , great video .

[@jwphotoworks]

Ya, I do that sometimes, but for this video, I wanted to show as much of the actual "bike route" as I could. Thanks for watching!

[@sleeptime5464]

can you do lougheed mall to downtown next?

[@IvansBikesBmws]

Thumbs up on a video. Subbed to follow and support. Cheers.

[@papercutpostman1660]

God, central park hasn't changed... I've been gone for almost 15 years...

[@corysmithvernon1702]

To many junkies on that route take the side roads.

[@DenisonLove]

I really don't think you are a responsible cyclist. You will keep doing these zippy turns, cycling through the crosswalk, or cutting stop signs until you get hit. Take it from me, 5 broken facial bones. I am much more responsible now

[@johnwhitworth4012]

Thanks for your input. As someone who's been riding a bike for about 45 years, raced both road and mtb, I think I'm a pretty capable and responsible cyclist. I never put myself in a dangerous situation crossing busy streets, or navigating through pedestrians who seem to think it's ok to walk on the bike side of the bike path. Oh, and when the designated bike path incorporates a "crosswalk" across a street, it's perfectly fine and legal to ride through it.

[@lienuslatetips4894]

Cycling through the crosswalk is legal in BC and encouraged by signs when the crosswalk uses dashed lines or is painted green. But the zippy turns and not even slowing for stop signs is.... irresponsible.