West Coast Express Fares

People waiting on the train platform for the West Coast Express in Vancouver BC

 

To buy your West Coast Express tickets, go to a West Coast Express station and look for the ticket vending machines. You can pay by:

  • Cash (coins and bills of $20 and under)
  • Credit Cards (Visa and MasterCard)
  • Debit Cards
  • Go2 Card

 

WCE Fares

Please note that weekly and 28-day tickets are only available from ticket vending machines on weekdays. With the exception of the Advance 28-day pass, tickets may not be bought before the day of travel. WCE 28-day pass for U-Pass holders is $94 (all zones).

 

Waterfront

From:
Waterfront
Port
Moody
Coquitlam
Central
Port
Coquitlam
Pitt
Meadows
Maple
Meadows
Port
Haney
Mission
City
One Way Fare $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $9.00 $9.00 $9.00 $12.25
Concession One Way Fare $4.25 $4.25 $4.25 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $7.50
Return Fare $13.75 $13.75 $13.75 $17.00 $17.00 $17.00 $23.00
Concession Return Fare $8.25 $8.25 $8.25 $10.50 $10.50 $10.50 $14.50
Weekly Pass $60.25 $60.25 $60.25 $73.25 $73.25 $73.25 $101.50
Concession Weekly Pass $38.25 $38.25 $38.25 $49.25 $49.25 $49.25 $68.50
28-day Pass $201.00 $201.00 $201.00 $244.00 $244.00 $244.00 $335.75
Concession 28-day Pass $124.50 $124.50 $124.50 $154.25 $154.25 $154.25 $217.25

Port Moody

From:
Port Moody
Water-
front
Coquitlam
Central
Port
Coquitlam
Pitt
Meadows
Maple
Meadows
Port
Haney
Mission
City
One Way Fare $7.25 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $7.25
Concession One Way Fare $4.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $4.25
Return Fare $13.75 $10.25 $10.25 $10.25 $10.25 $10.25 $13.75
Concession Return Fare $8.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $8.25
Weekly Pass $60.25 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $60.25
Concession Weekly Pass $38.25 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $38.25
28-day Pass $201.00 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $201.00
Concession 28-day Pass $124.50 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $124.50

Coquitlam Central

From:
Coquitlam Central
Water-
front
Port
Moody
Port
Coquitlam
Pitt
Meadows
Maple
Meadows
Port
Haney
Mission
City
One Way Fare $7.25 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $7.25
Concession One Way Fare $4.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $4.25
Return Fare $13.75 $10.25 $10.25 $10.25 $10.25 $10.25 $13.75
Concession Return Fare $8.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $8.25
Weekly Pass $60.25 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $60.25
Concession Weekly Pass $38.25 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $38.25
28-day Pass $201.00 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $201.00
Concession 28-day Pass $124.50 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $124.50

Port Coquitlam

From:
Port Coquitlam
Water-
front
Port
Moody
Coquitlam
Central
Pitt
Meadows
Maple
Meadows
Port
Haney
Mission
City
One Way Fare $7.25 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $7.25
Concession One Way Fare $4.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $4.25
Return Fare $13.75 $10.25
$10.25
$10.25 $10.25 $10.25 $13.75
Concession Return Fare $8.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $8.25
Weekly Pass $60.25 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $60.25
Concession Weekly Pass $38.25 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $38.25
28-day Pass $201.00 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $201.00
Concession 28-day Pass $124.50 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $124.50

Pitt Meadows

From:
Pitt Meadows
Water-
front
Port
Moody
Coquitlam
Central
Port
Coquitlam
Maple
Meadows
Port
Haney
Mission
City
One Way Fare $9.00 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50
Concession One Way Fare $5.50 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25
Return Fare $17.00 $10.25
$10.25
$10.25
$10.25 $10.25 $10.25
Concession Return Fare $10.50 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25
Weekly Pass $73.25 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00
Concession Weekly Pass $49.25 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50
28-day Pass $244.00 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75
Concession 28-day Pass $154.25 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00

Maple Meadows

From:
Maple Meadows
Water-
front
Port
Moody
Coquitlam
Central
Port
Coquitlam
Pitt
Meadows
Port
Haney
Mission
City
One Way Fare $9.00 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50
Concession One Way Fare $5.50 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25
Return Fare $17.00 $10.25
$10.25
$10.25
$10.25
$10.25 $10.25
Concession Return Fare $10.50 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25
Weekly Pass $73.25 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00
Concession Weekly Pass $49.25 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50
28-day Pass $244.00 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75
Concession 28-day Pass $154.25 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00

Port Haney

From:
Port Haney
Water-
front
Port
Moody
Coquitlam
Central
Port
Coquitlam
Pitt
Meadows
Maple
Meadows
Mission
City
One Way Fare $9.00 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50
Concession One Way Fare $5.50 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25
Return Fare $17.00 $10.25
$10.25
$10.25
$10.25
$10.25
$10.25
Concession Return Fare $10.50 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25
Weekly Pass $73.25 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00
Concession Weekly Pass $49.25 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50
28-day Pass $244.00 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75
Concession 28-day Pass $154.25 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00

Mission City

From:
Mission City
Water-
front
Port
Moody
Coquitlam
Central
Port
Coquitlam
Pitt
Meadows
Maple
Meadows
Port
Haney
One Way Fare $12.25 $7.25 $7.25
$7.25
$5.50 $5.50 $5.50
Concession One Way Fare $7.50 $4.25 $4.25 $4.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25
Return Fare $23.00 $13.75
$13.75
$13.75
$10.25
$10.25
$10.25
Concession Return Fare $14.50 $8.25 $8.25 $8.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25
Weekly Pass $101.50 $60.25 $60.25 $60.25 $44.00 $44.00 $44.00
Concession Weekly Pass $68.50 $38.25 $38.25 $38.25 $29.50 $29.50 $29.50
28-day Pass $335.75 $201.00 $201.00 $201.00 $151.75 $151.75 $151.75
Concession 28-day Pass $217.25 $124.50 $124.50 $124.50 $93.00 $93.00 $93.00

 

Fare Categories

Adult Fare (13+)

Applicable to any trip made by anyone over 13 years of age who doesn’t have a high school student ID, GoCard, CNIB pass, HandyCard or War Amputee pass.

Concession Fare (5-13 yrs)

Applicable to children 5-13 years of age, high-school students with a valid GoCard (or if they’re students from Mission, school ID with picture and school name), seniors (65+ with valid identification) and persons with a valid Handy Card, MSS pass or Government of BC annual pass.

Children under 5

Free / No Fare Required.

CNIB Pass holders

Free / No Fare Required. CNIB holders may ride free on WCE. CNIB passes are non-transferable (non-photographic) cards issued annually by the CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind).

War Amputee Pass holders

Free / No Fare Required. War Amputee Pass holders may ride free. War Amputee passes are annual passes issued by TransLink and distributed by the War Amputations Association.

GO2 Cards

GO2 Cards provide extra savings when used to purchase one-way, return and daily bike and parking tickets. These rechargeable, stored-value cards let you charge up to $100 on the card using cash, credit or debit cards at any WCE Ticket Vending Machine. Each time you recharge your GO2 Card, a bonus will be added to your GO2 Card balance. A $5 refundable deposit will be required for each card. Contact WCE Customer Service for more information.

U-Pass Holders

U-Pass BC is a pass program administered by TransLink that provides participating post secondary schools with U-Pass tickets.

  • On TransLink's services the U-Pass alone is valid for travel.
  • On WCE the U-Pass card entitles riders to discounts on one-way tickets and 28-day tickets. One-way tickets are available for add-fare price and a special 28-day pass for $94.00 is available from the TVM.
  • Visit the U-Pass BC page for more information.

 

Types of Tickets

One Way Fare

Valid for a one-way trip on WCE and connections to TransLink or Central Fraser Valley services. Tickets expire three hours from time of purchase. AM issued tickets are valid for a one-way trip on WCE, plus transfer and unlimited travel on all TransLink services up to time of expiry. PM issued tickets are valid for a one-way trip on WCE, plus transfer and unlimited travel on all TransLink services up to time of expiry.

Return Fare

Return tickets are valid for a round trip on WCE, plus transfer and unlimited travel on all TransLink services and transfer to any Central Fraser Valley services when connecting from the WCE. These tickets are valid from time of issuance to midnight on the date of expiry. Provides savings of about 7% over single ticket price.

Weekly Pass

Valid for five consecutive WCE operating days, plus intervening weekends and statutory holidays. Includes free transfers to all TransLink services. Save about 14% over single ticket price.

28-day Pass

Ideal for regular commuters, this pass is valid for 28 consecutive calendar days, including intervening weekends and statutory holidays. Includes free transfers to all TransLink services. Save an average of 34% over single ticket price.

Go2 Card

GO2 cards provide extra savings when used to purchase one-way, return, bike and parking tickets. These rechargeable, stored-value cards let you charge up to $100 on the card using cash, credit or debit cards at any WCE Ticket Vending Machine. Each time you recharge your GO2 Card, a bonus will be added to your GO2 card balance. A $5.00 refundable deposit will be required for each card. Please visit the WCE Customer Service office at #295 of the Waterfront Station or call 604 488-8906 to make arrangements.

Advance 28-day Pass

WCE 28-day passes can be purchased in advance. You may purchase your 28-Day pass a day in advance by visiting our Customer Service Centre, or by calling Customer Service at 604 488-8906 to make arrangements. Some TVM's can also sell regular 28-Day passes the night before - ask your Service Host at your station for more information.

Employer Program

Commuters with zone 1, 2, 3 EP passes must purchase add-fare tickets. Pass holders with WCE Employer Program passes need not purchase additional fare. Extension tickets are available for pass holders who wish to travel to an additional station that is not included in their pass.

Lost EP passes are subject to a replacement fee of $50.00, however damaged or worn out passes will be replaced free of charge upon exchange.

The Employer Program is part of TransLink's Annual Employer Pass Program. Employers or individuals interested in joining should visit the Employer Pass Program page for more information.

Parking Tickets

Parking tickets are $3 a day, $15 for a week or $60 for 28 days. They can be purchased at the ticket vending machines (TVMs) at each station. Impark parking machines accept cash only. Pay-by-phone option is also available.

WCE Bike Passes

Bike passes are $1.00 a day or $17.00 for 28 days. WCE may carry up to 2 bikes per car. Cyclists onboard trains must have valid proof of fare payment at all times. Daily bike passes may be purchased from the ticket vending machines at the station and the 28-day bike passes may be purchased from the Waterfront office at #295, 601 West Cordova Street, or other arrangements can be made by phone.

 

Using your Ticket on Other Transit Services

All West Coast Express (WCE) tickets are valid for use on TransLink transit services and for transfer to and from Mission Station on Central Fraser Valley Transit (BC Transit) while WCE Trains and TrainBuses are in operation.

If you’re transferring from the SkyTrain, SeaBus, TransLink bus, or Central Fraser Valley Transit, keep your ticket, as you can ride the West Coast Express at a discount by buying an AddFare Ticket. A One Zone discount is available to U-Pass holders and customers with a valid transfer/pass from TransLink or Central Fraser Valley Transit. Add-Fares can be bought at ticket vending machines by pressing the AddFare button.

For Adults, the discount is $2.75 within Metro Vancouver and $1.75 in Mission; for Concession fares, the discounts are $1.75 and $1.50 within Metro Vancouver and Mission respectively.

 

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