SeaBus Over, Browse the Quay

Here is the move: tap your transit card, board the SeaBus, and cross Burrard Inlet toward North Vancouver. The fare is just regular transit and the harbour crossing feels like a mini cruise. Highly recommend. At the other end, Lonsdale Quay Market sprawls out: 80-plus locally owned stalls of food, baked goods, oddball gift shops, and international eats that make a lazy wander genuinely fun. Browsing costs nothing. Graze if the mood takes you, or just split one snack. Out front, Shipbuilders' Square frames the downtown skyline across the water, and on summer weekends free buskers and the odd yoga class turn up to complete the scene. Time the return SeaBus for dusk. You will sail back toward a city that has just switched all its lights on, which turns out to be one of the more quietly romantic commutes going.

Duration

1½–2 hours

Best time

Daytime

Price / person

~$8–18 / person

Setting

Indoor / Outdoor

Neighbourhood

Lower Lonsdale / The Quay

Best season

spring, summer, fall, winter

Estimated ~$8–18 / person for a typical spend, as of 2026-06-22. A ballpark, not a quote. Call ahead or check the website for exact pricing.