Travel to SFU and Surface Canada 2011
The Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is located in Richmond, BC, about 45 minutes from the Simon Fraser University campus in Burnaby, BC. YVR is Canada’s second busiest airport and is consistently one of the top 10 airports in the world.
Directions for traveling to the SFU Burnaby campus from YVR and regions within the Greater Vancouver Area are provided below, whether you are traveling by car, train, or bus.
Directions are listed for finding the accommodations on the SFU, Burnaby campus, as well as directions to the opening reception at the DAC at SFU.
Further information is also provided on where and when you will find registration for the conference.
Download here a map of the events for Surface Canada 2011 that will take place on the SFU Burnaby Campus.
From the East:
Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) going west — take the Gaglardi Way exit 37.
Lougheed Highway (Highway 7) going west — turn right (north) onto Gaglardi Way.
From the West:
Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) going east — take the Gaglardi Way exit 37.
Lougheed Highway (Highway 7) going east — turn left (north) at Gaglardi Way.
Hastings Street (Highway 7A) going east — take the right lane exit at the traffic light at Barnet Highway (just past the pedestrian overpass). Continue onto Burnaby Mountain Parkway.
From the South:
Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) going north west — take the Gaglardi Way exit 37.
From the Vancouver airport:
Take Marine Way (east). Turn left (north) onto Boundary Rd. Turn right (east) onto Lougheed Highway. Turn left (north) onto Gaglardi Way.
Current schedules, route maps and fares for bus, SkyTrain, SeaBus and West Coast Express services are available at www.translink.bc.ca
#135 bus. Daily, from the Burrard Street SkyTrain Station downtown to SFU Burnaby by way of Hastings Street, Burnaby Mountain Parkway, Gaglardi Way, University Drive East and East Campus road to SFU Exchange.
#143 bus. Monday to Friday only, from Coquitlam Station to SFU Burnaby via Lougheed Highway, Dewdney Trunk Road, Mariner Way, Como Lake Ave., Broadway, Gaglardi Way, University Drive East and East Campus Road to SFU Exchange.
#144 bus. Daily, from Metrotown Station to SFU Burnaby via Central Boulevard Bonsor, Bennett, Nelson, Dover, Oakland, Burris, Canada Way, Sperling, Deer Lake Avenue, Deer Lake Place, Burnaby City Hall, Deer Lake Place, Norland, Sprott, Kensington off-ramp, Sperling, Sperling Station, Sperling, Kensington on-ramp, Broadway, Duthie, Hastings, Burnaby Mountain Parkway, Gaglardi Way, University Drive East and East.Campus Road to SFU Exchange.
#145 bus. Daily, from Production Way SkyTrain Station to SFU Burnaby via Production, Broadway, Gaglardi Way, University Drive East and East Campus Road to SFU Exchange.
#N35 Night bus. Limited night-time service throughout the week from downtown Vancouver (Howe at Pender) to SFU Burnaby via Howe, Georgia, Seymour, Hastings, Burnaby Mountain Parkway, Gaglardi Way, University Drive East and East Campus Road to SFU Exchange.
Available daily. The nearest SkyTrain station to SFU Burnaby is Production Way, on the Millennium SkyTrain Line. From the Production Way station, take the #145 bus which goes regularly to and from the Burnaby campus.
Upon arrival to the SFU Burnaby campus the first building you will come to is the 24 hour Information and Security Office.
By bus: Get off the bus at the stop just after the Information and Security Office (SFU Transportation Center Bay 2). From here follow the signs to walk towards the SFU housing accommodations (on the west end of the campus, or left-hand side of the bus as you approached the Information and Security Office).
By car: Turn left at the stop sign just after the Information and Security Office. Turn left at the first set of lights that you come to. Proceed up the hill and take your first left on the top of the hill, and drive towards the far end (East end) of the parking lot. The SFU Residence and Housing office (where you will check in for housing) is the last building on your right-hand side.
Directions to the Opening Reception at the DAC
Upon arrival to the SFU Burnaby campus the first building you will come to is the 24 hour Information and Security Office.
By bus: Get off the bus at the stop just after the Information and Security Office (SFU Transportation Center Bay 2). From here walk North towards the stop sign nearest the bus stop. Turn right and proceed along the foot paths. Before the next stop sign there will be a building across the road on your left-hand side. This building is the Diamond Alumni Centre (DAC) where the Opening Reception will be held for Surface Canada 2011.
By foot: Walk East from the SFU accommodations (towards the center of campus), proceeding along the pathways closest to the SFU Gymnasium. After passing the pool facilities, you will arrive at the Information and Security Office. Turn right, facing North, you will see the bus stop at the SFU Transportation Center Bay 2. From here, follow the directions listed above.
By car: Turn right at the stop sign just after the Information and Security Office. At the next stop sign, take the road to your right. Up the slight incline you will find Parking Lot C. From the parking lot, walk back along towards the stop sign just before you reached Parking Lot C. Keep walking back towards the Information and Security Office. The first building across the road on your right-hand side will be the DAC. This building is where the Opening Reception will be held for Surface Canada 2011.
Upon arrival to the SFU Burnaby campus the first building you will come to is the 24 hour Information and Security Office.
By bus: Proceed to the second bus stop following the Information and Security Office (SFU Transit Exchange Bay 1). From here follow the signs to walk towards the location of Surface Canada 2011 in Saywell Hall (SWH). Registration will be just outside of SWH room 10081.
By car: Turn right at the stop sign just after the Information and Security Office. At the next stop sign, take the road to your right. Up the slight incline you will find Parking Lot C. Saywell Hall is the first building on your right-hand side as you proceed into this parking lot. From here follow the signs to walk towards the location of Surface Canada 2011 in Saywell Hall (SWH). Registration will be just outside of SWH room 10081.
Registration will be open at the DAC during the opening reception on the evening of Friday, May 13, 2011.
Registration will also be available starting at 8:00 am outside of Saywell Hall (SWH) room 10081 on both Saturday, May 14th, and Sunday, May 15th.
Download here a map of the events for Surface Canada 2011 that will take place on the SFU Burnaby Campus.
More information and a map of the SFU Burnaby campus can be found at the following link http://www.sfu.ca/about/maps.html.
