SFU Graduate Student Handbook

Transit and Compass Card

SFU Burnaby campus is served by four bus routes: #R5, #143, #144, and #145. For more information on routes and scheduling for all of SFU's campuses, please see TransLink’s website.

The U-Pass BC program is a comprehensive transportation package providing students in Metro Vancouver with universal and affordable access to public transit in partnership with SFU, the Simon Fraser Student Society and Graduate Student Society (GSS), TransLink, and the Province of British Columbia.

U-Pass BC is a mandatory program for all members of Simon Fraser University’s Student Unions and currently costs $174 per term. The program provides unlimited access to public transit in Metro Vancouver including TransLink Bus, SkyTrain and SeaBus services (all zones) and a discount on West Coast Express Train fares.

Students load their passes onto Translink’s Compass Card.

If you will be conducting your studies outside Metro Vancouver, please consult the U-Pass BC website on how to make yourself ineligible, as you will be charged $174 per term otherwise.