Vernon Regional Transit System

Vernon Regional Transit System
Founded	1978
Locale	Greater Vernon
Service area	Regional District of North Okanagan
Service type	Transit bus, paratransit
Alliance	BC Transit
Routes	13 (9 local, 3 regional, 1 operated by other system.)
Operator	TransDev Canada
Website	Vernon Regional Transit

The Vernon Regional Transit System provides bus service to destinations in Vernon, Coldstream and the North Okanagan area of British Columbia, using fully accessible low floor transit buses.^[3]

This transit system is responsible for all local full-service and handyDART public bus transportation, in cooperation with the provincial agency BC Transit. Currently, the Vernon Regional Transit System operates a combination of twelve local and regional routes, with a thirteenth route operated by Shuswap Regional Transit servicing Vernon as well.^[4]

Operations

Fares

Current fares in the Vernon Regional Transit System are provided in the table below:

	Children (12 and under)	Adults	Concession Rate
Cash Fare (except Route 90)	Free^[5]	$2.50 (or transfer)
Cash Fare (Route 90)		$5.00 (transfers not valid)
DayPASS		$6.00
10 Rides		$22.50
30-Day Pass		$55.00	$40.00
Source: BC Transit^[6]

BC Transit also provides a discounted Semester Pass to full-time secondary and post-secondary students for $120.00. Students may purchase Semester Passes from specific retailers with valid student ID.^[6]^[7]

Children 12 and under are permitted aboard both regular, fixed-route BC Transit buses and handyDART buses for free; below the age of 6, they must be accompanied by someone 12 years or older.^[2]^: 3^[5]

Routes

No.	Route	Notes	Service days
Local routes
1	Coldstream / Downtown		Mon-Sun
2	Pleasant Valley		Mon-Sun
3	North End via Alexis Park / Downtown		Mon-Sun
4	East Hill		Mon-Sun
5	South Vernon		Mon-Sun
6	College / Downtown via Hospital	Connects to Okanagan College.	Mon-Sun
7	Okanagan Landing		Mon-Sun
8	Bella Vista		Mon-Sun
9	North End / Downtown	Service every 15 minutes at peak times	Mon-Sun
Regional routes
41	Salmon Arm - Enderby	Operated by Shuswap Regional Transit. Previously Route 11, renumbered 1 April 2022.^[8]	Wednesday only
60	Enderby / Armstrong / Vernon	Saturday: Armstrong only	Mon-Sat
61	Vernon / Lumby	Connects Lumby with downtown Vernon	Mon-Fri
90	UBCO Connector / Vernon	Connects Vernon to the UBC Okanagan campus in Kelowna.	Mon-Sun
Source: BC Transit^[4]

References

^ Transit History of British Columbia Communities
^ ^a ^b Vernon Regional Transit System (May 2025). Rider's Guide (PDF). BC Transit. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2025-06-17. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
^ Transit Options - Transit systems in the Vernon Region
^ ^a ^b BC Transit. "BC Transit - Schedules and Maps". Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
^ ^a ^b BC Transit (2024-09-26). "Free Transit for Children 12 and Under". BC Transit - Vernon. Archived from the original on 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
^ ^a ^b BC Transit (2024-10-31). "Fares". BC Transit - Vernon. Archived from the original on 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
^ BC Transit (2024-09-27). "Where to Buy". BC Transit - Vernon. Archived from the original on 2025-06-24. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
^ "Route Renumbering in Shuswap Regional Transit System" (Press release). BC Transit. 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2024-02-19.