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Directions to The Gage Towers
Building address:
5959 Student Union Boulevard
Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1K2 Driving Directions by MapQuest
Driving from Vancouver International Airport
From the airport, follow the signs to Vancouver. Take the Granville Street - City Centre exit. Turn left at West 70th Ave. Veer right onto SW Marine Drive. Follow SW Marine Drive for approximately 15 km (10 miles). From SW Marine Dr. turn right (East) onto West 16th Avenue. Follow West 16th Ave., turn left at the second traffic light at Wesbrook. Continue along Wesbrook past Gate 1. Turn left at Student Union Boulevard.
Driving from Seattle
Take Interstate 5 North to the Canadian Border. Continue north for 40 minutes on Highway 99. Highway 99 turns into Oak Street at The Oak Street Bridge. The Oak Street Bridge is 6 km north of the Massey Tunnel; the airport is on your left. At the north end of the bridge, take the second exit: Marine Drive West. You curve under the bridge and start heading west, where you see an overpass. Bear to the right here and go up to merge with Granville Street. Stay on Granville as it turns to the north. Turn left onto 70th Ave, the second light and first main intersection. In two blocks, 70th becomes S.W. Marine Drive Follow SW Marine Drive for approximately 15 km (10 miles, it curves North). From SW Marine Dr. turn right (East) onto West 16th Avenue. Follow West 16th Ave. for about two blocks and turn left onto Wesbrook Mall. Continue along Wesbrook past Gate 1. Turn left at Student Union Boulevard.
Driving from Downtown
Turn right (west) onto 4th Avenue from either Granville or Burrard Street. Follow 4th Avenue westbound for approximately 5km (3 miles), until it turns into Chancellor Boulevard. Turn left onto Wesbrook Mall the right at Student Union Boulevard.
Public Transit
Take the #4 or #17 bus from downtown at the corner of Granville and West Georgia Street. The main bus loop on campus is located across the street from Walter Gage Residence. There is no direct bus service from the Airport, but there is both airporter and public transit to downtown. Taxi fare is approximately $35 from the airport to UBC Campus. There is a taxi stand adjacent to West Coast Suites and The Gage Towers.
For more information about public transportation in Vancouver and British Columbia visit Translink.
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