options to get to whistler

[coverider18]

i am 16 years old and need to get to whistler more often.... the huckwagon is 52$ and i am not willing to pay that much because that is just fucking retarded... is there ANY other way for me to get up ther?

[xriest]

get your parents to drive you up or hitch a ride.

[coverider18]

my family doesn't own a car... we all ride bikes and i can hitch a ride every once in a while but not everyweek

[atb]

it cost me $40-50 in gas to drive to and from whistler.

[Rampage14]

cost me 10-20 dollars a trip to whistler.

[Mr.Peanut]

take the greyhound. they let you take your bike. and its 18 bucks each way.

[SkunkworkS]

Take the BSP bus.

[coverider18]

take the greyhound. they let you take your bike. and its 18 bucks each way.

the grey hound is 42 $ + 10$ for your bike

[schoenrock]

Take the BSP bus.

can't, they're using it as a float in the gay pride parade.

[Mr.Peanut]

you suck at taking buses all you gotta do is go to the station, the bus driver is sitting inside the bus, u throw ur bike in, and its 18 dolla to get up.

[xriest]

you suck at taking buses all you gotta do is go to the station, the bus driver is sitting inside the bus, u throw ur bike in, and its 18 dolla to get up.
which bus would this be?

[Couch_Surfer]

you suck at taking buses

I definitely don't have the advanced bus taking skills that you have. I'm guessing that's because I can afford to not take a bus.

[Zedbra]

I definitely don't have the advanced bus taking skills that you have. I'm guessing that's because I can afford to not take a bus.

good one.

I'd say your options are: pay the bus/wagon whatever they want or get a car and a job and learn the price one pays to drive. That'll give you some respect of the actual costs of driving and stop your grom whining.

[coverider18]

good one.

I'd say your options are: pay the bus/wagon whatever they want or get a car and a job and learn the price one pays to drive. That'll give you some respect of the actual costs of driving and stop your grom whining.

i have a job and am only 16 they keep changing the driving age.... i have my L

[bryce mcl]

I have a question that is relevant to this topic. It says on the greyhound.ca website that you can take a bike unboxed for an extra $10 if space allows. It fails to however say if you can put your bike in at a flagstop ie. Taylor Way stop. Does anyone have any personnal experience with this? If I just wait at the stop will the driver get off and help me put my bike in? Or can I only put it in at the terminal...?

[big_perm]

two feet and a heartbeat

[kalisto]

I have a question that is relevant to this topic. It says on the greyhound.ca website that you can take a bike unboxed for an extra $10 if space allows. It fails to however say if you can put your bike in at a flagstop ie. Taylor Way stop. Does anyone have any personnal experience with this? If I just wait at the stop will the driver get off and help me put my bike in? Or can I only put it in at the terminal...?

I'm sure if the bus driver is in a good mood, he won't charge you the extra $10...

[bryce mcl]

I'm sure if the bus driver is in a good mood, he won't charge you the extra $10...


Thanks for the advice but does anyone know the answer to what I asked?

[bryce mcl]

Just letting everyone know I am taking a risk and deciding to take the Greyhound although I didnt get an answer. Ill let anyone whos interested know how it goes in this thread so that it can be looked at for future reference.

[coverider18]

Just letting everyone know I am taking a risk and deciding to take the Greyhound although I didnt get an answer. Ill let anyone whos interested know how it goes in this thread so that it can be looked at for future reference.

yeah man post the details in this forum that would help a lot

[bryce mcl]

Okay so Ill outline the whole day and how it worked. We got up and drove out to the Bus Depot for the 8 oclock bus to whistler. The night before we had previously bought the tickets online. We had to pay $10 each way for the bikes so it ended up to be like $62 after all was said and done. It worked fine, they treated the bikes well and no scratches or problems on the bus. The bus going home was an hour late but that wouldn't have mattered if we had or hadn't had the bikes. Same thing except this time they even let us put our bikes on the bottom. It worked well but the Huck Wagon ends up being cheaper and easier but it doesn't go everyday at multiple times during the day.

[SkunkworkS]

$62 bucks?!

Holy shmoly...

[freakonaleash]

$62 bucks?!

Holy shmoly...


is that good or bad ?

[bryce mcl]

is that good or bad ?

Its more than the Huck Wagon, but it doesn't go everyday so I guess its worth it.

[Straya]

Yep I did this yesterday as well. Cost me a touch under $60 so the guys who booked online might have a booking fee or credit card fee.

I boarded the bus at the stop on marine drive just over the Lions gate bridge, it also picks up at Taylor Way as well. details here http://www.whistlerbus.com/guide.html

Bus driver didn't take any money when I boarded, I got off in Squamish (not the downtown stop but the second one where there is a small greyhound depot) and bought my ticket there. I was told to buy a return as it was cheaper which I did. Like I said $59.83 or something really close to 60 bucks. I paid cash cause I thought I might have to give money to the driver but the squamish stop had credit card and bankcard facilities as far as I could see.

Bike is just placed in the large bins under the bus, plenty of room for me on a monday morning but weekends might be busier so if you really wanted peace of mind then it might be best to go into the downtown depot early.

I rode whistler yesterday including A Line and got to tick off something on the things to do before I die list. Stoked.

[bryce mcl]

Yep I did this yesterday as well. Cost me a touch under $60 so the guys who booked online might have a booking fee or credit card fee.

I boarded the bus at the stop on marine drive just over the Lions gate bridge, it also picks up at Taylor Way as well. details here http://www.whistlerbus.com/guide.html

Bus driver didn't take any money when I boarded, I got off in Squamish (not the downtown stop but the second one where there is a small greyhound depot) and bought my ticket there. I was told to buy a return as it was cheaper which I did. Like I said $59.83 or something really close to 60 bucks. I paid cash cause I thought I might have to give money to the driver but the squamish stop had credit card and bankcard facilities as far as I could see.

Bike is just placed in the large bins under the bus, plenty of room for me on a monday morning but weekends might be busier so if you really wanted peace of mind then it might be best to go into the downtown depot early.

I rode whistler yesterday including A Line and got to tick off something on the things to do before I die list. Stoked.
Did he just let you put it on at a flagstop? Did you pre-book or anything like that? Call the night before maybe?

[Straya]

Did he just let you put it on at a flagstop? Did you pre-book or anything like that? Call the night before maybe?

Sure did. According to Greyhound website and the drivers I spoke to on the day the Van-Whistler run is the only one where you can put an unboxed bike on a bus.

So yep I just flagged down the bus, threw my bike in and off I went. It happens pretty regularly I reckon, all the drivers were used to it. I did call the night before to check that I could do it but I didn't pre book (although I did pre book my bike on my return trip that evening when I bought my ticket in the morning.)

I reckon Greyhound should be commended for recognising the need for this change to their rules and allowing it for this particular route. Either that or the whistler people came to an agreement, who knows.