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Directions
Please note that parking is available on-site and in nearby parkades
Directions to the Main Garden
The main entrance of the UBC Botanical Garden is located at 6804 SW Marine Drive, 200 meters northwest of the intersection of 16th Avenue and Southwest Marine Drive in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The main entrance is marked by a concrete sign with the garden's logo on it.
Where is UBC Botanical Garden?
Wayfinding@UBC provides this excellent map with the location of the garden on campus and extra useful links.
From Highway 1 Westbound
Take exit 28B on to the Grandview Highway. Continue westward (Grandview becomes 12th Avenue and then merges into 10th Avenue). Turn left at the intersection of 10th and Alma, then turn right on 16th Avenue. Continue on 16th Avenue, then turn right on Southwest Marine Drive. Travel 200m, then turn left to reach the main garden entrance.
From Highway 1 Eastbound (from Horseshoe Bay or Whistler)
Take exit 28A on to Boundary Road and travel 100m before turning left on to Grandview Highway. Continue westward (Grandview becomes 12th Avenue and then merges into 10th Avenue). Turn left at the intersection of 10th and Alma, then turn right on 16th Avenue. Continue on 16th Avenue, then turn right on Southwest Marine Drive. Travel 200m, then turn left to reach the main garden entrance.
From Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Take I-5 to the US-Canadian border. Continue north on Highway 99 to Vancouver. Once over the Oak Street bridge, take Southwest Marine Drive westbound directly to the garden. Alternatively, turning left onto 49th or 41st Avenue from Oak or Granville Street will also lead to Southwest Marine Drive. At the intersection of Southwest Marine Drive and 41st or 49th, turn right and continue along Southwest Marine Drive to reach the main entrance of the Botanical Garden.
Directions to Nitobe Memorial Garden
Public Transit
Courtesy of the UBC TREK Program Centre:
“TransLink's Community Shuttles are minibuses that fit well into communities, providing more service, connecting neighbourhoods and linking with the regional transit network. There are two community shuttle routes at UBC. C20 covers destinations on the west side of campus including UBC Botanical Garden, Nitobe Memorial Garden, and the Museum of Anthropology as well as the Chan Centre while the C22 serves the eastside of campus (e.g. Hampton Place and Acadia).”
“To get to UBC Botanical Garden via public transit, take a bus to UBC and then board the C20, which stops outside of the Student Recreation Centre on Student Union Boulevard next to the diesel bus loop. The C20 runs throughout the day until midnight with service commencing at 7:15 am during weekdays and at 9:15 am and 10:15 am on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Note that the bus only runs every 30 minutes so be sure to check the schedule first.”.
