ALL BC Transit Services RESUME Monday, October 6, 2025
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Transit General
Physical Address
175 Ingram Street
Duncan, BC V9L 1N8
Phone 250.746.2637
Transit Division Hours
Monday to Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
To thank the community for its continued patience and understanding during the service suspension and restart, the Cowichan Valley Regional District is offering temporary discounts on most Umo 30-day passes and 10-ticket handyDART passes, available through October 31st. Discounted fare products can be purchased online at https://ca.umopass.com, at your local BC Transit Vendor or from your handyDART Operator.
BC TRANSIT SERVICE INFORMATION:
Visit https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/ for Cowichan Valley Transit System information:
• Route Schedules and Maps
• Rider’s Guide and Holiday Service Schedules
• Fares, Passes & UMO
• Rider Information
• BC Transit News and Service Alerts
• Cowichan Valley Transit Plans
• Cowichan Valley Transit Contacts
- Conventional Fixed-Route
- Custom handyDART
- Victoria Express
- Nanaimo-Cowichan Express
- Youbou and Honeymoon Bay Flex-Routing
Cowichan Valley Regional Transit Services are offered in partnership with BC Transit, the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) and the local operating company (Transdev).
Scheduled local transit service is available throughout the CVRD with the exception of Electoral Areas G (Saltair / Gulf Islands) and H (North Oyster / Diamond) which do not currently participate.
handyDART service offering convenient door-to-door shared transportation in the Cowichan Valley is available for people who cannot use scheduled bus routes because of a disability, and have been registered to receive the service. This service is available within 1.5 km of conventional fixed-routes in the Cowichan Valley not including the commuter.
Registration and more information including the application form can be found at BC Transit - handyDART
Weekday commuter transit service is available between the Cowichan Valley and Greater Victoria via Routes 66 (CVX Cowichan-Victoria Express) and 99 (SVX Shawnigan-Victoria Express), Monday to Friday (except statutory holidays), with 5 daily trips departing the Cowichan Valley early in the morning. Trips return from Victoria in the late afternoon and early evening.
Route 66 (CVX Cowichan-Victoria Express) also provides inter-regional travel on 1 mid-day round trip Monday to Friday and 3 round trips on Saturdays.
As these are express trips, bus stop locations are limited. Click here for more information on the Victoria inter-regional services including a list of bus stops.
Route 70 NCX Nanaimo-Cowichan Express provides seven round trips per day Monday through Thursday, nine round trips on Fridays and eight trips on Saturdays.
As determined by the Regional District of Nanaimo and the Cowichan Valley Regional District, a one-way fare for this route costs $7.50. Monthly passes are also available at participating vendor locations.
Click here to access the Rider's Guide for more information on Route 70 NCX stop locations, maps, schedule, ticket vendors and fees.
On-request service is available within 1.5 km of the Route 20 (Youbou) and 21 (Honeymoon Bay) fixed-routes. Riders can request to be dropped off or picked up at their residence or other location by calling ahead and booking on-request service. On-request service is limited to two additional stops per trip, on a first-come first-served basis and must be booked 24 hours in advance. Click here for more information on routes and schedules. Call 250.746-9899 to book your trip.