Burnaby is well integrated with nearby municipalities. It is easily accessible by car and Translink (http://www.translink.bc.ca), the regional transit system, provides bus and Skytrain service to Burnaby.
By Public Transit
Two Skytrain lines pass through Burnaby. The Expo line connects the city to downtown Vancouver, New Westminster and Surrey, while the Millennium line also starts in downtown Vancouver before running through to New Westminster and looping back around through the northern part of Burnaby to Broadway Station in Vancouver. The approximate travel time from downtown Vancouver to Metrotown central Burnaby on Skytrain is 20 minutes.
Many buses connect Burnaby with Vancouver and its suburbs. Some useful bus routes for getting into Burnaby from Vancouver are:
#19 - runs between downtown Vancouver and Metrotown Mall
#130 - runs between downtown Vancouver and Brentwood Mall along Hastings St
#135 - connects downtown Vancouver and Simon Fraser University via Hastings St services Burnaby Heights area
The fare to get into Burnaby by public transit is generally $3.75 on weekdays and $2.50 on weekends and evenings after 6:30PM. Fares are transferable between Skytrain and bus within the Translink system.
By car
Highway 1 the Trans-Canada highway is the main thoroughfare in and out of the city. Kingsway, Hastings St and Broadway provide further access from Vancouver, while the Lougheed Highway is main arterial road from Coquitlam and otherpoints east.