Gastown begins outside of Waterfront Station on Cordova St, so the easiest way is to walk in. Water Street, its main drag, will be the first street on the left.
Chinatown is also easily accessible on foot, just head east on Pender Street. The Millennium Gate, at Pender and Taylor, marks the entrance to Chinatown but most of the action is a few blocks further east and along Keefer Street, one block south. Another option is to take the SkyTrain and get off at the Stadium-Chinatown stop. Head north and just past the T&T will be Pender Street. The Millenium Gate is one block east.
A number of bus routes run through Gastown-Chinatown on their way to and from East Van. Routes 10 and 16 head out Hastings Street towards the PNE, Route 20 heads out Hastings Street and then down Commercial Drive and Route 3 heads down Main Street.
If travelling by car, Hastings Street is the major east-west street and connects with the Trans-Canada Highway in East Van.
