Bring your bicycle, stroller, skates or other human powered transportation and park it Free & Safe at the festival site with"The Bicycle Valet" services
Park your car near any of the Ferry docks on False Creek and travel on water to one of the two Ferry Docks near the the beginning of the Chariot parade route.
There
are two Ferry companies operating on False Creek.
The False Creek Ferries
company which docks at the Aquatic Center on Beach Ave. and
the Aqua Bus Ferry
which docks at Hornby Street and Beach Ave.
Check links for map of routes, schedules and fares
NOTE: Take special note when the last ferry returns, the travel time and cost. You can also take the public transit bus back and make use of the shuttle bus.
You can take either the C21 (Yale Town / Beach) bus from the Burrard Street Sky-train Station or C23 (Main Street Station) bus from the Main Street Sky-train Station.
Both the C21 and C23 Buses are essentially the same bus running in opposite directions and they both run frequently. You can check schedules for timings by clicking Here
Both busses run along Beach Ave. (the parade route) stopping on Davie St. where it becomes the C23 bus. click link for C21 bus route map
If you use the bus and arrive just before the parade begins or during the parade you should get off the bus and catch up to the parade.
The Added Adventure: From the Main Street Sky Train Station you can also walk to the the Ferry Docks near Science World
From there take the small Ferry to either the Aqua Center or the Hornby St. Dock. (see info in panel at right) check the Ferry schedules and pricing from their web sites (on right side)