Traffic in Vancouver, Canada

In this city, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 1,239.35kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 56.93 trees per passenger to produce enough oxygen. The following formulas are used to make these estimations.

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

Working from Home 4.97%
Walking 19.25%
Car 49.07%
Bicycle 8.07%
Motorcycle 0.00%
Bus/Trolleybus 13.04%
Tram/Streetcar 0.00%
Train/Metro 5.59%

Overall Average One-Way Commute Time and Distance to Work or School

Average Distance 16.66 km
Average Travel Time 35.81 min

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 4.30 km
Walking 23.52 min
Waiting 0.97 min
Driving Car 0.81 min
Bicycle 0.48 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 3.39 min
Train/Metro Ride 0.39 min
Overall 30.19 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 23.13 km
Walking 0.77 min
Waiting 0.01 min
Driving Car 35.47 min
Overall 36.25 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance 9.51 km
Walking 0.23 min
Bicycle 24.08 min
Overall 24.62 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 15.47 km
Walking 6.81 min
Waiting 5.81 min
Driving Car 0.71 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 31.43 min
Train/Metro Ride 4.81 min
Overall 51.24 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 17.22 km
Walking 7.11 min
Waiting 2.67 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 3.56 min
Train/Metro Ride 22.00 min
Overall 35.33 min

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Last update: 18 January 2026

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1 Comments so far
Mike Hampel on May 30, 2024:
This city is a dump of pollution, bad for your health, ugliness and whizzing cars non stop that far exceeds the tolerance of the dilapidated infrastructure. If you didn't look at the prices , you'd think it was a third world country.