By Mandy Vocke

Bus service to lower mainland receives final approval

Apr 16, 2019 | 12:29 PM

PRINCE GEORGE— Adventure Charters received final approval from the Passenger Transportation Board yesterday (April 15). The Board had to approve rates and routes put in place by the company.

Operations Manager of Adventure Charters Randy Gertzen says after receiving final approval, they’re now just waiting for their licenses and permits before operations start on May 2.

The new route is anticipated to be quite popular. There hasn’t been a bus service travelling from Prince George to the Lower Mainland since Greyhound ended their services in October 2018. The first two months of operations will be a trial period for the new bus routes. 

“It will be a learning curve for us to get the times correct,” Gertzen says, “There’s obviously going to be some fine-tuning going on once we get started, but I think we are pretty close to a final product. It’s going to be an on-going process for the first month or two.”

The initial start-up will have one 36 passenger bus travelling from Prince George to Surrey. The bus service is currently set to leave Prince George Monday and Thursday mornings, and Tuesday and Friday evenings from the Travelodge. There will also be one 20 passenger bus running to Kamloops. Bus sizes could change, depending on the demand for the services.

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More information on the route and pricing of the services can be found here.