[pct-l] Bus options leaving Manning Park

[Connie Davis]

Just updated info on options for leaving Manning Park via Greyhound.

Greyhound leaves Manning at 1110h (11:10 AM) every day. It leaves from next
to the restaurant.  You can go to Vancouver, BC (arriving at 1505h) and get
a plane or transfer to another bus.  If you want to get to Bellingham, WA
and take a train, bus, ferry or plane, see below.

IF you get a ride to Hope, BC, Greyhound is heading west from Hope at 0910h,
1145h, 1210h, 1410h and 1810h. It takes about 3 hours to get to Vancouver
from Hope on Greyhound.  The Bus Station is at the Laundromat at 800-3rd
Ave.  There are three campgrounds in town, one on the Fraser River is fairly
close to the bus station, another on the Coquihalla River is not far.

Getting to Bellingham WA:  One Gallon's Greyhound/walking/public
transportation option for getting to Bellingham, WA and from there points
south (or Alaska if you feel like taking a cruise or a ferry.)

MANNING PARK TO ABBOTSFORD, BC

Take Greyhound to Abbotsford:

www.greyhound.ca          1-800-661-8747

currently leaves at 11:10 AM each day, arrives Abbotsford at 1:25 PM.
 Current fare without advanced purchase is $28.00.



ABBOTSFORD, BC TO SUMAS, WA-- 2 options:

1) Bus to the border         www.bctransit.com:

Walk from the bus station south onto Marshall Rd.  Walk left (East) on
Marshall Road to the bus stop.

Take Route 2 to Huntingdon. (That’s the border crossing station).

Current fare is $1.75.

Buses run regularly Monday-Friday, less frequently on weekends and not at
all on statutory holidays in Canada.  (Canadians celebrate the same Labor
Day as the US and Thanksgiving is the second Monday in October).

2)  Walk to the border. (a little over 3 miles)

>From the bus depot, walk south to Marshall Rd.  Cross the street and walk
south (take a right) on Riverside Road.  Walk on Riverside Road.  It will
take a left 90 degree turn and become 4th Avenue  Walk a few blocks on this
street, then take a right on Sumas Way, aka Route 11.  Walk south to the
border.



AT THE BORDER

Walk past Canadian Customs and Immigration (the first building you see on
the left.)  Don’t bother to try and show them your permit.  They generally
will not know what to do with it.  Cross the street near the cars waiting to
go through US customs and enter the US Customs building on your right.  Speak
to the customs agents inside, show your passport, and then exit through the
building to the left of the counter. DO NOT TELL THEM YOU WALKED ACROSS THE
BORDER TO ENTER CANADA unless you want to spend a lot more time at the
border.  Just tell them you’ve been hiking in Manning Park in BC (which is
true.)  I'm not recommending you lie, I'm just recommending you give enough
information to enter the US without a lot of hassle.  Answer questions
truthfully.  You can give them my name as someone you know in BC.



IN SUMAS, WA, walk south on Cherry Street (same thing as Route 11 in Canada)
until you see the bus stop.



SUMAS TO BELLINGHAM

Whatcom Tran 1 360-676-7433  www.ridewta.com/main.php    Route 71X

The bus leaves Sumas at at 0625h, 0745h, 1231h, 1723, 1853.

Current fare is $1.  Ask for a transfer.



FROM BELLINGHAM you can fly, bus, train or boat.

   - *Fly:* Bellingham has a small airport.  From the #71X bus, transfer at
   Cordata station to bus route #50 and asked to be dropped off at airport
   (this is not a routine stop!)
   http://portofbellingham.com/bellingham_airport_home.php
   - To take a shuttle *bus* to the Seattle airport.  Two choices.
      - 1) Airporter (leaves from Bellingham airport or Bellingham
      GuestHouse Inn, reservation required 24 hours in advance
      1-866-235-5247, current fare is $35.00)  http://www.airporter.com/
      - 2) Quick Shuttle (leaves from Bellingham airport, reservation
      required,, 1- 800-665-2122) $28.00  http://www.quickcoach.com/
   - To take *Amtrak* or *Greyhound*:  In downtown Bellingham, transfer to
   bus route #401 or 105 to Fairhaven Transportation Center.
   - To take a *ferry* (to Alaska, the San Juans, etc.), transfer to bus
   route #105 or 401 to Fairhaven

Have fun out there!

Lookout,
Hope BC