Last updated on Jul 25, 2025 - 11:00 am
Reduced Service Notice - Effective Sunday, June 29, 2025
- To align with the end of the school year, 'S' trips on Routes 5, 15, 20, 30, 40 and 72 will be discontinued.
- Route 92 will discontinue its service and will resume in fall.
1 Nanaimo Rapid Line Downtown
1 Nanaimo Rapid Line Woodgrove
to Downtown
to Woodgrove
Detour Alert - Due to BC Hydro work, Norwell Drive will be closed on July 23, 2025, from 7:00AM to 11:00AM
Bathtub Race Detour Notice – July 26, 2025, from 8:30AM to 12:30PM.
Please be advised we will be on detour utilizing Wallace Street to Prideaux Street to Milton Street to Nicole Street in both directions to accommodate the Bathtub Parade
5 Fairview
to Downtown
to VIU / Westwood
VIU Loop Closure Detour Notice - July 21, 2025, to late August 2025 - Due to construction on Fourth Street, Transit will be using Parking Lot W1 next to the Trades Discovery Centre for all VIU exchange route pickups and drop off. Please see detour map below.
VIU Loop Closure Detour
Bathtub Race Detour Notice – July 26, 2025, from 8:30AM to 12:30PM.
Please be advised we will be on detour utilizing Wallace Street to Prideaux Street to Milton Street to Nicole Street in both directions to accommodate the Bathtub Parade
6 Harewood
to Downtown
to VIU
VIU Loop Closure Detour Notice - July 21, 2025, to late August 2025 - Due to construction on Fourth Street, Transit will be using Parking Lot W1 next to the Trades Discovery Centre for all VIU exchange route pickups and drop off. Please see detour map below.
VIU Loop Closure Detour
Bathtub Race Detour Notice – July 26, 2025, from 8:30AM to 12:30PM.
Please be advised we will be on detour utilizing Wallace Street to Prideaux Street to Milton Street to Nicole Street in both directions to accommodate the Bathtub Parade
7 Cinnabar / Downtown
to Downtown
to Cinnabar
Bus Stop Closure - As of February 3, 2025, until further notice, Haliburton Street will be closed from Finlayson Street to Crace Street. Please use alternative stop located on Irwin Street at Esplanade.
Bus Stop Closure Map
8 Cedar 8 VIU
to Cedar
to VIU
VIU Loop Closure Detour Notice - July 21, 2025, to late August 2025 - Due to construction on Fourth Street, Transit will be using Parking Lot W1 next to the Trades Discovery Centre for all VIU exchange route pickups and drop off. Please see detour map below.
VIU Loop Closure Detour
15/15A VIU
15/15A Woodgrove
to VIU
to Woodgrove
VIU Loop Closure Detour Notice - July 21, 2025, to late August 2025 - Due to construction on Fourth Street, Transit will be using Parking Lot W1 next to the Trades Discovery Centre for all VIU exchange route pickups and drop off. Please see detour map below.
VIU Loop Closure Detour
20 Hammond Bay 20A Dover
to Downtown
to Woodgrove
Bathtub Race Detour Notice – July 26, 2025, from 8:30AM to 12:30PM.
Please be advised we will be on detour utilizing Wallace Street to Prideaux Street to Milton Street to Nicole Street in both directions to accommodate the Bathtub Parade
25 Ferry Shuttle
25 Woodgrove
to Ferry Shuttle
to Woodgrove
Detour Alert - Due to BC Hydro work, Norwell Drive will be closed on July 23, 2025, from 7:00AM to 11:00AM
Bathtub Race Detour Notice – July 26, 2025, from 8:30AM to 12:30PM.
Please be advised we will be on detour utilizing Wallace Street to Prideaux Street to Milton Street to Nicole Street in both directions to accommodate the Bathtub Parade
30 NRGH
to Downtown
to Woodgrove
Bathtub Race Detour Notice – July 26, 2025, from 8:30AM to 12:30PM.
Please be advised we will be on detour utilizing Wallace Street to Prideaux Street to Milton Street to Nicole Street in both directions to accommodate the Bathtub Parade
40 VIU Express
to Downtown
to Woodgrove
VIU Loop Closure Detour Notice - July 21, 2025, to late August 2025 - Due to construction on Fourth Street, Transit will be using Parking Lot W1 next to the Trades Discovery Centre for all VIU exchange route pickups and drop off. Please see detour map below.
VIU Loop Closure Detour
Detour Notice: Bastion Street Bridge will be closed on Thursdays from 2 p.m. for the remainder of the evening for the Night Market. This detour notice is in effect for Thursdays from now until mid-September.
Detour Notice - As of January 2, 2025, until further notice, Route 40 Downtown (Inbound) will detour down Wallace Street to the Downtown Exchange. Bastion Street will be closed due to road work.
Detour Map
Bathtub Race Detour Notice – July 26, 2025, from 8:30AM to 12:30PM.
Please be advised we will be on detour utilizing Wallace Street to Prideaux Street to Milton Street to Nicole Street in both directions to accommodate the Bathtub Parade
Bathtub Parade Detour July 26 2025 docx_5.docx
70 Nanaimo - Cowichan Express
to Cowichan
to Nanaimo Downtown
- RDN transit service, including the Route 70 Nanaimo Cowichan Express (NCX) will not be affected by the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System service suspension.
- Customers using the Route 70 NCX are advised that there will be no local fixed-route service within the Cowichan Valley, and no ability to travel to and from Victoria.
72 Downtown
72 Country Club
to Downtown
to Country Club
Detour Notice - Effective Monday, July 28, 2025, to Wednesday July 30, 2025, Route 72 - Millstone Ave will be closed from Eberts St to Townsite Rd. Please see detour map below for alternate bus stop locations.
Route 72 Millstone Ave at Townsite 2025.docx
Bathtub Race Detour Notice – July 26, 2025, from 8:30AM to 12:30PM.
Please be advised we will be on detour utilizing Wallace Street to Prideaux Street to Milton Street to Nicole Street in both directions to accommodate the Bathtub Parade