Transit Service Alerts

Last updated on Jul 10, 2025 - 11:45 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.

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

25 Ferry Shuttle

25 Woodgrove

to Ferry Shuttle

to Woodgrove

Delays Expected.

Detour Notice - Due to Road work, Route 25 (Outbound only) will detour via Northfield Road to Spencer Road, to Meredith Road to Bowen Road.
Route 25 Northfield Detour

 

40 VIU Express

to Downtown

Delays Expected.

to Woodgrove

Delays Expected.

Detour Notice - The Bastion Street Bridge will be closed July 10, 2025, from 2 pm for the rest of the evening due to the Night Market. Route 40 will detour from Fitzwilliam to Wallace to the Downtown Exchange.

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

 

70 Nanaimo - Cowichan Express

to Cowichan

Delays Expected.

to Nanaimo Downtown

Delays Expected.

Detour Notice - July 12, 2025, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Canada Avenue will be closed for the Duncan - Cowichan Festival. Please see map below for detour.
Detour Map

  • 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.