Tour bus parking and zones

We provide locations for tour buses to load and unload passengers at tourist destinations while considering the needs of all who use our streets.

Review Street and Traffic By-law 2849

Stopping a vehicle that is not a tour bus in a designated tour bus zone is illegal under section 21.7 of Street and Traffic By-law 2849.

Tour bus drivers can use:

  • Loading zones and passenger zones
  • Parking meters with full payment of all spaces the bus occupies
  • No parking anytime zones (5-minute limit)
  • Tour bus zones

Tour bus zone locations

There are a number of year-round and seasonal locations for tour buses to load and unload passengers and goods. Use the map below to find one near you.

Gastown public spaces

From March to August 2024, certain tour bus zones will be affected. 

Peak days and off-peak day maps