Plan Your Visit
Plan less, enjoy more. Use our planning tools to build simple itineraries, find places to stay, and shape days that suit your Burnaby visit.
Getting here is quick and direct. The SkyTrain runs directly from Vancouver to Burnaby, with multiple stops throughout the city. You can also arrive by car, bike, bus, taxi, or rideshare, with major roads, transit lines, and cycling routes linking Burnaby from every direction.
Skip the car and enjoy the ride. SkyTrain and buses criss-cross Burnaby, letting you hop between neighbourhoods, shopping districts, parks, and attractions with zero parking stress. Tap in, look out the window, and let transit do the work while you get on with the fun.
Here for an event? Visiting friends? Staying for business? Burnaby has solid accommodation choices. Full-service hotels, business-friendly stays, and extended-stay options are all close to the SkyTrain, shopping, and restaurants, so you can settle in and get on with your plans, whether you’re here for a night or a while longer.
Burnaby’s main districts each have a different feel. Metrotown buzzes with vast shopping options, Brentwood is modern and walkable, with food, retail, and public spaces clustered by the SkyTrain. The City of Lougheed mixes everyday shopping with casual eats and easy connections. Edmonds keeps things low-key and local, with reliable spots for everyday meals, errands, and unpretentious finds. And historic Burnaby Heights gives you a great walk toindependent shops, cafés, and strong neighbourhood vibe.
Now! There’s no bad season here, just different ways to enjoy it. Summer is great for festivals, parks, and time outside. Lean into food, culture, live shows, and cozy indoor cafés when the cooler, wetter months demand. Burnaby adapts well to whatever the calendar throws at it.
Places to Stay
Need a comfortable place to stay? Burnaby’s got full-service hotels , comfortable motor inns and short-term accommodations. Options across the city suit different budgets, visit lengths, and locations close to transit, dining, and things to do.
Food & Drink
We eat well. Find the restaurants and cafés across Burnaby that serve everything from comfort classics to dishes inspired by cuisines from around the world, often on the same block.
Things to Do
in Burnaby
However you like to spend a day, Burnaby delivers on great things to do. Quiet time outdoors, good food close by, neighbourhood shopping, and cultural spaces are never far from where you are.
Shopping
Burnaby’s five shopping districts cover a lot of ground, but are easy to get to. From major shopping centres to independent shops and small businesses that surprise you, there’s a ton of ways to scratch that shopping itch.
CULTURE
Burnaby’s creativity knows no bounds. Museums, galleries, arts centres, venues and festivals offer exhibitions, performances, and experiences that share living stories, ideas, music, art, dance and creative expression year-round.
OUTDOORS
Burnaby’s parks, trails, and lakes stretch across the city, from forested paths on Burnaby Mountain to shoreline walks at Barnet Marine Park and loop trails around Deer Lake and Burnaby Lake.
Places to Eat
From quick bites to sit-down meals, Burnaby offers something for every appetite. Explore neighbourhood restaurants, cafés and hidden gems serving flavours from around the world.
48 HOUR VISITOR GUIDE
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