Buses

We have 162 buses that transport 16,000 students daily.
Yearly our buses travel almost 2 million miles.

Bus routes

Contact

General transportation questions:
email us at transportation@vansd.org

Transportation office hours:
5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
360-313-4800

During these hours, staff are available by phone to assist the public. Office staff will continue to answer phone calls until all buses are empty.

Transportation services

Transportation for language programs

Parents of students who live outside of school boundaries and are selected for this program will be required to provide their own transportation to and from school for as long as the student participates in the program. In limited circumstances, students who live close to the school’s boundaries may be able to ride a bus if the bus is not full and the student is able to travel safely to a nearby stop for pickup/dropoff.

Transportation for programs of choice and choice schools

Transportation is provided for students who live within Vancouver Public Schools’ boundaries.

All Flex, iTech and VSAA students

 IB and SMT

Culinary Arts, Advanced Manufacturing, Construction Trades and Medical Arts

Getting there

Bused from home bus stop to neighborhood high school and then to program of choice school. Bused from home bus stop to neighborhood high school and then to program of choice. Bused from home bus stop to neighborhood high school and then to Fort Vancouver High School for periods 1-3.

Getting home

Bused from choice schools to home bus stops.

  • VSAA PM bus stops
  • iTech PM bus stops
  • Flex PM bus stops
Bused from program to neighborhood high school. Responsible to get home on own. Bused from Fort Vancouver and Hudson’s Bay to neighborhood high school for periods 4-6, and then can take bus to home bus stop.

Special services transportation