Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System is a public bus service in Duncan and the Cowichan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The conventional transit of the Cowichan Valley Transit System has been in service since 1993. handyDART is a transportation service for people with a disability or seniors who are unable to use conventional transit, which is operated by Volunteer Cowichan.

Services

There is weekday commuter service between Duncan, Cobble Hill, Mill Bay, Shawnigan Lake, and Victoria. Buses leave the Cowichan Valley in the morning and return in the evening. They travel via the Malahat. Funding for the service, which started operating on October 20, 2008 is provided by Cowichan Valley Regional District, Victoria Regional Transit and BC Transit. Service between Duncan, Ladysmith, Oyster Bay, and Nanaimo along Hwy 1 is operated by RDN Transit.

Routes

Regional routes

No.RouteTerminiNotes
2Mt. PrevostCowichan Commons-Village Green Mall via Cowichan District Hospital
3QuamichanCowichan Commons-Village Green Mall via Duncan Westside
4Maple BayMaple Bay-Village Green Mall
5Eagle Heightsstarts and ends at Village Green Mall. Travels via Cowichan 1 Reserve, and Eagle Heights and Koksilah areas.Runs on weekdays.
6Crofton/ChemainusChemainus-Village Green Mall. 6A travels from Crofton Rd to Henry Rd along Chemainus Rd. 6B travels from Crofton Rd to Henry Rd along Mt. Sicker and Hwy 1.
7Cowichan LakeLake Cowichan Town Centre-Village Green Mall via Gibbins
7XCowichan Lake ExpressLake Cowichan Town Centre-Village Green Mall via Hwy 18. Some runs of 7 and 7X travel further along South Shore Rd and then into residential south Lake Cowichan.Weekday service.
8Mill Bay via Telegraph Road / Duncan via Shawnigan LakeVillage Green Mall - Mill BayStops at BC Ferries Mill Bay terminal.
9Mill Bay via Shawnigan Lake / Duncan via Telegraph RoadVillage Green Mall - Mill Bay
20Youbou ConnectorLake Cowichan-YoubouRuns daily except Sunday.
21Honeymoon Bay ConnectorLake Cowichan-Gordon Bay Provincial ParkRuns daily except Sunday.
31Alderwood-LadysmithStarts and ends at 1st & Symonds in Ladysmith. Travels through Downtown and through western and northern portions of the town.Runs daily except Sunday.
34Ladysmith-ChemainusLadysmith-ChemainusRuns daily except Sunday.
36Ladysmith-Duncan ExpressLadysmith-Village Green MallRuns daily except Sunday.

Commuter routes

No.RouteTerminiNotes
66 CVXCowichan-Victoria ExpressVillage Green Mall-Downtown VictoriaRuns daily except Sunday. Former Saturday service (Route 44) merged into 66 in 2023.
99 SVXShawnigan Lake-Victoria ExpressCobble Hill Park & Ride-Downtown VictoriaWeekday peak service.

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