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Bus is twice as fast as MAX from Vancouver to Downtown Portland
Interstate MAX = 34 min; C-Tran Bus = 15 min
C-Tran Bus #105 Salmon Creek Express
MAX Yellow line
Bus Travel Time from Vancouver to downtown Portland, 7:10 am - 11:34 am :
19 min
MAX travel time from Vancouver to downtown Portland, 7:33 am - 11:33 am:
33.6 min *
* add 3.6 min to Expo time to get Vancouver time. Source of 3.6 min: CRC Transit Technicial Report Exhibit 20
Afternoon, Northbound is still much faster than MAX, at 22 min
15 min
30 min
Is The Bus Really that fast?
To check, we emailed C-Tran this on November 11, 2009:
Can I count on the travel times listed for your lines to/from Portland (#65, 105 & 164) being accurate during rush hour? Or do the buses generally arrive later than the listed times? Thanks JK
and got this answer (bold added):
Mr. Karlock,
Thank you for your e-mail and interest in riding C-Tran. Our commuter buses along with non-commuter buses do their best to keep their given schedules, they are however subject to traffic issues. Generally, they are on schedule but may at times run into unavoidable difficulties particularly on Friday afternoons.
Hope this helps answer your question.
Sincerely,
Pam F
Passenger Service Rep