Avoiding surcharges when buying/reloading a compass card at YVR

Some sources claim that there is some surcharge if you buy (or reload?) a compass card at YVR. (There should be a refundable $6 fee when you purchase the card, but I believe those sources mean another surcharge.) Some advice to buy (or reload?) it in a 7-11 at the airport, others suggest to buy it somewhere and reload it online.

My question is what is the cheapest way to get and reload a compass card after arriving to YVR? The assumptions to be taken into account: the flight arrives after 6pm, and I only need to get to downtown on that day and I do not plan to use public transit later on that day. (Later, I may (or may not) choose to load a day pass e.g. for the next day.)

Best Answer

If time is not a concern for you, take the free shuttle to South Terminal, there you can take route 412 back to Bridgeport, which is outside of Sea Island.

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Monthly Pass holders.

Program pass holders.

Burkeville resident program cards.

Customers using DayPasses not purchased on Sea Island.

Customers using single-use Compass Tickets not purchased on Sea Island.

Customers travelling between Sea Island stations.

Do you save money using a Compass Card?

People can buy another fare if they lose their ticket or Compass card after they tap in. They'll need to buy another fare to get out of the station once all fare gates are closed. You save a bit of money when you use a Compass card, versus buying single Compass tickets (which you also tap on the blue reader).

Does Compass Card take debit?

TransLink has accepted credit cards for payment since May, 2018, after embarking on what it called Compass 2.0 in 2017. The move to also accept debit cards at Compass card readers would make TransLink the first transit agency in Canada to fully integrate Interac debit card payments across a regional transit system.

Does money on Compass Card expire?

DayPasses on Compass Cards with a Program Pass will become valid on the service day they are first used and, once they have been used for a Tap In, will expire at the end of service on that day.

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