Quick Shuttle Bus Service

The service and personnel are good but the company did not have their stops well designated so we did not know where to wait. It’s not a big outfit apparently. So when we ask around the locals where the pickup was nobody knew. Just go early and you won’t have any trouble. And look for a maroon bus that says QUICK SHUTTLE.

Surprised at the amount of bad reviews. Took it from Vancouver to downtown Seattle on Easter Weekend, when the border was extremely busy. Left on time, seats were fine, and we weren’t held up at the border at all. It stops in Campbell River and Bellingham Airport on the way there, but the stops are extremely brief (no getting off for bathroom breaks or anything). Friend who was travelling with me said that it was essentially the same experience as Greyhound for a good 2/​3rds the price, so I’m not complaining.
Wifi is super slow. I was using LTE for most of the trip.

First time taking Quick Shuttle and I do like their bus service. yes they do make more then a couple stops between Vancouver and Seattle. Its good that they stop downtown. I actually live closer to downtown then the main street skytrain (Boltbus stop). So came here and surprised in the morning its almost a full bus. It leaves on time. But only issue I have is that they don’t have a charging outlet on the bus and also if you sit too far back, you might smell ammonia. Not that pleasant.
Even though its an older bus but the seats seems to be more comfortable compared to Bolt Bus. Not sure why?
Another thing is that the wifi doesn’t work!
I would take it again.
As a hint get the coupon off of social shopper for a discount. Don’t get directly off their website

Take this bus at your peril.
What should have been a short, simple ride from Bellingham, WA to Vancouver BC turned into a 5-​hour ordeal. When the bus was delayed, they had no way to alert waiting passengers, who were left standing around outside the airport terminal. The bus driver was strange and unhelpful. When the bus finally arrived in Vancouver, he wouldn’t let riders get off at stops earlier than they’d originally signed up for — at least, not if they wanted their luggage. And for this August trip, THE BUS DID NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING.
I’d recommend sticking to Amtrack.

I’ve taken this bus for 2 years now back and forth from Vancouver to Seatac Airport, at least 10 times a year. 80% of the time the WiFi is down and I have had one courteous driver. Other than that, they have been exceedingly rude.
Use this as a last resort for those super early flights. Were it not for a disability, I would drive. I highly recommend Amtrak!

I booked our ride from Vancouver to Sea-​Tac through
and it turned out to be Quick Shuttle picking us up. Upon check-​in, shuttle driver couldn’t find my name even though it was listed on there. I had to point it out to him. The ride was supposed to be 4.5 hours, which should’ve been sufficient time to get us to Sea-​Tac. It took 5 hours and 40 minutes! The shuttle driver could’ve taken another route to get back on the freeway after dropping people off in downtown Seattle, but he took local. He was going to drop people off at their hotels too… what the heck? There is NO time… we’re already late… and he kept telling us we’d get there… until 4:30pm has come and gone and we were STILL waiting.
I ended up having to change my flight to a later time which costed me $ 75. I called Quick Shuttle about that and I was told (by a VERY rude lady) that I should’ve allotted 2.5 hours instead of 1.5 hours for domestic travels. Ugh… whatever. Never going with them again.

Travelled from Seatac to YVR recently and service was exceptional and driver was courteous and professional. We left Seattle on time and made a few stops and got to the border earlier than scheduled. We had to spend an hour at the border due to couple of passengers who took a long time to clear customs and immigrations. Even after the delay I was able to get to my destination half hour earlier than what I estimated. I am definitely going to take the shuttle again.

It was split type a deal for me. I flew in from KC to Seattle and took Quick Shuttle Vancouver. Gotta say, it wasn’t that bad. It’s on time for the most part, but there was a time where it was kind of late. I got stuck at the Canadian border dealing with customs and they said I could just take the next one, and it was delayed about an hour. But other than that, it’s a good service. Buses are clean and the drivers are polite.

We travelled to Bellingham and back Sept 8^th and back Sept 11 2014. Leaving Vancouver at Holliday Inn bus arrived on time, loaded and left with out any problem.
Several stops along the way for pick ups and off to the border. Along the way the driver was informative about the area and the process at the border including suggested using washroom facilities. Arrived at border and short delay before entering customs. In general everyone cleared customs quickly with the exception of 2 individuals which delayed departure somewhat. It must be noted that the driver or the Bus Service has no control how long it will take to clear customs! Arrived Bellingham about 20 minutes behind the scheduled time, with lots of time to catch flight. All air lines recommend to be at airport at least two ahead of flight to clear TSA. On the return Quick Shuttle arrived for pickup 15 minutes after scheduled pickup. Acceptable!
The driver was very professional and extremely courteous. Explained what to do and expect at Canadian Customs. Short wait before bus proceeded to Customs and cleared in about ‘15 minutes or so and on our way. He asked where people were going and we indicated Holiday Inn wanted to know if we had anyone picking us up,
when we said we did, he knew we would be a bit late and maybe inform them. Had no phone number. Bus encountered traffic accident prior to tunnel. Driver was able to detour and started letting people of at airport etc. Heavy traffic! We Arrived at Holiday Inn about 20 minutes late. An excellent job by your diver. I wish we had asked for his name so I could personally thank him.

If you are looking for a quick way to get to/​from Seattle/​Vancouver, this is a good option. It was $ 50 round trip. The bus driver was courteous and professional, the bus was quiet, and it more or less followed the schedule. There is nothing you could do about the immigration control so it’s pointless to write about it. Overall, it was a good experience and it beat renting a car and worrying about driving up there and back.

We booked the quick shuttle after a cruise to Vancouver ., we arrived at the bus 15 minutes before it left and couldn’t get on. It was full. They overbooked. The problem was that our son his wife and two kids were on that bus. We ended up getting to same destination an hour after them. the drivers were extremely nice but the man in charge was not helpful. The man in charge, as one woman on the bus complained muddied up the process. The woman who worked there was new and not sure what she was doing. Plus when my kids got back on the first bus after being taken off and then put back on, did not get seats together. My daughter in law sat up front. My son in the middle and my 2 grand kids aged 9 and 6 sat in the back by themselves. My grandaughter was afraid to go to the bathroom on 4 hr ride because she did not know how to work the bathroom in the bus. The people in the bus would not change seats so kids could at least sit with one parent. The man in charge was not helpful. Oh yes he said you will arrive 15 minutes after them. He lied. it was not cheap either. cost us $ 334 for 4 adults and 2 kids. upsetting experience. They need better bus management and check in at Canada Place where the cruise ships arrive. it really messed up the end of a great trip.

This was the first time I used Quick shuttle to get to SeaTac from Richmond BC and the service was great! The drivers were professional, kind and extremely helpful. I will definitely use them again. Great Service!

My partner and I like to kill two birds with one stone on our vacays, if possible. With that said, I scoured the ‘net and for a means of taking a day-​trip from Vancouver to Seattle. We found this place online and the booking process was no muss, no fuss. We booked it, printed the confirmation and scurried over to the pickup location at the Holiday Inn on Howe St. The bus left right on time and we stopped at probably 3 – 4 more locations, where we picked up more passengers and were at full capacity.
We eventually got to the border crossing which was a little unnerving because of the less-​than-​courteous border agents. However, the bus driver explained the process and before you knew it, we were back on the road. We got to Seattle a few hours later and off we went to take in the city. Overall this was a good way to travel 250+ miles away on the cheap (about $ 50 pp r/​t).
Why did I give it a 2-​star, you might ask? Well, for one… this bus was touted as having free WIFI… however, said free WIFI, didn’t work the whole way there and back… so, I couldn’t work on anything I had planned to work on.

Overall Quick Shuttle provided me with No Hassle way to get from the Westside of Vancouver to Westside of Downtown Seattle. The trip took just over 4 hours, the border crossing was quicker then driving. The Buses where clean and well maintained on both trips. On the ride home I was placed on a Express bus that when straight form Seattle to the Border which saved about 40 minutes of travel time on the return trip.

Took a roundtrip from Seattle to Vancouver. Turned out both my to/​from buses were delayed by approx 2 hrs both to and back from Vancouver. WiFi was constantly down (and the driver could get it rebooted only when he made the next stop, shut down the bus engine and restarted the bus over again…)
I understand Quick Shuttle had no control on how long the immigration/​customs stop would take (on the way back to Seattle, the driver mentioned the longest he had been waiting for customers to clear at the US border was 5.5 Hrs!!). However, they still needed to make sure they leave on time from their pick up locations. For example, when leaving from Seattle downtown, the driver allowed many customers to get off to McDonald’s to get their meals. We ended up waiting 15 minutes later than scheduled for those people to get back on the bus. Moreover, when we were leaving Vancouver downtown (first stop), the driver left 20 minutes late because he was waiting for a customer. This wasnot couteous in my mind. One person’s delay rarely ever justifies all other people’s delay/​missing flights on others’ end.
Next time I will probably try Boltbus, because it’s potentially much cheaper (Quick Shuttle cost $ 43 one way vs. Boltbus one way trip ticket price that can get as low as $ 1…but, in reality, more like $ 15 – 20 if you really buy BoltBus’ tickets ahead of time!). especially if you plan your trip ahead of time. Also, if you intend to take Quick Shuttle to one of the airports to catch your flight (e.g. SEA, YVR or Bellingham, I think you should budget A LOT more time than you need!!). On both my Seattle to and from Vancouver rides, there were several people who missed their flights, just because they booked the buses without anticipating much delay.

Not a bad option if you need a ride to or from SeaTac airport. I was flying standby and my only options were out of the US, so I booked for a ticket on Quick Shuttle from Vancouver to Seattle. Turns out my flight ended up getting downsized and I couldn’t take that option. Option 2 was from LAX, so I was stuck with a Quick Shuttle ticket I didn’t need. After panicking that I had wasted $ 54 on a ticket because they were non-​refundable and non-​transferable, I called the customer service line. I asked if I could make the ticket an open-​ended one, and cancel my reservation for the upcoming weekend. I expected a flat out NO, but to my surprise, there was no problem. My reservation number remained the same, and all I had to do was call to re-​book my ticket, good for up to a year. And I could use it to travel north or south. Beauty!
Turns out, I was able to get my return flight to end at SeaTac, so I got to use my Quick Shuttle ticket a couple weeks later. Again, my situation wasn’t as I had predicted, and I got through customs and baggage earlier than I had thought. I ended up standing outside the bus at 9:20, when I wasn’t booked until 12:30. Oh please, oh please let me on the 9:30?! And again, it was no problem. Huzzah! After having already traveled for 13+ hours, this was a huge relief.
The bus driver was super friendly, and had lots of info about the surrounding areas. He was also a little annoying by the end of the trip, but hey, at least he likes his job. I think the fellow across from me was ready to strangle him, though, so perhaps he should tone it down. I didn’t care. The driver was just trying to keep the mood light and happy as we waited for Canada Customs to finally decide the bus lane was worth their time and come help us.
WiFi was buggered on my trip. Even after a re-​boot I don’t think it was working well, but by that point I had given up and decided sleep was a better use of my time.
Pros — You don’t have to drive or find parking. Good for one-​way trips, or when flying (save on parking fees). WiFi when it works.
Cons — Slow. Much longer than driving yourself. Unloading all your stuff at customs is a pain in the ass. Issues when other passengers don’t have their shit together for crossing the border.

Don’t let the name fool you… this is not a «quick» shuttle. I have taken this shuttle to Bellingham Airport and SeaTac numerous times due to a lack of an alternative means of transportation. It’s never on time for pick up and always runs at least an hour behind schedule. If you go by the estimated arrival times on their website you’d likely miss your plane (once I arrived in Seattle 4 hours behind schedule!). Advertised WiFi hardly ever works. The service is bearable for the relatively short ride to Bellingham, but I’m not sure the savings is worth the 6+ hour journey to SeaTac.

Yes the flights are usually cheaper out of SeaTac… but I forgot to figure in the value of my time on this last trip.
By the time you add on the $ 80 for the return bus ticket and the 4 hours 40 minutes of travel time each way you should ask yourself, is this actually a good deal?
The WiFi died the moment we crossed into the States on the way there, and on my return trip it was dial-​up slow with the 40+ passengers battling boredom.
The only pros I can think of are a shorter border crossing, and, uh, that’s it really.
I guess if you get a crazy cheap deal on a flight this may be worth it.
But if it’s only a $ 100 or so more to fly out of YVR, the hell with it!

Since YVR hasn’t gotten the hint that cheap flights are cool, Quick Shuttle does an amazing job taking me to the SeaTac and Bellingham Airports. Their scheduled routes make it easy to find flights that correspond and in going down to the US, I’ve never been delayed. Coming back to Canada, they’re very accommodating with drop-​off locations, especially late at night. You tell them where you need to end up and they will find the closest location for you. Fares are very reasonable and if you have a student ID, they’re even more amazing. There is free WIFI on board, which makes it fun when you get bored.
Delays definitely do happen, but that’s totally not on the company or the driver. Sometimes there’s traffic or idiot passengers that decide to not bring the correct documentation with them, holding everyone up. I was amazed last night how many of the 20+ passengers had no idea where they needed to be dropped off. Why wouldn’t you organize this beforehand? Sigh.
Drivers are lovely and are full of information both about the surrounding areas and their services offered. If you need to go down, either for a day or a long period of time, I would definitely recommend using their services!

Instead of driving to Vancouver for the Olympics, me and my friends hopped on Quick Shuttle bus service instead.
Great decision… Why?
1. Drivers are so nice.
2. Bus is clean.
3. Bus is on time.
4. Best of all, the fare is CHEAP.
If you are planning to go to Vancouver downtown without the hassle of driving, I recommend this, big time.