Vancouver Traffic Heat Map

Typical weekday delays (minutes) at Lions Gate Bridge & George Massey Tunnel.

Delay:
< 5 min
5–10
10–15
15–25
25+ min

🌉 Lions Gate Bridge

Downtown ↔ North Van / West Van
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
10p
→ Downtown
4
6
12
18
12
6
6
7
7
10
18
30
30
20
10
6
5
4
→ North Van
4
5
7
10
7
6
6
9
10
12
20
30
35
22
10
6
5
4

🚇 George Massey Tunnel

Ladner / Delta ↔ Richmond / Vancouver (Hwy 99)
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
10p
→ Vancouver
3
10
30
35
20
8
6
7
8
10
12
12
12
10
7
5
4
3
→ Ladner
3
4
6
7
7
7
7
10
11
18
30
40
35
20
10
7
5
4

📅 Not all weekdays are equal

Multiplier on the delays above (PM peak, Metro Vancouver overall)
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
PM peak
0.8×
1.0×
1.0×
1.3×
1.4×
Monday ≈ calmest weekday (44% AM / 55% PM congestion). Lots of WFH / late starts.
Tue–Wed ≈ baseline — the numbers in the tables above are built around these.
Thursday PM ≈ worst rush hour of the week (73% congestion, 5–6pm peak).
Friday PM ≈ also rough, extended peak (starts earlier ~2:30pm, goes later ~7:30pm). Massey SB especially — beach/ferry/weekend-getaway traffic stacks on top of commuters.

At a glance

🚗 Avoid: Massey SB 3–6pm (30–40 min)
✅ Best: 10am–2pm & after 7:30pm (~5 min)
🚗 Avoid: Massey NB 7–9am (30–35 min)
✅ Sweet spot to Ladner: leave before 2:30pm or after 7pm
🚗 Avoid: Lions Gate NB 4–6pm (30+ min)
✅ Sweet spot from Ladner: leave before 6:30am or after 9:30am
Sources: BC Gov Counterflow · TranBC · DriveBC · Massey Tunnel (Wikipedia)