Buses

We have 162 buses that transport 16,000 students daily.
Yearly our buses travel almost 2 million miles.

Enjoy the summer!

Bus route decorative purpose only

Contact

General transportation questions:
email us at transportation@vansd.org

Summer transportation office hours:
7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
360-313-4800

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Boundary map

Transportation services

Transportation for language programs

Parents of students who live outside of school boundaries and are selected for this program will be required to provide their own transportation to and from school for as long as the student participates in the program.

Transportation for programs of choice and choice schools

Transportation is provided for students who live within Vancouver Public Schools’ boundaries.

iTech and VSAA students

 IB and SMT

Culinary Arts, Advanced Manufacturing, Construction Trades and Medical Arts

Getting there

 Bused from home bus stop to neighborhood high school and then to program of choice school. Bused from home bus stop to neighborhood high school and then to program of choice. Bused from home bus stop to neighborhood high school and then to Fort Vancouver High School for periods 1-3.

Getting home

 Bused from choice schools to home bus stops.

  • VSAA PM bus stops
  • iTech PM bus stops
  • Flex PM bus stops
 Bused from program to neighborhood high school. Responsible to get home on own. Bused from Fort Vancouver and Hudson’s Bay to neighborhood high school for periods 4-6, and then can take bus to home bus stop.

Special services transportation

Bus transportation

If your child receives special education services and you would like him or her to ride the bus to school, please first contact the special services department.The individualized education plan team determines the need for transportation on an individual basis. Transportation is most often provided for students who are in specialized programs.

Bus procedures

Special education students who ride the bus are transported with special education peers. A guardian or established emergency contact person must meet special education students at their bus stop. Emergency contact people should present photo ID. It’s important that contact information for guardians and emergency contact people is kept up to date. If you have recently changed your phone number(s), or have questions about transportation, please contact the transportation department.