Buses

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

Bus routes

Elementary schools
Anderson Bus route Bus zone map
Chinook Bus route Bus zone map
Eisenhower Bus route Bus zone map
Felida Bus route Bus zone map
Franklin Bus route Bus zone map
Fruit Valley Bus route Bus zone map
Ginsburg Bus route Bus zone map
Harney Bus route Bus zone map
Hazel Dell Bus routes Bus zone map
Hough Bus route Bus zone map
King Bus route Bus zone map
Lake Shore Bus route Bus zone map
Lincoln Bus route Bus zone map
Marshall Bus route Bus zone map
Minnehaha Bus route Bus zone map
Ogden Bus route Bus zone map
Roosevelt Bus route Bus zone map
Sacajawea Bus route Bus zone map
Salmon Creek Bus route Bus zone map
Truman Bus route Bus zone map
VITA Bus route Bus zone map
Walnut Grove Bus routes Bus zone map
Washington: Walking school bus route only

Elementary schools

Anderson

Chinook

Eisenhower

Felida

Franklin

Fruit Valley

Ginsburg

Harney

Hazel Dell

Hough

King

Lake Shore

Lincoln

Marshall

Minnehaha

Ogden

Roosevelt

Sacajawea

Salmon Creek

Truman

VITA

Walnut Grove

Washington: Walking school bus route only

Middle school
Alki Bus route Bus zone map
Discovery Bus route Bus zone map
Gaiser Bus route Bus zone map
Jason Lee Bus route Bus zone map
Jefferson Bus route Bus zone map
McLoughlin Bus route Bus zone map
iTech Bus route PM Bus zone map
VSAA Bus route PM Bus zone map

Shuttles
AM high school magnet shuttles for VSAA, iTech and Flex

Middle school

Alki

Discovery

Gaiser

Jason Lee

Jefferson

McLoughlin

iTech

VSAA

Shuttles

AM high school magnet shuttles for VSAA, iTech and Flex

High school
Columbia River Bus route Bus zone map
Fort Vancouver Bus route Bus zone map
Hudson’s Bay Bus route Bus zone map
Skyview Bus route Bus zone map
Flex Academy Bus route PM Bus zone map
iTech Bus route PM Bus zone map
VSAA Bus route PM Bus zone map

Shuttles
Cascadia Tech High school magnet programs

High school

Columbia River

Fort Vancouver

Hudson’s Bay

Skyview

Flex Academy

iTech

VSAA

Shuttles

Contact

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

Transportation office hours:
5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
360-313-4800

During these hours, staff are available by phone to assist the public. Office staff will continue to answer phone calls until all buses are empty.

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. In limited circumstances, students who live close to the school’s boundaries may be able to ride a bus if the bus is not full and the student is able to travel safely to a nearby stop for pickup/dropoff.

Transportation for magnet programs and programs of choice

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

	All Flex, iTech and VSAA students	Construction Trades, IB, SMT and Medical Arts	Careers in Education, Culinary Arts, Advanced Manufacturing
Getting there	Bused from home bus stop to neighborhood high school and then to magnet program.	Bused from home bus stop to neighborhood high school and then to magnet program.	Bused from home bus stop to neighborhood high school and then to Fort Vancouver High School for periods 1-3.
Getting home	Bused from magnet 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 to neighborhood high school for periods 4-6, and then can take bus to home bus stop.

All Flex, iTech and VSAA students

Construction Trades, IB, SMT and Medical Arts

Careers in Education, Culinary Arts, Advanced Manufacturing

Getting there

Bused from home bus stop to neighborhood high school and then to magnet program.

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

Getting home

Bused from magnet 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 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 procuedures

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.