Hours & Directions

Notice: UBC Botanical Garden and Nitobe Memorial Garden are both open 10 am – 2 pm, Wednesday to Sunday. The Shop in the Garden is open 10 am to 4:30 pm, Wednesday to Sunday. We are closed Monday and Tuesday. The Greenheart TreeWalk will reopen April 1, 2023.

April 1st: Nitobe Memorial Garden will be closed for a private function on April 1st from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm.


Full Hours Schedule:

Shop in
the Garden
UBC Botanical
Garden
Greenheart
TreeWalk
Nitobe Memorial
Garden

 

Mar. 3 to Oct. 31
Wednesday-Sunday:
10 am to 4:30 pm


Nov. 1 – Dec. 23
Wednesday – Sunday
10 am to 4:30 pm

 

Mar. 1st to 31
Wednesday-Sunday:
10 am to 2 pm
$5 admission/person


Apr. 1 to Oct. 31
Tuesday-Sunday:
10 am – 4:30 pm
regular admission rates


Nov. 1 to Dec. 24
Wednesday-Sunday:
10 am – 2:00 pm
by donation


Dec. 25 to Jan. 2 2024
CLOSED


Open STAT holidays from Victoria Day Long Weekend to Labour Day Long Weekend

 

CLOSED

Nov 1. to Mar. 31


Apr. 1st to Oct. 31
Tuesday-Sunday:
10 am to 4:30 pm
regular admission rates

 

Last entry: Please check in at the Garden entrance by 3:30 pm. Learn more.


Nov. 1 to Mar. 31
CLOSED


Open STAT holidays from Victoria Day Long Weekend to Labour Day Long Weekend

 

April 1st: Nitobe Memorial Garden will be closed for a private function on April 1st from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm.


Jan. 4 to Mar. 31
Wednesday-Sunday:
10 am to 2 pm*
by donation ($5 suggested)


Apr. 1st to Oct. 31
Tuesday-Sunday:
10 am – 4:30 pm
regular admission rates


Nov. 1 – Dec. 24
Wednesday-Sunday:
10 am – 2 pm
Open by donation


Open STAT holidays from Victoria Day Long Weekend to Labour Day Long Weekend

The garden will be opening at 11 am on the following dates:
Apr.12, Jul. 6 & Aug. 3rd

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Note about hours at Nitobe Memorial Garden: Please check back the week of your visit to confirm our hours. We occasionally open late due to special events.

UBC Botanical Garden

 

Nitobe Memorial Garden


Getting Here

By Car

From downtown, take West 4th, 10th or 16th Avenue to UBC. From the airport, take SW Marine Drive northbound to UBC. We are located on the west side of SW Marine Drive.

Please note that the entrance indicated on Google Maps is inaccurate. The entrance to the Garden and visitor parking is located parallel to Stadium Road. Please see image below.

By Transit

There are two buses that stop near UBC Botanical Garden. The #R4 41st Ave bus stops on West 16th Avenue near University Hill High School. From there it is a 15-minute walk to the Garden. The #68 UBC Exchange campus shuttle stops on Stadium Road, opposite the Garden, and returns to the UBC trolley loop on University Boulevard. For complete bus schedules and routes, please call Translink at 604.953.3333 or visit translink.ca.

Route from #R4 41st Ave to UBC Botanical Garden:

Route from UBC Botanical Garden to #68 UBC Exchange:
*Note: #68 Lower Mall does not stop on Stadium Road at SW Marine Drive.

Nitobe Memorial Garden can also be accessed via the #68 UBC Exchange bus northbound (Stop #59125) on NW Marine Drive, or southbound (Stop #61424) on West Mall.

UBC Exchange Construction Update. Last updated July 8, 2019.

By Taxi

Call MacLures Cabs at 604.683.6666, Black Top & Checker Cabs at 604.731.1111 or Yellow Cabs at 604.681.1111 to arrange for a taxi.

Parking

**New parking charges now in effect by UBC Parking.** New parking rates are as follows:

1 hour: $1.50

All day (until midnight): $6.00

To find more rates per duration and pay for your parking, please visit the Honk Mobile app.