3 Route 3 James Bay / Royal Jubilee
Victoria Route 3 runs between Royal Jubilee Hospital and Menzies St at Michigan St. Monday to Friday the first bus is at 6:02 am and the last at 9:10 pm, every 32 min during the day.
| Days | First bus | Last bus | Buses | Daytime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 6:02 am | 9:10 pm | 58 | every 32 min |
| Saturday | 6:41 am | 9:10 pm | 57 | every 30 min |
| Sunday | 6:55 am | 8:08 pm | 49 | every 31 min |
Holidays:
- Mon 12 Oct (Thanksgiving): the Sunday timetable
- Wed 11 Nov (Remembrance Day): the Sunday timetable
Route 3 to Menzies St at Michigan St
Bus sign: “James Bay via Quimper Loop” · from Royal Jubilee Hospital · 38 stops
Monday to Friday
Scheduled times at the main stops · bold = pm · — = this trip doesn’t stop there
| Royal Jubilee Hospital | Quimper St Loop | May St at Moss St | Douglas St at Fort St | Menzies St at Michigan St |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:03 | — | 6:15 | 6:25 | 6:29 |
| 6:34 | 6:42 | 6:48 | 6:59 | 7:04 |
| 7:09 | — | 7:23 | 7:35 | 7:41 |
| 7:47 | 7:56 | 8:03 | 8:16 | 8:22 |
| 8:26 | — | 8:40 | 8:53 | 8:59 |
| 9:00 | 9:09 | 9:16 | 9:28 | 9:34 |
| 9:29 | — | — | 9:58 | 10:04 |
| 9:59 | 10:08 | 10:15 | 10:27 | 10:34 |
| 10:27 | — | — | 10:57 | 11:04 |
| 10:56 | 11:06 | 11:13 | 11:27 | 11:34 |
| 11:26 | — | — | 11:57 | 12:04 |
| 12:00 | 12:11 | 12:18 | 12:32 | 12:39 |
| 12:31 | — | — | 1:02 | 1:09 |
| 1:00 | 1:11 | 1:18 | 1:32 | 1:39 |
| 1:30 | — | — | 2:03 | 2:10 |
| 2:03 | 2:15 | 2:22 | 2:36 | 2:43 |
| 2:37 | — | — | 3:11 | 3:18 |
| 3:12 | 3:24 | 3:31 | 3:46 | 3:53 |
| 3:46 | 3:58 | 4:05 | 4:20 | 4:28 |
| 4:20 | 4:31 | 4:38 | 4:53 | 5:01 |
| 4:58 | — | 5:13 | 5:26 | 5:34 |
| 5:29 | 5:40 | 5:47 | 6:00 | 6:08 |
| 6:01 | — | 6:15 | 6:27 | 6:33 |
| 6:30 | 6:39 | 6:45 | 6:57 | 7:03 |
| 7:02 | — | 7:15 | 7:27 | 7:33 |
| 7:25 | 7:34 | 7:40 | 7:52 | 7:58 |
| 7:53 | — | 8:06 | 8:17 | 8:23 |
| 8:22 | 8:30 | 8:36 | 8:47 | 8:53 |
| 9:10 | — | 9:22 | 9:32 | — |
Saturday
Scheduled times at the main stops · bold = pm · — = this trip doesn’t stop there
| Royal Jubilee Hospital | Quimper St Loop | May St at Moss St | Douglas St at Fort St | Menzies St at Michigan St |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:41 | — | 6:53 | 7:03 | 7:08 |
| 7:09 | 7:17 | 7:23 | 7:33 | 7:38 |
| 7:39 | — | 7:51 | 8:02 | 8:08 |
| 8:06 | 8:14 | 8:21 | 8:32 | 8:38 |
| 8:38 | — | 8:51 | 9:02 | 9:08 |
| 9:04 | 9:13 | 9:20 | 9:32 | 9:38 |
| 9:37 | — | 9:50 | 10:02 | 10:08 |
| 10:04 | 10:13 | 10:20 | 10:32 | 10:39 |
| 10:29 | — | — | 11:01 | 11:08 |
| 11:01 | 11:11 | 11:18 | 11:31 | 11:38 |
| 11:29 | — | — | 12:01 | 12:08 |
| 12:00 | 12:10 | 12:17 | 12:31 | 12:38 |
| 12:29 | — | — | 1:01 | 1:08 |
| 1:01 | 1:11 | 1:18 | 1:32 | 1:39 |
| 1:29 | — | — | 2:01 | 2:09 |
| 2:04 | 2:14 | 2:21 | 2:35 | 2:43 |
| 2:32 | — | — | 3:04 | 3:13 |
| 3:13 | 3:23 | 3:30 | 3:44 | 3:53 |
| 3:46 | — | 4:00 | 4:14 | 4:23 |
| 4:23 | 4:32 | 4:39 | 4:52 | 4:59 |
| 4:49 | — | 5:03 | 5:16 | 5:23 |
| 5:24 | 5:33 | 5:40 | 5:52 | 5:58 |
| 5:55 | — | 6:08 | 6:20 | 6:26 |
| 6:25 | 6:34 | 6:40 | 6:52 | 6:58 |
| 6:52 | — | 7:05 | 7:17 | 7:23 |
| 7:21 | 7:30 | 7:36 | 7:47 | 7:53 |
| 7:54 | — | 8:06 | 8:17 | 8:23 |
| 8:23 | 8:31 | 8:37 | 8:47 | 8:53 |
| 9:10 | — | 9:22 | 9:32 | — |
Sunday
Scheduled times at the main stops · bold = pm · — = this trip doesn’t stop there
| Royal Jubilee Hospital | Quimper St Loop | May St at Moss St | Douglas St at Fort St | Menzies St at Michigan St |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:55 | — | 7:07 | 7:17 | 7:23 |
| 7:38 | 7:46 | 7:52 | 8:02 | 8:08 |
| 8:18 | — | 8:31 | 8:42 | 8:48 |
| 9:00 | 9:09 | 9:15 | 9:27 | 9:33 |
| 9:37 | — | 9:50 | 10:02 | 10:08 |
| 10:15 | 10:24 | 10:30 | 10:42 | 10:48 |
| 10:35 | — | 10:49 | 11:01 | 11:08 |
| 11:04 | 11:13 | 11:20 | 11:32 | 11:39 |
| 11:35 | — | 11:49 | 12:01 | 12:08 |
| 12:02 | 12:11 | 12:18 | 12:31 | 12:38 |
| 12:34 | — | 12:48 | 1:01 | 1:08 |
| 1:01 | 1:10 | 1:17 | 1:31 | 1:38 |
| 1:34 | — | 1:48 | 2:01 | 2:08 |
| 2:09 | 2:18 | 2:25 | 2:38 | 2:45 |
| 2:38 | — | 2:52 | 3:05 | 3:13 |
| 3:17 | 3:26 | 3:33 | 3:46 | 3:54 |
| 3:45 | — | 3:59 | 4:11 | 4:18 |
| 4:16 | 4:25 | 4:32 | 4:44 | 4:51 |
| 4:46 | — | 5:00 | 5:12 | 5:18 |
| 5:14 | 5:23 | 5:30 | 5:42 | 5:48 |
| 5:48 | — | 6:01 | 6:12 | 6:18 |
| 6:17 | 6:25 | 6:31 | 6:42 | 6:48 |
| 6:48 | — | 7:01 | 7:12 | 7:18 |
| 7:22 | 7:30 | 7:36 | 7:47 | 7:53 |
| 8:08 | — | 8:20 | 8:30 | — |
All 38 stops, in order
- Royal Jubilee Hospital #103741
- Fort St at Lee Ave #100515
- Foul Bay Rd at Fort St #100559
- Foul Bay Rd at Bourchier St #100550
- Foul Bay Rd at Leighton Rd #100533
- Foul Bay Rd at Oak Bay Ave #100517
- 900 Blk Foul Bay Rd #100511
- Foul Bay Rd at Richardson St #100489
- Foul Bay Rd at Runnymede Ave #100475
- Foul Bay Rd at Fairfield Rd #100432
- Foul Bay Rd at Beaven St #100983
- Crescent Rd at King George Terr #100521
- Quimper St Loop #100547
- Crescent Rd at Foul Bay Rd #100460
- Crescent Rd at Richmond Ave #100410
- Ross St at Wildwood Ave #100360
- Ross St at St Charles St #100332
- Fairfield Rd at St Charles St #100303
- Fairfield Rd at Arnold Ave #100269
- Memorial Cres at May St #100238
- May St at Eberts St #102111
- May St at Olive St #100200
- May St at Moss St #100184
- May St at Linden Ave #100155
- May St at Cook St #100130
- Cook St at Oxford St #100120
- Cook St at Southgate St #100113
- Cook St at Fairfield Rd #100100
- Cook St at Richardson St #100105
- Cook St at Rockland Ave #100121
- Cook St at Fort St #100128
- Yates St at Vancouver St #100106
- Yates St at Quadra St #100068
- Douglas St at Fort St #100034
- Douglas St at Courtney St #100019
- Legislature Exch Bay F #100004
- Menzies St at Superior St #100011
- Menzies St at Michigan St #100022
Route 3 to Royal Jubilee Hospital
Bus sign: “Royal Jubilee via Quimper Loop” · from Menzies St at Michigan St · 46 stops
Monday to Friday
Scheduled times at the main stops · bold = pm · — = this trip doesn’t stop there
| Menzies St at Michigan St | Fort St at Douglas St | May St at Moss St | Quimper St Loop | Royal Jubilee Hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 6:02 | 6:09 | — | 6:24 |
| 6:31 | 6:39 | 6:46 | 6:52 | 7:03 |
| 7:06 | 7:15 | 7:22 | — | 7:38 |
| 7:43 | 7:52 | 8:01 | 8:07 | 8:22 |
| 8:24 | 8:34 | 8:43 | — | 9:02 |
| 9:01 | 9:10 | 9:18 | 9:24 | 9:37 |
| 9:36 | 9:45 | 9:54 | — | 10:10 |
| 10:06 | 10:16 | 10:25 | — | 10:41 |
| 10:36 | 10:46 | 10:55 | 11:01 | 11:14 |
| 11:06 | 11:16 | 11:25 | — | 11:42 |
| 11:36 | 11:47 | 11:56 | 12:02 | 12:15 |
| 12:06 | 12:17 | 12:27 | — | 12:45 |
| 12:41 | 12:52 | 1:02 | 1:08 | 1:22 |
| 1:11 | 1:22 | 1:32 | — | 1:50 |
| 1:41 | 1:52 | 2:02 | — | 2:20 |
| 2:12 | 2:24 | 2:34 | 2:41 | 2:57 |
| 2:45 | 2:57 | 3:07 | — | 3:29 |
| 3:20 | 3:32 | 3:42 | 3:49 | 4:05 |
| 3:55 | 4:06 | 4:16 | 4:23 | 4:38 |
| 4:30 | 4:41 | 4:51 | 4:58 | 5:13 |
| 5:03 | 5:14 | 5:24 | 5:31 | 5:44 |
| 5:36 | 5:46 | 5:55 | 6:01 | 6:14 |
| 6:10 | 6:20 | 6:29 | — | 6:47 |
| 6:35 | 6:44 | 6:53 | 6:59 | 7:11 |
| 7:05 | 7:14 | 7:22 | — | 7:37 |
| 7:35 | 7:44 | 7:52 | 7:58 | 8:09 |
| 8:00 | 8:09 | 8:17 | — | 8:32 |
| 8:25 | 8:33 | 8:41 | 8:47 | 8:57 |
| 8:55 | 9:03 | 9:11 | — | 9:26 |
Saturday
Scheduled times at the main stops · bold = pm · — = this trip doesn’t stop there
| Menzies St at Michigan St | Fort St at Douglas St | May St at Moss St | Quimper St Loop | Royal Jubilee Hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:10 | 7:18 | 7:25 | 7:31 | 7:41 |
| 7:40 | 7:48 | 7:55 | — | 8:08 |
| 8:10 | 8:18 | 8:26 | 8:32 | 8:43 |
| 8:40 | 8:48 | 8:56 | — | 9:11 |
| 9:10 | 9:19 | 9:27 | 9:33 | 9:45 |
| 9:40 | 9:49 | 9:58 | — | 10:14 |
| 10:10 | 10:20 | 10:29 | 10:35 | 10:47 |
| 10:41 | 10:51 | 11:00 | — | 11:16 |
| 11:10 | 11:20 | 11:29 | 11:35 | 11:48 |
| 11:40 | 11:50 | 11:59 | — | 12:16 |
| 12:10 | 12:21 | 12:31 | 12:37 | 12:50 |
| 12:40 | 12:51 | 1:01 | — | 1:18 |
| 1:10 | 1:21 | 1:31 | 1:37 | 1:49 |
| 1:41 | 1:52 | 2:02 | — | 2:19 |
| 2:11 | 2:22 | 2:32 | 2:38 | 2:50 |
| 2:45 | 2:56 | 3:06 | — | 3:23 |
| 3:15 | 3:29 | 3:39 | 3:45 | 3:57 |
| 3:55 | 4:07 | 4:17 | — | 4:33 |
| 4:25 | 4:36 | 4:45 | 4:51 | 5:03 |
| 5:01 | 5:12 | 5:21 | — | 5:37 |
| 5:25 | 5:36 | 5:45 | 5:51 | 6:03 |
| 6:00 | 6:10 | 6:19 | — | 6:35 |
| 6:28 | 6:38 | 6:47 | 6:53 | 7:04 |
| 7:00 | 7:09 | 7:18 | — | 7:32 |
| 7:25 | 7:34 | 7:42 | 7:48 | 7:59 |
| 7:55 | 8:04 | 8:12 | — | 8:26 |
| 8:25 | 8:34 | 8:42 | 8:48 | 8:59 |
| 8:55 | 9:04 | 9:11 | — | 9:24 |
Sunday
Scheduled times at the main stops · bold = pm · — = this trip doesn’t stop there
| Menzies St at Michigan St | Fort St at Douglas St | May St at Moss St | Quimper St Loop | Royal Jubilee Hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:25 | 7:33 | 7:40 | 7:46 | 7:56 |
| 8:10 | 8:19 | 8:26 | — | 8:40 |
| 8:50 | 8:59 | 9:06 | 9:12 | 9:23 |
| 9:35 | 9:44 | 9:52 | — | 10:07 |
| 10:10 | 10:20 | 10:28 | 10:34 | 10:46 |
| 10:50 | 11:00 | 11:08 | — | 11:23 |
| 11:10 | 11:20 | 11:28 | 11:34 | 11:46 |
| 11:41 | 11:51 | 11:59 | — | 12:15 |
| 12:10 | 12:20 | 12:28 | 12:35 | 12:47 |
| 12:40 | 12:50 | 12:58 | — | 1:15 |
| 1:10 | 1:21 | 1:30 | 1:37 | 1:49 |
| 1:40 | 1:51 | 2:00 | — | 2:17 |
| 2:10 | 2:21 | 2:30 | 2:37 | 2:49 |
| 2:47 | 2:58 | 3:07 | — | 3:24 |
| 3:15 | 3:26 | 3:35 | 3:42 | 3:54 |
| 3:56 | 4:07 | 4:16 | — | 4:33 |
| 4:20 | 4:30 | 4:39 | 4:45 | 4:57 |
| 4:53 | 5:03 | 5:12 | — | 5:28 |
| 5:20 | 5:30 | 5:38 | 5:44 | 5:55 |
| 5:50 | 6:00 | 6:08 | — | 6:23 |
| 6:20 | 6:29 | 6:37 | 6:43 | 6:54 |
| 6:50 | 6:59 | 7:07 | — | 7:21 |
| 7:20 | 7:29 | 7:37 | 7:43 | 7:54 |
| 7:55 | 8:04 | 8:11 | — | 8:25 |
All 46 stops, in order
- Menzies St at Michigan St #100022
- Menzies St at Simcoe St #100036
- Niagara St at Menzies St #100052
- Niagara St at Clarence St #100058
- Niagara St at Government St #100072
- Niagara St at Douglas St #100090
- Douglas St at Beacon St #100080
- Douglas St at Avalon Rd #100037
- Douglas St at Blanshard St #100012
- Douglas St at Courtney St #100010
- Fort St at Douglas St #100033
- Fort St at Blanshard St #100045
- Fort St at Quadra St #100064
- Cook St at Fort St #100122
- Cook St at Rockland Ave #100112
- Cook St at Richardson St #100096
- Cook St at Fairfield Rd #100095
- Cook St at Southgate St #100102
- Cook St at Oliphant Ave #100117
- May St at Cook St #100131
- May St at Linden Ave #100156
- May St at Wellington Ave #100163
- May St at Moss St #100190
- May St at Joseph St #100201
- May St at Eberts St #100222
- Memorial Cres at Fairfield Rd #100243
- Fairfield Rd at Stannard Ave #100279
- Fairfield Rd at St Charles St #100313
- Ross St at St Charles St #100335
- Ross St at Wildwood Ave #100377
- Crescent Rd at Richmond Ave #100412
- Crescent Rd at Foul Bay Rd #100482
- Crescent Rd at King George Terr #100521
- Quimper St Loop #100547
- Foul Bay Rd at Quixote Lane #100439
- Foul Bay Rd at Fairfield Rd #100436
- Foul Bay Rd at Runnymede Ave #100477
- Foul Bay Rd at Richardson St #100493
- Foul Bay Rd at Granite St #100522
- Foul Bay Rd at Milton St #100546
- Foul Bay Rd at Goldsmith St #100556
- Fort St at Foul Bay Rd #100561
- Fort St at Lee Ave #100498
- Fort St at Richmond Rd #100438
- Richmond Rd at Denman St #100451
- Royal Jubilee Hospital #103741
Questions about Route 3
- What time is the first Route 3 bus?
- Monday to Friday: 6:02 am. Saturday: 6:41 am. Sunday: 6:55 am.
- What time is the last Route 3 bus?
- Monday to Friday: 9:10 pm. Saturday: 9:10 pm. Sunday: 8:08 pm. Times after midnight belong to the evening before.
- How often does Route 3 run?
- Monday to Friday: every 32 min. Saturday: every 30 min. Sunday: every 31 min between 7 am and 7 pm, by the median gap between departures.
- Does Route 3 run on weekends?
- Saturday: yes. Sunday: yes.
- Does Route 3 run on holidays?
- Thanksgiving (Mon 12 Oct): the Sunday timetable. Remembrance Day (Wed 11 Nov): the Sunday timetable.
- Are these live bus times?
- No — they are the published schedule, from Victoria’s official transit data, refreshed October 3, 2026. A bus can run early or late, and detours aren’t shown here.
Other Victoria routes
- 1South Oak Bay / Downtown
- 2James Bay / South Oak Bay
- 4UVic / Downtown via Hillside
- 5James Bay / Willows
- 6Royal Oak Exch / Downtown via Royal Oak Centre
- 6ARoyal Oak Exch / Downtown via Emily Carr
- 6BRoyal Oak Exch / Downtown via Chatterton
- 7UVic / Downtown via Fairfield
- 7NUVic / Downtown via Cook Street Vlg Night Route
- 8Interurban / Tillicum Centre / Oak Bay
- 9Royal Oak Exch / UVic
- 10James Bay / Royal Jubilee
- 11Tillicum Centre / UVic
- 12University Heights / UVic
- 14Vic General / UVic
- 15Esquimalt / UVic
- 17Cedar Hill
- 21Interurban / Downtown
- 21NInterurban Night Route
- 22Vic General / Hillside Centre
- 22AVic General / Hillside Centre via Strawberry Vale
- 24Cedar Hill / Tillicum Centre
- 25Maplewood / Tillicum Centre
- 26UVic / Dockyard via McKenzie-Tillicum
- 26AUVic / Uptown via Saanich Rd
- 27Gordon Head / Downtown
- 27XDowntown Express
- 28Majestic / Downtown
- 28XMajestic Express
- 30Royal Oak Exch / Downtown
- 31Royal Oak Exch / Downtown
- 32Cordova Bay / Royal Oak Exch
- 35Ridge
- 38Royal Oak Exch / Westhills Exch
- 39Interurban / Royal Oak Exch / UVic
- 40UVic / Dockyard via McKenzie-Admirals
- 43Royal Roads via Belmont Park
- 46Dockyard / Westhills Exch
- 47Goldstream Meadows / Downtown
- 48Happy Valley / Downtown
- 49Skirt Mountain / Langford Exch
- 51XWesthills Exch / UVic Express
- 52Colwood Exch / Bear Mountain
- 53Vic General / Langford Exch
- 54Metchosin / Langford Exch
- 55Happy Valley / Langford Exch
- 57Thetis Heights / Langford Exch
- 58Goldstream Meadows / Langford Exch
- 59Triangle Mountain / Langford Exch
- 60Wishart / Langford Exch
- 61Sooke / Langford / Downtown
- 63Otter Point
- 64Langford Exch / Sooke via E Sooke and Beecher Bay
- 65Sooke / Downtown via Westhills
- 70Swartz Bay / Downtown
- 70XSwartz Bay / Downtown Express
- 71Swartz Bay / Downtown
- 72Swartz Bay / Downtown
- 72ASwartz Bay / Downtown
- 75Saanichton / Royal Oak / Downtown
- 76Swartz Bay / UVic
- 81Saanichton / Sidney / Swartz Bay
- 83Sidney / Brentwood / Royal Oak
- 85North Saanich
- 87Tsawout / Sidney via Airport and Dean Park
- 88Airport / Sidney via Sidney Industrial
- 88AAirport / Sidney bypass Sidney Industrial
- 95Langford / Downtown Blink