Getting around North Saanich: walking, cycling and transit times
à portée’s map shows the trip on foot, by bike and by transit from every populated block in North Saanich to the nearest grocery store, pharmacy, school, park and other everyday places. It is free, with no account.
- residents in 2021
- 12,235
- within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store
- 3%
- typical walk to a grocery store
- 52 min
- of 1,000 communities for groceries on foot
- 830th
Travel times across North Saanich
Each block is coloured by the trip from it to the nearest place of the kind you pick, on foot, by bike or by transit. Move the map, or open it in à portée for any address and all 29 kinds of place.
Transit times are for a weekday at peak hours. A free plus account adds a mode and a time limit for each place, and transit at night on weekdays and at midday on Saturday and Sunday.
Getting around North Saanich
The share of North Saanich residents within a trip of each place, and the typical trip, by each way of getting there the free map offers.
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 2%typical 52 min | 18%typical 18 min | 2%typical 38 min |
| Pharmacy | 0%typical 57 min | 8%typical 21 min | 0%typical 40 min |
| Park | 66%typical 7 min | 99%typical 3 min | 67%typical 7 min |
| Elementary school | 5%typical 35 min | 26%typical 14 min | 5%typical 33 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 3%typical 52 min | 34%typical 18 min | 3%typical 38 min |
| Pharmacy | 1%typical 57 min | 17%typical 21 min | 1%typical 40 min |
| Park | 81%typical 7 min | 99%typical 3 min | 82%typical 7 min |
| Elementary school | 9%typical 35 min | 60%typical 14 min | 10%typical 33 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 8%typical 52 min | 58%typical 18 min | 9%typical 38 min |
| Pharmacy | 6%typical 57 min | 47%typical 21 min | 8%typical 40 min |
| Park | 91%typical 7 min | 99%typical 3 min | 91%typical 7 min |
| Elementary school | 15%typical 35 min | 72%typical 14 min | 15%typical 33 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 18%typical 52 min | 90%typical 18 min | 33%typical 38 min |
| Pharmacy | 8%typical 57 min | 88%typical 21 min | 27%typical 40 min |
| Park | 98%typical 7 min | >99%typical 3 min | 98%typical 7 min |
| Elementary school | 35%typical 35 min | 87%typical 14 min | 40%typical 33 min |
Cycling and transit follow the street network, hills included. A transit trip includes the walk to and from the stops, at the median departure of a weekday morning peak, and is never slower than walking the whole way. Within 15 minutes means under 16: times are rounded down to the whole minute.
North Saanich in numbers
3% of North Saanich residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 48% across British Columbia and 45% across Canada.
Residents within a walk of each place
| Place | 10 min | 15 min | 20 min | 30 min | Typical walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 2% | 3% | 8% | 18% | 52 min |
| Pharmacy | 0% | 1% | 6% | 8% | 57 min |
| Park | 66% | 81% | 91% | 98% | 7 min |
| Elementary school | 5% | 9% | 15% | 35% | 35 min |
Within a 15-minute walk, beside British Columbia and Canada
| Place | North Saanich | British Columbia | Canada | Rank among the 1,000 communities with a page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 3% | 48% | 45% | 830th of 1,000120th of 155 in British Columbia |
| Pharmacy | 1% | 48% | 51% | 843rd of 1,000117th of 155 in British Columbia |
| Park | 81% | 86% | 82% | 348th of 1,00064th of 155 in British Columbia |
| Elementary school | 9% | 58% | 55% | 768th of 1,000115th of 155 in British Columbia |
North Saanich British Columbia
Communities of a similar size
The communities closest to North Saanich in population, and the share of their residents within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store. Communities are 2021 census subdivisions (cities, towns, counties and other municipalities), compared within their municipal boundaries.
| Community | Residents | Grocery within 15 min |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Rupert | 12,300 | 46% |
| Kincardine | 12,268 | 26% |
| North Saanich | 12,235 | 3% |
| Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 12,190 | 29% |
| Bathurst | 12,157 | 28% |
More places across the Capital Regional District census division
The Capital Regional District census division has 415,451 residents, 3% of them in North Saanich. The share of them within a 15-minute walk of more kinds of place:
- Convenience store50%
- Café57%
- Bakery39%
- Library21%
- Playground79%
- Childcare53%
- Community centre34%
- Clinic38%
Other communities in the Capital Regional District area
Beside each community is the share of its residents who can reach a grocery store within a 15-minute walk.
Shares of 2021 residents of populated census blocks, on foot along the street network. How the walking times are computed
Travel times are our best estimates from open data published October 8, 2026 and can contain errors. Walking and cycling times are rounded down, so “within 15 minutes” means under 16. Check before an important decision, and tell us if something looks wrong.
Questions
Is North Saanich walkable?
One measure is the share of residents within a 15-minute walk of everyday places. In North Saanich, 3% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 48% across British Columbia and 45% across Canada. On this measure, North Saanich ranks 830th of 1,000 communities.
Can you get around North Saanich by bike?
By bike, 34% of North Saanich residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, 17% a pharmacy, 99% a park and 60% an elementary school. On foot, 3% are within 15 minutes of a grocery store. The typical trip to a grocery store takes 18 min by bike and 52 min on foot. Cycling times follow the street network, hills included; they don’t say whether a street is safe or comfortable to ride.
Does transit help you reach everyday places in North Saanich?
By transit at the weekday morning peak, 3% of North Saanich residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, against 3% on foot and 34% by bike. These times include the walk to and from the stops and the wait. The typical trip takes 38 min by transit and 52 min on foot. Where transit would be slower than walking, the time shown is the walk.
Is North Saanich a 15-minute city?
It depends on which everyday places you count. Within a 15-minute walk, 3% of residents reach a grocery store, 1% a pharmacy, 81% a park and 9% an elementary school. These figures count each place separately; open the map to see how many residents have all four within 15 minutes, for the places you choose.
How does North Saanich compare with communities of a similar size?
In North Saanich, 3% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store; in the communities closest to it in population, the share is 46% in Prince Rupert, 26% in Kincardine, 29% in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and 28% in Bathurst.
Where does this data come from?
Walking, cycling and transit times follow the street network, hills included, from each populated 2021 census block to the nearest place of each kind. Transit uses the operators’ published timetables at the weekday morning peak. Places come from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps, with health care and schools checked against Statistics Canada’s open databases. Shares are weighted by 2021 population. Data published 8 October 2026. How the times are computed
North Saanich in brief
- Province
- British Columbia
- Census division
- Capital Regional District
- Census subdivision code
- 5917005
- Residents in 2021
- 12,235
- Data published
- 8 October 2026
Sources: places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and the Overture Maps Foundation; census blocks, 2021 populations and municipal boundaries adapted from Statistics Canada under the Open Government Licence – Canada; transit times from the operators’ published timetables; elevation from Natural Resources Canada; province outlines from Natural Earth; links from Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Figures derived from OpenStreetMap are under the ODbL. Data sources and licences