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Vancouver International Airport YVR  is Canada's second-busiest airport, situated closest to U.S. West Coast hubs and serving parts of East Asia. The Airport Authority's vision is to continue to develop YVR as a premier global gateway, connecting the Asia-Pacific region and the Americas.  Again, Skytrax awarded YVR 'Best North American Airport' for(for mid-sized airports) for the fourth consecutive year, and won second place for' Staff Service Excellence in North America'.

Vancouver International Airport is located approximately 12 kilometers (9 miles) from downtown Vancouver, on Sea Island (West Coast) in British Columbia, Canada, and directly accesible by the Grant McConachie Way leading over the bridge to Hwy 99, which connects to the south to Hwy 91, the East-West Connector.

With four runways and 17.6 million passengers in 2012, Vancouver International Airport is hub for Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz & Air Transat, is Canada's major gateway to Asia with the most transpacific flights, and is served by numerous domestic and international airlines offering nonstop flights within Canada and direct & connecting flights to all points of the globe. 

NOTE: Air China, has joined the TWOV & CTT programs, enabling Chinese passengers to travel to/ from the U.S. via Vancouer Airport without obtaining a Canadian visa.

The on-Airport Fairmont Vancouver Airport hotel (tel. 604-207-5200), a sound-proof luxury hotel, is located above the US. Terminal and is accessible from level 3.  Aside from outstanding amenities it also offers meeting or conference rooms for up to 200 persons.

The passenger terminal complex at Vancouver International includes two main terminals - Domestic & and International Terminals, connected to each others and to their concourses. It also includes the South Terminal, a small regional hub.  (For more information, please refer to 'Terminal Map' page.)

Parking options at Vancouver International:  (For more information, please refer to 'Airport Parking' page.)

Rental car facilities at Vancouver Airport for Hertz, Avis, National/Alamo, Budget or Dollar/Thrifty are located on the ground floor of the Parkade across from the main terminals, including pickup & dropoff areas.  Offsite rental car Enterprise has shuttles at the rental car bus shelter in the Economy parking lot.

To get from Vancouver International Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi, a train, a hotel shuttle, or a bus: 
1.  If you head from Vancouver to Airport South, take the Canada Line to Bridgeport Station, transfer to the C-93 bus stopping in front of South Terminal & the Floatplane facility.
2.  The ‘Canada Line’ train station is between the Domestic & International terminals, accessible by escalators. Trains take you to downtown Vancouver in 26 minutes, and to downtown Richmond in 18 minutes. In order to avoid having to pay the Add Fare of $5, it is recommended that you purchase tickets for either DayPass, Monthly FareCards or FareSaver, available at 7-Eleven and Pharmasave in the Domestic Terminal’s arrivals level 1.
3.  Late at night and during Canada Line service interruptions, the N10 night bus connects the airport's international and domestic terminals to Richmond and downtown Vancouver. The airport's south terminal is served by the C92 bus, which connects to the Canada Line at Bridgeport Station.
4.  Courtesy hotel shuttle stops are at the green canopy outside Arrivals Level 2 at International Terminal, and at the Arrivals Level 1 of Domestic Terminal.
5.  For long-distance scheduled buses to Whistler, Victoria on Vancouver Island, or even to Washington State across the border, you can take the following buses: (a) YVR Whistler/ SkyLynx (tel. 604-662-8074, 250-385-4411 or 1-800.661-1725) to Whistler & Squamish; or (b) Pacific Coach Lines  to Victoria; and (c) QuickShuttle (tel. 604-940-4428 or 1-800-665-2122) to Bellingham, Everett and Seattle.

Present & future Airport developments:  The Airport has announced that it will embark on a $1.8 Billion -10-year airport improvement project to make it more competitive. Projects will include over 700 meters of post-security corridors & moving walkways to reduce connection time; a new high-speed baggage system; the upgrade of  older areas of the Domestic Terminal; and the addition of runway safety measures.

 


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Vancouver YVR Airport Update History

  • Updated YVR Airports page - May 5, 2013
  • Updated YVR Food & Stores page - May 3, 2013
  • Updated YVR Airport Intro page - Apr 30, 2013
  • Updated YVR Direct Flights page - Mar 24, 2013
  • Updated YVR Terminal Map page - Mar 15, 2013
  • Updated YVR Gate Offset page - Jan 27, 2013
  • Updated YVR Parking On site page - Jan 21, 2013
  • Updated YVR Currency Exchange page - Jan 2, 2013
  • Updated YVR Lost Found page - Jan 2, 2013
  • Updated YVR Main Terminals page - Jan 2, 2013
  • Updated YVR Airlines Served page - Jan 2, 2013