Victoria YYJ Airport Overview

Victoria International Airport YYJ serves Victoria, the capital city of British Coumbia, Canada, and its surrounding areas on Vancouver Island. One of the most popular tourist attractions, Victoria is referred to as the "City of Gardens". .

The Airport is located on the Saanich Peninsula, off Hwy 17 and 25 km north of Victoria, , on the most southern tip of beautiful Vancouver Island, and bordering to its south and east on Washington State, USA. The drive to/from the airport takes you past the resort town of Sidney-by-the-Sea, the countryside of North Saanich, and Districts of Central Saanich and Saanich.

With 3 runways and 1.5 million passengers a year, Victoria International is served by a number of national, U.S. airlines, and seasonal charters, offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe. A nonstop flight to Phoenix a just added by WestJet.

NOTE: Passengers heading to the U.S. should be aware that currently, the Airport has no pre-clearance facility; therefore, passengers will clear both US Customs & Immigration on arrival at their U.S. destination.

Victoria International  Airport has one passenger terminal.  (For detailed terminal information, click on 'Terminal Map'.) 

Parking options at Victoria International Airport:   (For detailed parking information, click on 'Airport Parking'.)

Rental car counters are in the Arrivals level (Avis, Budge, Hertz & National) and off-airport Enterprise (250-655-7368) willl provide pickup shuttle.

To get from Victoria International Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi (yellow cab 1-800-808-6881), take a shuttle bus (AKAL 1-877-386-2525), or take a bus:
BC Transit (250-382-6161) offers now on its new 88 Sidney/Airport Bus frequent daily services between Sidney and West Sidney to the McTavish Transit Exchange and the Airport.
Greyhound serves Vancouver Island (tel. 250-388-5248).




Victoria YYJ Airport Update History

  • Updated YYJ Airport Intro page - Oct 28, 2011
  • Updated YYJ Airports page - Oct 28, 2011
  • Updated YYJ Main Terminals page - Oct 28, 2011
  • Updated YYJ Parking On site page - Oct 28, 2011

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