Canada's second busiest airport, Vancouver International Airport, also known as YVR, is located 30 minutes outside the city. It serves 119 cities worldwide. In the 2010 and 2011 Skytrax survey, it was ranked the top airport in North America. Vancouver International Airport is the second-busiest airport in Canada, with over a million travellers passing through it every month. Some are locals heading out of town, and many are visitors flying in to work, play or explore our beautiful city. Others never see the city, if they just have layovers at YVR.
Scheduled coach transfers, limousine, taxi, car rentals and transit are some of the options to go between YVR and downtown Vancouver.
If you've got a long delay or a few hours to kill between flights, there's nothing worse than being bored and uncomfortable. YVR is a pretty good spot to be stuck though, if you have to entertain yourself. The local theme of Vancouver International Airport's interior has blues and greens that reflect the colours of the land, sea and sky, in what is one of the most extensive collections of Pacific Northwest Coast Native art in the world. A great deal of carpet is found throughout the airport and large amounts of natural light come in through vast expanses of glass. The International arrivals hall is one of the most noticeable places for an arriving passenger; it is a large area where immigration and customs procedures are completed. There is a large waterfall under the escalators down which passengers arrive on their way to the platform.
The 114,000-litre aquarium in the main atrium of the international terminal must be one of the airport's most impressive features. This marine exhibit is a partnership YVR has with the Vancouver Aquarium; for most new visitors, it is the main attraction.
Rather than go through customs in the US, travellers going to or coming back from the United States clear US Customs at Vancouver Airport. So, you arrive at your US destination like any other domestic US flight. This can add a bit of time, so you need to take this into account when planning your arrival time at the airport. You must also purchase any duty free before passing through US immigration. It is unlikely you will be able to buy duty free when you arrive in the United States. You actually have to walk through the duty free store in order to get to US immigration.
The airfield at the Public Observation Area is entertaining, especially if you have children traveling with you. You can find the Public Observation Area in the Domestic Terminal; it is a great place to relax, watch a busy airfield in action, and have a coffee. In this space you will find an interactive map of the terminal, runways and surrounding areas, as well as floor-to-ceiling windows, free telescopes, information panels, and interactive kiosks.
Scheduled coach transfers, limousine, taxi, car rentals and transit are some of the options to go between YVR and downtown Vancouver.
If you've got a long delay or a few hours to kill between flights, there's nothing worse than being bored and uncomfortable. YVR is a pretty good spot to be stuck though, if you have to entertain yourself. The local theme of Vancouver International Airport's interior has blues and greens that reflect the colours of the land, sea and sky, in what is one of the most extensive collections of Pacific Northwest Coast Native art in the world. A great deal of carpet is found throughout the airport and large amounts of natural light come in through vast expanses of glass. The International arrivals hall is one of the most noticeable places for an arriving passenger; it is a large area where immigration and customs procedures are completed. There is a large waterfall under the escalators down which passengers arrive on their way to the platform.
The 114,000-litre aquarium in the main atrium of the international terminal must be one of the airport's most impressive features. This marine exhibit is a partnership YVR has with the Vancouver Aquarium; for most new visitors, it is the main attraction.
Rather than go through customs in the US, travellers going to or coming back from the United States clear US Customs at Vancouver Airport. So, you arrive at your US destination like any other domestic US flight. This can add a bit of time, so you need to take this into account when planning your arrival time at the airport. You must also purchase any duty free before passing through US immigration. It is unlikely you will be able to buy duty free when you arrive in the United States. You actually have to walk through the duty free store in order to get to US immigration.
The airfield at the Public Observation Area is entertaining, especially if you have children traveling with you. You can find the Public Observation Area in the Domestic Terminal; it is a great place to relax, watch a busy airfield in action, and have a coffee. In this space you will find an interactive map of the terminal, runways and surrounding areas, as well as floor-to-ceiling windows, free telescopes, information panels, and interactive kiosks.
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