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YVR

Airport information

Transport to and from Vancouver International Airport

Vancouver, CanadaIATA: YVRICAO: CYVR

3 options to Vancouver International Airport, showing where you arrive.

Transport

Metro

Canada Line

To and from the airport
Where
Canada Line YVR–Airport station, between the International and Domestic Terminals (right by the terminal)

Good to know

  • The Canada Line is Vancouver’s rapid transit line, connecting YVR to downtown Vancouver in under 30 minutes and to downtown Richmond in 18 minutes.
  • The Canada Line is accessible by elevator from the arrivals and departures levels. YVR has 24-hour, seven-day-a-week public transit access: when the Canada Line is closed, the N10 NightBus runs to Downtown or Richmond.

To the airport

  • YVR–Airport station is centrally located between the International and Domestic Terminals. As you exit the train, turn left for domestic flights or right for US and international flights. From Aberdeen, Capstan, Lansdowne or Richmond–Brighouse stations, change at Bridgeport.

Transport

Taxi

Taxi

To the airport
Where
Departures Level 3 curb (right by the terminal)

To the airport

  • Drop-off at YVR’s main terminal is available anywhere along the curb on Departures Level 3; let your driver know your airline or destination so they can drop you off at the right spot. Metered rates apply on trips to YVR.

Ride App services (Lyft and Uber)

To the airport
Where
Departures Level 3 curb (right by the terminal)

To the airport

  • As with public and taxi drop-off, there is no designated drop-off area for Ride App services at YVR. Drivers must find space within the permitted unloading areas along the Level 3 curb.

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Live travel information

Times, tickets and disruptions

Timetables, fares and current disruptions are published by the airport and the carriers themselves; we deliberately do not copy them.

Go to the official travel page of Vancouver International AirportOfficial external website
SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the official websites of the airport and the carriers on October 5, 2026.