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Vancouver Intl (YVR): Location: 15 km/9 Miles SW of the City centre. Airport Overview: 2 terminals, one International, the other domestic. The domestic terminal has 3 levels. The upper level is for departures, the lower level for arrivals & Airporter Buses & the basement level for Rental Cars, hotel shuttles and public buses. The intl has 2 levels: The upper level is for departures, the lower level for arrivals & all ground transport. Driving directions: The airport is linked to Vancouver via the Arthur Laing Bridge and then Highway 99/Granville St. Follow signs for Highway 99 South, and then the airport. By Taxi: Taxis can be found on the arrivals level of both terminals. To the City Centre CAD$28-32/20-30 mins. To Richmond $15-22. To Burnaby $25-45. To North Vancouver $40-45. To Surrey $45-52. Yellow Cab +1 (604) 681 1111 or 1 800 898 TAXI & MacLures Cabs (604) 731 9211. North Shore Taxi, (604) 986 1111 serves North Vancouver.

By Limo: To Downtown Vancouver ~CAD$45, Cruise ship terminals ~$50. To South Vancouver & Richmond ~CAD$31. To Whistler CAD$ 295 + tax. To Seattle $360 + tax. Limojet Gold, Tel 1 (604) 273 1331 or 1 800 278 8742, runs limos to the city centre and beyond. □Find limo service, click here. By Helicopter: Helijet runs 4 flights Mon-Fri from the airport (South Airport/5911 Airport Rd South) to Victoria Harbour Heliport (79 Dallas Rd). Takes30 mins. Helicopters leave Vancouver Airport South Mon-Fri at 0715, 1220, 1600 & 1755. A pick up service from the terminals is available. Call (604) 273 7588. For helicopter reservations call 1 800 665 4354.

By Local Bus:
City Center Shuttle:	Contact: +1 (604) 729 2552.
YVR Airporter Bus to city:	Route 1: Airport Intl Terminal (Bay 3 arrivals level) - Domestic Terminal Arrivals level (2 mins) - Residence Inn (28 mins) - Wall Centre - Hotel Vancouver (33 mins) - Pan Pacific - Hyatt - Sutton Place - YMCA (42 mins) - Century Plaza - Holiday Inn Downtown - Ramada Inn (47 mins) - Granville/Broadway - Granville/41st St (55 mins) - Airport. Once in the city centre, passengers may change to Routes #2 or #3 for further hotels. Timings: Buses leave the Intl terminal at 0855 then every 20 mins until 1915, 2025, 2055 & 2125. Departures from the domestic terminal are 5 mins later. Buses leave the Residence Inn at 0723, 0803, 0843, 0923 then every 20 mins until 1943. Buses leave the Ramada Inn at 0742, 0822, 0902, 0942 then every 20 mins until 2002 & 2022. Buses leave the Granville/41st St at 0750, 0830, 0910, 0950 then every 20 mins until 2010 & 2030. Cost: Adult one-way CAD$13, adult return $20, Child one-way $6, child return $12. Takes 28-45 mins to the city centre.
Trans Link Bus#424 Shuttle to Airport Station:	Route: Airport Domestic Basement Level - Airport Station. NOTE: The airport station is a bus station located not far from the airport. The 424 Shuttle links it to the airport. Passengers can then change to many local bus services. Timings: Buses run every 7-30 mins from 0520 until 0043. Takes 6 mins. Cost: Adult CAD$ 2.25, child $1.50. Buy tickets on the bus, exact money only. Contact: Tel (604) 953 3333 or www.translink.bc.ca.
Trans Link Bus#N10 (Night Bus) to Downtown Vancouver & Richmond:	Route: Downtown Vancouver (Howe/Dunsmuir) - Granville/41st St - Airport Station (Bay 2) - Airport Domestic Basement level - Airport Station (Bay 2) - Richmond. Timings: Runs only at night. Buses leave the airport domestic arrivals heading to Vancouver city nightly at 0131, 0201 & 0231. Buses leave the airport domestic terminal heading to Richmond nightly at 0239, 0309 & 0339. Buses leave Vancouver city (Howe/Dunsmuir) heading to the airport nightly at 0209, 0239 & 0309. Buses leave Richmond (Anderson/Three Rd E) heading to the airport nightly at 0112, 0142 & 0212. Cost: Adult CAD$ 3.25, child $2. Buy tickets on the bus, exact money only. Contact: Tel (604) 953 3333 or www.translink.bc.ca.
◊Free shuttles provide services to the long-term car park, local hotels and other locations around the airport. These generall depart from the basement level of the domestic terminal.

By Long Distance Bus:
Perimeter's Whistler Express:	Route: YVR Airport (Intl arrivals bay 5) - Downtown Vancouver (includes hotl pick-ups) - Whistler Ski Village. Timings: Only runs during the ski season (approx early November - Late April), buses usually leaving the airport every 2 hrs 0930-1930 & 2200 daily. Departures from Whistler are usually every 2 hrs 0600-1800 daily. Check website for next season's timings. Takes ~2 hrs 30. Cost: Adult one way CAD$ 67. Child (5-12 yrs) CAD$ 45. Under 5 free. Contact: Tel 1 (604) 266 5386 or (604) 905 0041 (Whistler) or www.perimeterbus.com.
Perimeter's Whistler Express:	A door-to door Condo service is also offered, which takes passengers onwards from Whistler Village to outlying accommodations. Cost from YVR Airport is Adult CAD$ 73, Child $48. Reservations needed.
Pacific Coach Lines to Victoria:	Route: Runs daily from the airport to Victoria via the BC Ferry. Airport (Intl arrivals bay 5) - Tsawwassen (1 hour 20) - Ferry - Swartz Bay (2 hrs 50) - Victoria (3 hrs 40). Other services include Nanaimo. Timings: Buses leave the Intl terminal lower level (bus stop 2) daily at 0740, 0940, 1140, 1340, 1540, 1740 & 1940. Tickets can be bought at the bus stop 10 mins before departure. Cost: To Victoria: Adult one-way ~CAD$ 40, return ~$78. Child one-way ~$20, return ~$41. Contact: Tel (604) 662 7575 or 1 800 661 1725, or www.pacificcoach.com.
Quick Shuttle to Seattle:	Route: Downtown Vancouver (includes hotels, Broadway/Granville & 41st St/Granville) - Vancouver Airport/Level 2 Intl arrivals Bay 4 - South Surrey (40 mins from YVR airport) - Bellingham Airport, WA/main entrance outside the terminal, 24 hrs notice needed (1:45) - Everett Train Station/Bus bay #A4, 24 hrs notice needed (2:45) - Seattle Downtown/Best Western Executive Inn, 200 Taylor Ave N (3:20) - SeaTac Airport /South end of baggage claim (4 hrs). Timings: Buses leave YVR airport for Seattle daily at 0705, 0935, 1235 & 1535. On Friday there is an extra service at 1835. Buses leave Sea-Tac airport for Vancouver daily at 0900, 1300, 1600 & 1900. On Saturday there is an extra service at 2359 arriving on Sunday morning. Buses leave downtown Seattle heading North to Vancouver daily at 0935, 1335, 1635 & 1935. Early on Sunday morning there is an extra service at 0030. Cost: From Vancouver airport to: Sea-Tac Airport: Adult one-way CAD$46 (return $83, child (5-12 yrs) $26/$47 return. To Seattle downtown: Adult one-way CAD$36 (return $63, child $20/$36 return. To Everett: Adult one-way CAD$29 (return $32, child $17/$31 return. To Bellingham Airport: Adult one-way CAD$24 (return $43, child $14/$25 return. To Everett: Adult one-way CAD$29 (return $32, child $17/$31 return. Contact: 1 800 665 2122 or (604) 940 4428 (Vancouver) or www.quickcoach.com.
Others	Scheduled bus services are available to major hotels and destinations in the city centre, Langley, Aldergrove, Abbotsford & Chilliwack.

By Shuttle Van: H.T.N' T. SERVICE is Helens' Shuttle going to and from Vancouver Airport, Ferry & Cruise Ship Terminals and the Railway station, serving White Rock, S.Surrey, Newton and Langley 7-days a week (0330-2130 from the airport) meeting arrivals inside the terminal. Call 604-538-8687 (0900-2100 7 days a week) or driver direct 604 618 4434. For personal door to door service and group rates call the office. E-mail bookings helenstnt@shaw.ca (weekdays only). ~Cost of Shuttles to the city CAD$12. By Train: A new train service to Richmond & the city centre will open in 2009.

Rental Cars:
On-Airport Rental Car Providers:	ALAMO +1 (604) 231 1400, *AVIS* 606 2845, Budget 668 7000, *Hertz* 606 3785, National (604) 207 3730 & Dollar/Thrifty 681 4869 have desks and cars in the car park opposite the domestic terminal.
Off-Airport Rental Car Providers:	Discount & Enterprise have desks in the car park opposite the domestic terminal, but runs shuttles to its off-airport site.
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Car Parking: Long term parking is on the airport access road. CAD$ 9.50 per day. Short term car parking is opposite both terminals. Dep Tax: Airport Improvement Fee is added to ticket prices and is not payable on departure. Transfer between terminals: A walkway links the 2 terminals. Baggage Storage: Available across from carousel 6 on arrivals level 2. Prices as follows: Coats & small camera bags $3.50 per day, small (carry-on) bags $4.50, large cases, bags & fishing roda $5.50, large trunks, boxes, skis etc $7. Opening hours 0500-2300. Airport Hotels: There are many hotels near the airport including: Hampton Inn Vancouver Airport 1 (604) 232 5505 offers free airport shuttle. Fairmont Vancouver Airport (604) 207 5200, is in the International terminal. Sandman Hotel (604) 736 4388, has an airport shuttle. Quality Hotel Airport South (604) 244 3051, has an airport shuttle. Comfort Hotel (604) 278 5161, has a free airport shuttle. Travelodge Hotel Vancouver Airport (604) 278 5155, has a free airport shuttle. NOTES: ◊ATMs/Cash Machines in both terminals. ∆Going to Vancouver for the MolsonIndy Grand Prix? Check out the grandprixcities travel guide. Airport Website: www.yvr.ca. Airport Tel No: +1 (604) 207 7077. Updated Jan08 ADV. Last Visit May06 [back].[top]

Vancouver - Coal Harbour Floatplane Terminal (CXH): Location: In the very centre of downtown Vancouver, on the waterfront. On Foot: Follow Thurlow St towards the water. On reaching Hastings St or Cordova St, there are plenty of signs indicating the temporary walkway to the seaplane terminal. As a result of construction work, not expected to be complete until 2009, this temporary routing is in place. By Taxi: Blacktop (604) 731 1111, Yellow Cab (604) 681 1111 & Van Taxi (604) 871 1111 are all based close by. North Shore Taxi, (604) 986 1111 serves North Vancouver. By Limo: □Find limo service, click here. By Shuttle Van: Following the arrival of flights, a shuttle van departs from the covered car park behind the terminal. It runs to downtown hotels and is complimentary for seaplane passengers. Rental Cars: No rental car companies have desks at the terminal, however the following companies can easily arrange for cars to be delivered: AVIS (604) 606 2869, Budget (604) 683 5666 or 668 7000 & National (604) 609 7150. Notes: This terminal is used by Baxter Aviation, Harbour Air Seaplanes (604) 274 1277 or 233 3505 & West Coast Air (604) 606 6888. Flights run to Victoria, Nanaimo, the Gulf Islands & sightseeing tours. Updated May06 Visit. Last Visit May06 [back].[top]

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