Vancouver International Airport

   

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Vancouver International Airport (IATA Airport Code: YVR; ICAO Airport Code: CYVR), is located about 15 kilometres driving distance from downtown Vancouver, British Columbia on Sea Island in Richmond. It is a large international airport with direct flights daily to Asia, Europe and Mexico City. There are also many direct flights within Canada and the United States. The South Terminal serves regional airlines which fly mostly within British Columbia.

The average cost for a taxi from the airport to downtown Vancouver, where the city's business and financial districts are located, is $25 CAD.

If you are going to the U.S.A. be aware that you will be clearing U.S. customs and immigration in Vancouver Airport so allow extra time for it. At your arrival in the States, you will arrive at a normal U.S. domestic terminal and you will not have to deal with customs there.

Vancouver International Airport has three terminals: The domestic terminal, which was constructed in 1968 and recently given a top-to-bottom renovation; the International Terminal, which was newly constructed in the early 1990s, and the South Terminal, which is a portion of the original terminal that is still in use.

Domestic Terminal

Vancouver International Airport in 1975
Vancouver International Airport in 1975

International Terminal

South Terminal

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