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Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is the gateway to the 2010 Olympic Games. As the #1 ranked mid-size airport in North America, YVR offers the shortest flying time between much of North America and Asia as well as being a gateway for Europe.

Website:www.yvr.ca
Web Check-in: YVR FasTrack Web Check-in

Situated in the breathtaking Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) has been proudly serving the surrounding communities of the Vancouver Lower Mainland for over 30 years.

Website:www.abbotsfordairport.ca

Bellingham International Airport (BLI) serves the commercial, general aviation, and corporate air transportation needs of the region. This full-service commercial airport is located south of the U.S.-Canada border and is 90 miles north of Seattle, WA.

Website:www.portofbellingham.com

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is the 18th busiest airport in the United States of American and is the gateway to the Pacific Northwest. The airport also services many destinations throughout North America, Europe and East Asia.

Website:www.portseattle.org

Air Canada

Code:AC
Reservation Number:888.247.2262          
Web Site:www.aircanada.com
Web Check-in:Air Canada Web Check-in

Alaska Airlines

Code:AS
Reservation Number:800.252.7522         
Web Site:www.alaskaair.com
Web Check-in:Alaska Airlines Web Check-in

 

 

American Airlines

Code:AA
Reservation Number:800.433.7300        
Web Site:www.aa.com
Web Check-in:American Airlines Web Check-in

 

Continental Airlines

Code:CO
Reservation Number:800.231.0856                    
Web Site:www.flycontinental.com
Web Check-in:Continental Airlines Web Check-in

 

Delta Air Lines

Code:DL
Reservation Number:800.221.1212         
Web Site:www.delta.com
Web Check-in:Delta Air Lines Web Check-in

 

Horizon Air

Code:QX
Reservation Number:800.547.9308        
Web Site:www.horizonair.com
Web Check-in:Horizon Air Web Check-in

 

Midwest Airlines

Code:YX
Reservation Number:800.452.2022         
Web Site:www.midwestairlines.com
Web Check-in:Midwest Airlines Web Check-in

 

Northwest Airlines

Code:NW
Reservation Number:800.225.2525    
Web Site:www.nwa.com
Web Check-in:Northwest Airlines Web-Check-in

 

Southwest Airlines

Code:WN
Reservation Number:800.435.9792       
Web Site:www.southwest.com
Web Check-in:Southwest Airlines Web Check-in

 

 

US Airways

Code:US
Reservation Number:800.428.4322        
Web Site:www.usairways.com
Web Check-in:US Airways Web Check-in

 

United Airlines

Code:UA
Reservation Number:800.241.6522       
Web Site:www.ual.com
Web Check-in:United Airlines Web Check-in

 

WestJet

Code:WS
Reservation Number:800.538.5696          
Web Site:www.westjet.ca
Web Check-in:WestJet Web Check-in

 

Information, services, and applications that help promote compliance with Canada's border legislation, and regulations, including forms, publications, and guides.

Website:www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca



U.S. Customs and Border Protection secures the homeland by preventing the illegal entry of people and goods while facilitating legitimate travel and trade.

Website:www.cbp.gov

Border Wait Times (Official Canada) – North Bound
Border Wait Times (Official USA) – South Bound
Border Wait Times (Canada and USA) – North and South Bound
Border Wait Times (Washington State) – North Bound
Border Wait Times (British Columbia) – North Bound

NEXUS cards are WHTI-compliant documents for land and sea travel, as well as air travel when traveling to and from airports using the NEXUS program, and provide expedited travel via land, air or sea to approved members between the U.S. and Canada border. NEXUS is designed to expedite the border clearance process for low-risk, pre-approved travellers into Canada and the United States.

NEXUS – Canada
NEXUS – USA

Car rental facilities are conveniently located just steps from the terminal on the ground floor of the parkade at YVR. Companies operating their vehicle pickup and return services directly from these facilities include:

Alamo Rent-a-Car
Avis Rent-a-Car
Budget Car Rental
Dollar Car Rental
Hertz Canada
National Car Rental
Thrifty Car Rental



Customers can contact these companies at the pickup location located just past the parkade in the vicinity of the Economy Parking lot. Off-airport car rental companies serving the airport include:

Discount Car and Truck
Enterprise Rent-a-Car

525 licensed taxis are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for YVR customers.

All taxi vehicles serving YVR are six years old or newer, and drivers have completed comprehensive training courses in safe driving, customer service and assisting persons with special needs.

Pre-bookings of 4-door sedans, mini-vans or Wheelchair Accessible Taxis are not required; simply inform one of the BC Corps Commissionaires (stationed at the taxi queue area on the curb and roadway).

Taxis charge a metered rate based on time and distance travelled, the approximate fare to downtown Vancouver is $23 to $26 (inclusive of all taxes) under normal conditions.

Standard 4-door sedan taxis can accommodate up to four or five passengers with baggage.

Taxis are readily available outside both the Domestic and International terminals. The following cab companies service the airport 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

Black Top Cabs
777 Pacific Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2R7 | 604.731.1111 | www.blacktop-checkercabs.ca

Bonny's Taxi
5525 Imperial Street, Burnaby, BC V5J 1E8 | 604.435.6655 | www.bonnystaxi.com

Coquitlam Taxi
2121 Hartley Avenue, Coquitlam, BC V3K 6Z3 | 604.524.4733 | www.coquitlamtaxi1977ltd.supersites.ca

Delta Sunshine Taxi
203-12837 76 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3W 2V3 | 604.594.5444 | www.deltataxi.com

Guildford Cab 1993 Ltd.
13670 105 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3T 4Y5 | 604.585.1111 | www.guildfordcab.com

Kimber Cabs
Unit 160 5671 Minoru Boulevard, Ricmond BC V6X 2B1 | 604.488.8888 | www.kimbercabs.com

MacLures Cabs
1510 3rd Avenue West, Vancouver, BC V6J 1J7 | 604.683.6666 | www.maclurescabs.ca

Newton-Whalley Taxi
107-13119 84 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3W 1B3 | 604.581.1111 | www.whalleytaxi.com

North Shore Taxi
264 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7P 2R5 | 604.987.7171 |  www.northshoretaxi.ca

Richmond Cabs
260-11180 Voyageur Way, Richmond V6X-3N8 | 604.272.1111

Royal City Taxi
436 Rousseau Street, New Westminster BC, V3L 3R3 | 604.521.6666 | www.royalcitytaxi.com

Sunshine Cabs
260 Riverside Drive, North Vancouver, BC V7H 2M2 | 604.987.3333 | www.sunshinecabs.ca

Surdell-Kennedy Taxi
103-12975 84 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3W 1B3 | 604.588.8888 | www.surdelltaxi.com

Vancouver Taxi  
Voice Line: 604-871-1111 | Text a taxi: 604.699.1111 | www.avancouvertaxi.com

White Rock South Surrey Taxi
3-17921 55 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 6C4 | 604.536.7666

Yellow Cabs
1441 Clark Drive, Vancouver, BC V5L 3K9 | 604.681.1111 | www.yellowcabonline.com



Aldergrove-Langley Taxi‎
5151 214A St, Langley, BC V3A 5B7‎ | 604.530.4444‎

Clover Cabs‎
3-17921 55 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 6C4 | 604.574.5311‎

Langley Taxi Cabs
3-17921 55 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 6C4‎ | 604.534.5311‎

Pacific Cabs‎
3-17921 55 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 6C4‎ | 604.533.3333‎ | www.pacificcabs.com

To find out more information about the transit systems throughout Metro Vancouver, please navigate through the below websites:

Translink
Coast Mountain Bus Company
Canada Line
BC Ferries