YVR
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) Transfers
Private chauffeur transfers at Vancouver International, Vancouver.
Vancouver International is laid out as two connected terminals, and the split between them is the thing to get right when you are arranging to be met. The YVR Airport Station sits between the International and Domestic terminals: leaving the train, you turn left for domestic flights and right for US and international ones.
Arrivals then separate by level. Domestic passengers claim checked baggage on Arrivals Level 2. Passengers off US and international flights go up from their gate to Arrivals Level 4, with the Customs Hall on Level 2 handling their processing. Two different levels, two different walks out, and one very common mix-up between them.
Meet & Greet
Your chauffeur meets you at the arrivals curb with a name sign. Meeting inside the terminal is available on request, at an extra charge.
60 minutes of waiting
Complimentary on every airport pickup, measured from when your aircraft lands.
Flight number on file
Our dispatch team checks your flight's arrival time and adjusts your pickup.
Door-to-door
Direct to your destination, with no stops you did not ask for.
How pickup works at Vancouver International
Pickups at YVR are meet and greet. Your chauffeur meets you at the arrivals curb with a name sign and takes the luggage. Meeting inside the terminal is available on request, at an extra charge. The curb you come out at is our problem rather than yours.
Add your flight number when you book and our dispatch team checks your flight's arrival time and adjusts your pickup. Sixty minutes of complimentary waiting are included on every airport pickup and run from the moment your aircraft lands, not from the time in the booking - the difference matters here, where a US arrival can spend a good while between the gate on Level 4 and the Customs Hall on Level 2.
One practical note before you book. Online booking requires one end of the trip to be in Ontario, and a trip inside British Columbia does not meet that, so a YVR pickup is arranged by quote rather than paid for on the site. Call +1 (888) 627-5313 or send a quote request, and the price is fixed in Canadian dollars before you travel.
The included waiting period and the per-minute rate after it are set out in clause 4 of our Terms.
Vancouver International in brief
- Terminals
- Two connected terminals, Domestic and International, with YVR Airport Station between them - left for domestic, right for US and international.
- Domestic arrivals
- Checked baggage on Arrivals Level 2.
- US and international arrivals
- Up from the gate to Arrivals Level 4, with the Customs Hall on Level 2.
- Codes
- IATA YVR, ICAO CYVR.
- Distance
- About 10 km from downtown Vancouver, straight-line from the airport's official coordinates.
- Booking
- By quote: phone or request one, and the fare is fixed in Canadian dollars before travel. Online booking needs one end of the trip in Ontario.
Questions about Vancouver International
Which level will my chauffeur meet me on?
Whichever one your flight puts you on. Domestic arrivals collect bags on Level 2; US and international arrivals come up to Level 4 and clear customs on Level 2. Give us the flight number and dispatch sends the chauffeur to the right place.
Why can't I pay for a Vancouver pickup on the site?
Online booking currently needs one end of the trip to be in Ontario, and a Vancouver trip has neither. So the pickup is arranged by quote instead: call us at any hour or use Request a quote, and the fare is fixed in Canadian dollars before you fly in.
How long is the waiting allowance?
Sixty minutes from the aircraft landing, on any airport pickup. At YVR the useful part is that the clock starts at landing, not at the time you booked, so a slow customs hall does not eat into it.
Do you also cover Abbotsford and the harbour seaplane terminal?
Yes, both, on the same by-quote basis, and they each have a page here. Abbotsford International is about 60 km out from the city centre; the Vancouver Harbour seaplane terminal in Coal Harbour is about 2 km from it.
Chauffeur service in Vancouver
Vancouver International serves Vancouver, British Columbia. A transfer here with neither end in Ontario is arranged by quote; the city page explains how, and covers more than the airport.
Chauffeur service in Vancouver →Other airports we serve in Vancouver
- Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) — commercial, about 60 km from downtown Vancouver in a straight line
- Vancouver Harbour Seaplane Base (CXH) — commercial, about 2 km from downtown Vancouver in a straight line
- Boundary Bay Airport (YDT) — private and business aviation, about 25 km from downtown Vancouver in a straight line
- Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK) — private and business aviation, about 30 km from downtown Vancouver in a straight line
- Langley Regional Airport (YNJ) — private and business aviation, about 40 km from downtown Vancouver in a straight line