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YVR → Vancouver · head to head

Canada Line SkyTrain to WaterfrontorWelcome Pickups transfer to Vancouver?

The short answer

For one traveler the Canada Line SkyTrain to Waterfront is cheaper by CA$91.40. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Welcome Pickups transfer to Vancouver is quicker: 20 min against 26 min.

Canada Line SkyTrain to Waterfront: 05:09–00:54. Welcome Pickups transfer to Vancouver: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in CAD. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row. The Welcome Pickups transfer to Vancouver is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
TravelersCanada Line SkyTrain to WaterfrontWelcome Pickups transfer to VancouverDifference
1CA$11.60about CA$103CA$91.40
2CA$23.20about CA$103CA$79.80
3CA$34.80about CA$103CA$68.20
4CA$46.40about CA$206CA$159.60
5CA$58about CA$206CA$148
6CA$69.60about CA$206CA$136.40
7CA$81.20about CA$309CA$227.80
8CA$92.80about CA$309CA$216.20

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
Canada Line · TransLinkCanada Line SkyTrain to Waterfront
From
YVR–Airport station, between the domestic and international terminals
To
Waterfront Station, downtown Vancouver, the end of the line
Runs
05:09–00:54
Journey
26 min

Tap the same card or phone on the way in and on the way out: the gates charge a three-zone fare until you tap out.

A card tap pays for one adult. Children 12 and under ride free: ask the attendant or use the courtesy phone to pass the gates.

Canada Line SkyTrain to Waterfront: price for every party size

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