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Vancouver International Airport · Canada Line SkyTrain to WaterfrontCanada Line SkyTrain to Waterfront.
To Waterfront Station.
TransLink, from YVR to Waterfront Station.
Priced per traveler.
Each traveler pays the fare; group products are applied where they beat it.
| Travelers | Each | Day total | Night total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 adult | CA$11.60 | CA$11.60 | CA$10 |
| 2 adults | CA$11.60 | CA$23.20 | CA$20 |
| 3 adults | CA$11.60 | CA$34.80 | CA$30 |
| 4 adults | CA$11.60 | CA$46.40 | CA$40 |
| 5 adults | CA$11.60 | CA$58 | CA$50 |
| 6 adults | CA$11.60 | CA$69.60 | CA$60 |
| 7 adults | CA$11.60 | CA$81.20 | CA$70 |
| 8 adults | CA$11.60 | CA$92.80 | CA$80 |
CA$11.60 by contactless card or phone or a Compass Ticket: the two-zone CA$5.10 plus the CA$6.50 AddFare. After 18:30 on weekdays and all day at weekends, CA$10. A Compass Card with stored value pays CA$10.70, or CA$9.35 off-peak. Children 12 and under ride free.
After 18:30 on weekdays, and all day at weekends and on holidays, the fare is CA$10: the one-zone CA$3.50 plus the CA$6.50 AddFare.
A private car to your door: €83 for four
Four pay CA$46.40 on the Canada Line SkyTrain to Waterfront. The car meets you in arrivals and takes you to any address in Vancouver in about 20 min, at a price fixed when you book ahead with Kiwitaxi.
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Hire a car for Whistler on your own hours, or for the Tsawwassen ferry to Vancouver Island, which no train on this page reaches. You are staying downtown: the Canada Line reaches Waterfront in 26 minutes for CA$11.60, every few minutes from 05:09 to 00:54, and downtown parking is costly. Discover Cars shows the full price before you book.
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From arrivals to Waterfront Station
Three steps once you have collected your bags.
Find the station
YVR.
Buy and validate a ticket
Before boarding — a ticket bought but not validated can be fined.
Ride to Waterfront Station
26 min.
Worth knowing
Every day, 05:09 to 00:54: every 6 to 8 minutes by day on weekdays, 7 to 10 at weekends, 12 to 15 after 19:00.
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.
On the way
The stops worth knowing, in riding order, with the minutes from the airport in the operator's own timetable.
Does the Canada Line SkyTrain stop at Broadway-City Hall?
Yes. It calls at Broadway-City Hall on the way to Waterfront Station, 19–20 minutes from the airport by the operator's timetable.
Does the Canada Line SkyTrain stop at Yaletown-Roundhouse?
Yes. It calls at Yaletown-Roundhouse on the way to Waterfront Station, 22–23 minutes from the airport by the operator's timetable.
Does the Canada Line SkyTrain stop at Vancouver City Centre?
Yes. It calls at Vancouver City Centre on the way to Waterfront Station, 24–25 minutes from the airport by the operator's timetable.
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