Vancouver International Airport (YVR) Canada
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Address: Vancouver
International Airport, PO Box 23750, Airport Postal Outlet, Richmond,
British Columbia V7B 7Y7, Canada
Location: The airport is located 15km (9 miles) southwest
of downtown Vancouver
Website: www.yvr.ca
Telephone: 604 207 7077
Country Dialing Code: 1
Timezone: GMT - 8 (GMT - 7 between Apr-Oct)
Number of Terminals: 2
Transfer Between Terminals: A walkway links the two terminals.
For flight details and the Vancouver International Airport Authority information line (tel: 604 207 7077). Customer service counters can be found on the Departures level of both the Domestic and International terminals. Tourist information counters are located on the Arrivals level in both terminals.
Money
and communications: ATMs, bureau de change facilities
and full service banks are located in both terminals. Business
hours are 0530-2200 Monday-Sunday. Post office facilities and
post boxes are available in both terminals.
Eating and drinking: Licensed bars and restaurants, fast
food outlets and snack bars are located throughout the airport.
Shopping: There are gift shops, newspaper stands, duty-free
shopping and various other shops.
Other facilities: Level one of the Domestic Terminal also
has a pharmacy, medical clinic, dental clinic and dry cleaners
The International Terminal
was built to the specifications of an Airport Barrier Free Programme
and the Domestic terminal is being gradually re-fitted to contain
many of the Barrier Free disabled facilities. For further information
travellers can visit the airport's website (website: www.yvr.ca/Search/frmSearch.htm).
The business centre is located in the International Terminal on the Arrivals level and offers the following facilities: fax, photocopying, laser printing, mobile telephone rental, secretarial services, computer workstations, data ports, laptop recharging points and Internet ports.
The car hire companies at the airport are Alamo , Avis , Budget , Hertz , National and Thrifty . Car hire facilities are located on the ground floor of the Parkade close to the terminal.
Parkade is the closest car park to the terminals; level P1 is designated for hourly short-term parking as a convenient place to pick-up and drop-off passengers; levels P2 and P3 are designated as hourly, daily and weekly parking. The economy car park, adjacent to Parkade, is also close to the terminals. A cheaper long-term car park with a free shuttle service to/from the terminals is also available. There is a valet parking service. For further parking information (tel: 604 207 7077).
The airport is linked to Vancouver via the Arthur Laing Bridge and then Hwy-99. Follow signs for Hwy-99 South, and then the airport.
Road:
Taxi: All taxis serving the airport are government-controlled and must meet airport
standards. Limousine: Limojet Gold operates from the airport daily around
the clock (tel: 604 273 1331). Bus: An Airporter bus serves central Vancouver
hotels, cruise ship and bus terminals, departing every 15 minutes. Scheduled
bus services are available to major hotels and destinations in the city centre,
South Surrey, Langley, Aldergrove, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Whistler, Vancouver
Island and Seattle. Free shuttles provide services to the long-term car park,
local hotels and other locations around the airport
The Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel (tel: 604 207 5200) is located on the airport site. Major hotels in the vicinity include the Vancouver Airport Marriott (tel: 604 276 2112) and The Radisson President Hotel & Suites (tel: 604 276 8181).