London Heathrow to Vancouver Flights
Heathrow Airport
Heathrow currently offers the best range of international destinations of any UK airport, flying to over 170 locations. It also offers the greatest number of flights and operators for many routes, making it one of the world’s busiest airports.
Flights from London Heathrow to Vancouver
Flights to Vancouver are offered by British Airways and Air Canada. British Airways currently offer around seven flights to Vancouver per week, whilst Air Canada currently offer around the same number of direct flights, plus up to five services a day interchanging at other airports in Canada.
Vancouver Airport
Flights from London Heathrow to Vancouver land at Vancouver International Airport. The airport is the second largest in Canada, after Toronto Pearson, handling over seventeen million passengers a year onto four runways and four terminals. For those travelling onward to destinations in the USA, the airport is one of eight in Canada featuring US border pre- clearance, making for a quicker check in process. The airport’s growth has largely been down to the growth in traffic to East Asia over the last thirty years.
Parking facilities in and around Vancouver Airport
The airport has four separate parking areas available. There is standard long and short term parking available reasonably close to the terminals which is self-service and offers open and covered facilities. There is an ‘economy lot’, located about five minutes walk away from the terminals at a much reduced rate, and conversely a valet service to take passengers straight to the edge of the terminal buildings, left in a secure lock up with no reservation. Additionally, long stay parking is available further off site, with a free shuttle bus, and can be used for stays of at least four days.
Airport distance from Vancouver and other notable surrounding locations
The airport is located at Sea Island, Richmond, little more than ten miles from central Vancouver itself. A short drive from the airport is the Richmond Centre Shopping Mall and the Gateway Theatre and there are several hotels located adjacent to the airport.
Transport links to Vancouver
There are public buses available to the airport, departing from outside the Delta Hotel (route 496 from central Vancouver). A shuttle bus (number 424) operates to take passengers from this station to outside the terminal that takes domestic flights. There is also a scheduled bus service to central Vancouver from the Domestic Terminal and from the International Terminal, departing every half hour from around 8 am until 9.30 pm. Discounted return and family tickets are available for this service, although it is not necessary to reserve a seat.
Conference and other business facilities at Vancouver Airport
The Royal Bank of Canada has a branch on site, located at level one in the Domestic Arrivals Terminal area. The International Terminal houses The Fairmont Center which offers accommodation and spa facilities, as well as 8700 square feet of space for meetings, in rooms to accommodate 2 to 230 delegates, with bespoke indoor and outdoor conference services available.