Airport Transfers from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Burnaby
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Abbotsford International Airport to Burnaby: Route and Drive Time
Burnaby lies at the western end of the Trans-Canada Highway's run through the Lower Mainland, and Highway 1 crosses the city on its way to the North Shore. From YXX the distance is 56 km, and the car needs 40–55 minutes along the highway through Langley and over the Port Mann crossing of the Fraser.
Coming from the east has one practical effect: the first parts of Burnaby the car reaches are Lougheed and the slopes of Burnaby Mountain, home to Simon Fraser University. Brentwood, BCIT and Metrotown lie further west, a few minutes deeper into the city.
Journey times vary with traffic and weather. Give the exact address when you book, and your confirmation shows where the car will pull up.
Meeting Your Chauffeur at Abbotsford International Airport
YXX has one terminal, and the ground transport desk area also serves scheduled intercity coaches such as Ebus and Rider Express. A private car takes a student or a visiting lecturer straight to a campus address instead of a downtown coach stop. Note that the airport has no US preclearance.
For arrivals, the chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pickup around the real landing time. Your booking confirmation tells you where to meet, and the exact spot follows the airport's own pickup rules.
Student arrivals at the start of term often come with several large suitcases and a box or two; listing them in the booking means the vehicle sent to the terminal has room for all of it.
Arriving at Your Address in Burnaby
Burnaby's two large campuses sit far apart. SkyTrain does not climb the hill to Simon Fraser University, up on Burnaby Mountain at 8888 University Drive; buses run to it from three stations: Production Way–University, Burquitlam and Sperling–Burnaby Lake. BCIT's main campus is at 3700 Willingdon Avenue, nearer the centre of the city.
A new student with a term's worth of luggage, a professor arriving for a conference or a parent visiting a residence is better off going by car to the exact building than changing to a bus on the mountain. Lougheed and Metrotown, two of the city's four town centres, also have hotels for visiting families.
Give the exact address when you book, and your confirmation shows where the car will pull up. On campus, add the residence or building name.
From Burnaby Back to Abbotsford International Airport
On the way back, the car joins Highway 1 eastbound and covers the 56 km in 40–55 minutes, with more time on Friday afternoons, when traffic leaves the city for the Fraser Valley. You set the pickup time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.
From SFU or Lougheed the highway is close; from Metrotown or BCIT the first part of the trip runs through city streets. Preclearance for US flights is not offered at YXX; if your flight to the States needs it, compare Vancouver International before you book.
At the end of term in December and April, many students fly home in the same few days, so book the ride as soon as the flight is known.
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