Airport Transfers from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Burnaby
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Vancouver International Airport to Burnaby: Route and Drive Time
Burnaby sits east of Vancouver, between the city and the Fraser River suburbs, and has no airport of its own. From the terminal on Sea Island the distance is 21 km, and the drive takes 30–40 minutes; on weekday afternoons it tends towards the upper figure.
Burnaby is organized around four town centres on rapid transit, Metrotown, Brentwood, Lougheed and Edmonds, and the last part of the drive depends on which one you need. The Marine Way business centre lies in the south of the city, close to the river, so a car bound for a head office there reaches it before the towers of Metrotown. Brentwood is further north, on the Lougheed Highway side.
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 Vancouver International Airport
Business travellers from Asia, Europe and the Pacific land in the international section of the Main Terminal, used by carriers such as Air India, Condor, Edelweiss and Fiji Airways as well as the large Canadian airlines. Domestic flights use the other side of the same building, and regional and floatplane operators fly from the South Terminal. Give your terminal in the booking and the car goes there.
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.
After a long flight, customs and baggage come first, and the flight number in the booking keeps that time in the plan. If the trip ends with a flight south, the airport offers preclearance. With US preclearance, you clear US customs before boarding a flight to the US.
Arriving at Your Address in Burnaby
Work is the reason for a lot of trips to Burnaby. The Marine Way business centre is the base of Ballard Power Systems and Best Buy Canada, whose corporate headquarters are there, and of the international head office of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, and Electronic Arts runs its Canadian studio in the city. Auditors, engineers and new hires on a training week often split their days between these offices and a hotel at Metrotown or Brentwood.
Metropolis at Metrotown, beside Metrotown SkyTrain station, is the largest shopping centre in British Columbia, with nearly 330 stores and services, and the hotels around it suit a visitor who prefers to walk in the evening.
Give the exact address when you book, and your confirmation shows where the car will pull up. In a business park, add the company name and building number to the street address.
From Burnaby Back to Vancouver International Airport
For the return, plan on 30–40 minutes from Burnaby to the terminal, more on a weekday afternoon or in heavy rain. You set the pickup time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.
An office day that ends with an evening flight is common on this route. If the last meeting is on Marine Way, the drive starts closer to the river; from Brentwood or Lougheed it starts further north and usually takes longer. Your ticket shows whether you leave from the domestic or the international side of the Main Terminal, and a flight to the US needs time for preclearance before the gate.
If several colleagues fly home on different flights, each departure can be booked as its own ride from the office or the hotel.
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