Airport Transfers from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Victoria

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One-Way Transfer
A one-way transfer covers one journey between two addresses: YYJ to a hotel on the Inner Harbour, the terminal to the cruise pier at Ogden Point, Victoria airport to a home in Oak Bay. For an arrival, 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.
Round-Trip Service
Round-Trip Service combines both journeys in one reservation: YYJ down the Pat Bay Highway to your Inner Harbour hotel on arrival, and back up the peninsula to the terminal on the day you leave. Rush hour and cruise days can shape the return, so set it with your flight time in mind. With both directions in one booking, the return is secured from the start; you set both pickup times yourself, and the confirmation lists them.
Hourly Service
Hourly service keeps one chauffeur and one vehicle with you for a set number of hours. When you book, you set the start at YYJ, the final address and the hours you need, and you add the day's plan to the reservation so the chauffeur has it before your flight lands. It suits an arrival day with appointments, not a straight run to one hotel.

Victoria International Airport to Victoria: Route and Drive Time

YYJ is not in Victoria itself but in North Saanich, near Sidney, at the top of the Saanich Peninsula. The distance to the city is 26 km, usually 30–40 minutes by car on Highway 17, known locally as the Pat Bay Highway.

The highway runs south down the peninsula past farmland and Saanich suburbs before it turns into city streets. From there the car heads for the Inner Harbour and downtown, or branches off towards Oak Bay, Fairfield or James Bay, depending on your address.

Journey times vary with traffic and weather. Rush hour on the Pat Bay Highway affects the trip most, so mention your hotel or home address and your arrival time in the booking.

Victoria International Airport to Victoria: Route and Drive Time

Meeting Your Chauffeur at Victoria International Airport

All flights at YYJ use one terminal, which handled 1,986,057 passengers in 2025. There is no US preclearance, and travellers to the United States usually connect through Vancouver, so arrivals from abroad clear Canadian customs on landing.

When you land, 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.

BC Transit buses (routes 70, 72, 87 and 88) also serve the airport, but with suitcases and a destination across the city, a car straight to the address saves the transfers between routes.

Meeting Your Chauffeur at Victoria International Airport

Arriving at Your Address in Victoria

The Inner Harbour is the centre of a Victoria stay. The Victoria Conference Centre adjoins the Fairmont Empress there, offering 21 meeting rooms, exhibition space and a lecture theatre that seats 400, and the floatplane terminal and the Clipper dock for Seattle are a short walk away.

Send the full address with your booking; the confirmation then tells you where the car will stop.

Beyond downtown, homes and guest houses spread through Oak Bay and Saanich. Some streets there are narrow and residential, so the exact house number and any access notes help the chauffeur on arrival.

Arriving at Your Address in Victoria

From Victoria Back to Victoria International Airport

For a flight, allow 30–40 minutes up the Pat Bay Highway to YYJ, and more at rush hour, when the road carries commuters heading for the peninsula. You set the pickup time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.

If your route continues to the US, remember that there is no preclearance at YYJ; connecting through Vancouver is the usual way.

On cruise days, traffic around Ogden Point and the harbour streets can slow the first minutes of the trip from a downtown hotel, so leave a little extra time on those days.

From Victoria Back to Victoria International Airport

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before booking your airport transfer with Bookinglane.

My flight into Victoria airport is late: does the pickup for Victoria still work?

Yes. The chauffeur follows your flight, so the pickup follows the actual landing. Complimentary waiting time is included with airport pickups and is counted from the actual landing, which leaves room for customs and baggage claim.

Can I request a child seat for the ride from Victoria airport to Victoria?

Child seats are requested in the booking form: choose a booster or an infant and child safety seat and the number you need. Vehicle availability varies by market.

I have golf bags or other bulky items: how do I book the ride from Victoria airport to Victoria?

Enter the number of bags in the booking form; for golf bags, bikes, skis or other bulky items, tell support so the vehicle is matched to the load. A Sprinter van carries up to 12 passengers with their luggage.

Can I go from the airport straight to a cruise ship at Ogden Point?

Yes. Enter Ogden Point as the address and give the ship's departure time. Ships call at Victoria from April to October.

Can I clear US customs at Victoria airport?

No, YYJ has no US preclearance. Travellers flying to the US usually connect through Vancouver, where preclearance is available.

What do you need to know about Victoria International Airport in 2026–2027?

The airport authority's long-term plan schedules a westward expansion of the terminal for 2028 to 2032. In 2027 the cruise season at Ogden Point is again expected from April to October.