Watching this made me realize that I’m probably going to sob from good emotions the next time I set foot in that airport. I miss Vancouver so so so much. Thank you for the great upload ❤
This makes me more confident on my Canada travel in Sept > which is like 3 weeks from now. Knowing that I only have 2 hours to deplane, breeze through customs and baggage and check in on my onward flight to Edmonton.
Interesting video, I entered Canada via YVR and managed to clear both immigration and customs without really realising it. I did my customs declaration using the ArriveCanada app before boarding at LGW. Used one of the pre cleared express lane machines, showed the printout twice and was out of the airport within minutes.
This is EXACTLY what happened to me, I came in last week too and I went through immigration and customs without realizing it, I was out of the airport in a matter of minutes as well
Thanks for watching. I travelled from USA mostly during fall and winter and typically took about 30 mins to clear customs/immigration once I arrived at the immigration area. In summer however it can be longer due to more travelers and also depending on your immigration/visa status. If you have a connecting flight, I’d say you should have about 2-2.5 hrs between landing to checking in and boarding your connecting flight. Hope this helps
I booked a flight from Seattle to Calgary with a layover at Vancouver airport. Since both of my flights are with Air Canada, do I need to recheck my baggage at Vancouver airport, or will it be automatically transferred to my connecting flight?
Hi, Thanks for watching the video. As far as I know, you need to go through immigration/customs, exit and check in for your Calgary flight at the Domestic terminal but you shouldn’t have to claim baggage and re-check for Air Canada to Air Canada connections but please confirm with Air Canada. Thanks.
I have a quick question, my parents are travelling from Kochi(india)-Singapore-Vancouver-Calgary. Do you know if they need to clear customs in Vancouver and claim baggages and re-check into connecting flight to Calgary? Or does it all depends at Kochi airport officials on whether they check in the baggage to final destination ? Can you advise please? Is there anyway to check this?
Hello. Please check yvr.ca website for connection map/information. (Passengers - Navigate YVR - Terminal maps - Connections map International arrivals). Once passengers arrive on level 4, they can use Canada connections facility at Level 4 to go through Canada Immigration/Customs and directly go to departure level 3 gates A, B or C and might not have to claim baggage. Please note that yvr.ca says this is for participating airlines only and if the Immigration/Customs facility on level 4 is open (it is closed on early morning and evenings) otherwise passengers need to go to main immigration/customs/baggage area on level 2. So it advises to check with your airlines if you need to pick up your bags, re-check and go through security. There is conflicting information about this. Air Canada says you don't need to claim your baggage whereas few other International airlines say, you need to claim your baggage so it depends on your airlines and what airlines you connect to in Vancouver. In any case, I would suggest to be prepared to claim baggage and usually before landing, the airlines would announce the immigration/customs procedure and what passengers are expected to do. If you have a relative or someone to help in Vancouver, it might be easy to guide them once they come out of customs just in case they need to claim baggage and re-check in to the connecting domestic flight. Hope it helps and all the best to your parents.
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Hi, ill be taking a domestic flight to vancouver island after reaching vancouver airport. I want to know that after claiming bags where do i go for domestic departure to check in bags and go through security?i dont see any signage about domestic connections anywhere.
Hi, thanks for watching. During the last minute of the video, you can see me taking the stairs to go to the upper level where the domestic, US and international departures are. You can see “All departures” sign at the bottom of the stairs. You’ll go to upper level for baggage check and security. I once took a flight to Nanaimo Vancouver island from gate C32 I think. th-cam.com/video/6mrgHR3aVbk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=pbr32lmdVi0SJmmN Please also watch above video of Walking tour of Vancouver Airport that shows most of the domestic gates A,B, C and also US departure E gates. I was coming back from Fort St. John, arrived at A12 gate and walked all the way to E gates while taking video along the way. When you clear security depending on A, B or C gate based on your flight, you can see what stores, restaurants etc. are there. Hope it helps.
Thanks for watching. Yes, if you are connecting to US flight, you need to go to E gates. Please watch “Vancouver Airport Tour | YVR Airport Departure & Immigration” video which shows US customs/immigration area and E gates. Please find link to the video below. th-cam.com/video/6mrgHR3aVbk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ojicYdaO_A3fMDrg
Very informative video. . I got seperate booking coming from HK my arrival in YVR is 20:30, I'm thinking about getting the 23:15 flight going back to Toronto, is it possible to catch up the 23:15 flight for that span of time to process and everything?
Thanks for watching. Yes almost 3 hours should be enough. Most of the time when I traveled from US to YVR, I booked separate domestic flight as there were more choices and it took may be 2 hrs max to clear immigration/customs, claim baggage, go to domestic terminal, check in for the next flight and clear security. As long as I had at least 2 hours, I was not too worried. Hope this helps.
Hello. Thanks for watching the video. If you are going from Toronto to Shanghai via Vancouver and have through checked bags, once you arrive on main terminal in Vancouver, follow signs to International connections to D gates. Please check yvr.ca Canada arrivals connections map for details. It says only passengers arriving on the South terminal have to claim bags and change terminals but I believe you’ll arrive on main terminal A,B or C and should be able to go directly to your D gate. Please check with your airlines to confirm. Safe travels. Thanks.
Hi there, is three hours layover enought time for us (flying in from Mexico) to get our luggage, clear security & immigration and check in to in order to catch our next flight to Sydney, Australia?
Thanks for watching. 3 hrs should be fine. It should take about 45 mins to 1.5 hrs to clear immigration/customs/ baggage claim after landing and rest to check in for your Sydney flight. One thing I was wondering though is unless you made two separate reservations, one to YVR and another from YVR to Sydney, you might not even have to collect bags and should be able to go through connecting facility/ immigration/customs on level 4 and go directly to your Sydney departing D gate on level 3. This is if you are on a participating airline and immigration facility on level 4 is open and you have through-checked bag. If not, you might have to go to main level 2 for immigration/customs and baggage claim and recheck again with your airline for departure to Sydney. Please confirm with your airline and also check yvr.ca International/USA arrivals connection map for details. Safe travels!
Hi, thanks for watching. Yes, you’ll show declaration slip to the CBSA officer during interview and keep it with you, collect baggage and finally hand it over to another officer before finally exiting customs/immigration/baggage area. Until then, baggage can still be inspected by officers. Hope this helps. Thanks.
@@riffgroove Ever have to walk with a cane? Crutches? Been stuck in a wheel chair? Have problems with astigmatism? Been 80 years old? Have vertigo? Any of these might cause one to be unable or extremely uncomfortable on an escalator. Next time perhaps think more empathetically.
@@riffgroove I simply responded in kind to your own "snarky" comment. (And you can add things like Parkinson's and being a stroke victim to the list.) The point isn't what caused my wife in particular to be uncomfortable (I would NOT call her "disabled"), but rather your complete ignorance of the *myriad* of reasons one might not be able or not want to use an escalator. After all, the airports put them in for good reasons.
not super cold. we had a recent cold burst which was -15 Celsius but it usually doesnt get that cold even during winter. summer time, we can get up to 30 celcius, but thats not super common.
Earlier in 2023, I flew from Las Vegas to Los Angeles to Vancouver to go onto Taipei. During my arrival and departure in Vancouver. My luggage was gone through with some thoroughness and put back together by Vandals. I will never go to Vancouver airport ever again.
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Watching this made me realize that I’m probably going to sob from good emotions the next time I set foot in that airport. I miss Vancouver so so so much. Thank you for the great upload ❤
This makes me more confident on my Canada travel in Sept > which is like 3 weeks from now. Knowing that I only have 2 hours to deplane, breeze through customs and baggage and check in on my onward flight to Edmonton.
Same here where you from?
How did you do?
Interesting video, I entered Canada via YVR and managed to clear both immigration and customs without really realising it. I did my customs declaration using the ArriveCanada app before boarding at LGW. Used one of the pre cleared express lane machines, showed the printout twice and was out of the airport within minutes.
This is EXACTLY what happened to me, I came in last week too and I went through immigration and customs without realizing it, I was out of the airport in a matter of minutes as well
Outstanding job of step by step I’m traveling to Vancouver next month and nice to know where go . Thanks and I’m going to subscribe 👍🏽 Airport bunny 🐰
Thanks a lot for watching. Glad that it was helpful :)
Thanks for this video❤
I’m coming to Vancouver next 2 weeks, this was really helpful
Thank you 🙏
Thanks a lot for watching. All the best for your travel!
Hi on which date are you traveling?
@@ArpinderjitKaur I’m in Canada now, landed yesterday
Thank you! This is very helpful for my mom ❤❤❤
I’ll be there in September. This was very helpful 😊
All the best! Hope you'll have a good time. Thanks for watching.
Thanks, found this useful.
Brilliant videos thanks for covering the important things in airport when you arrive class 👍😊🇬🇧
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Flying to YVR next year, quick question are there also lifts to go down to the custom/immigration area? Love your video
How many time do you spend on the inmigration control?
Thanks for watching. I travelled from USA mostly during fall and winter and typically took about 30 mins to clear customs/immigration once I arrived at the immigration area. In summer however it can be longer due to more travelers and also depending on your immigration/visa status. If you have a connecting flight, I’d say you should have about 2-2.5 hrs between landing to checking in and boarding your connecting flight. Hope this helps
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Filming is good and some narration would make your videos more interesting and informative.
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Thanks for watching
I booked a flight from Seattle to Calgary with a layover at Vancouver airport. Since both of my flights are with Air Canada, do I need to recheck my baggage at Vancouver airport, or will it be automatically transferred to my connecting flight?
Hi, Thanks for watching the video. As far as I know, you need to go through immigration/customs, exit and check in for your Calgary flight at the Domestic terminal but you shouldn’t have to claim baggage and re-check for Air Canada to Air Canada connections but please confirm with Air Canada. Thanks.
YVR is pretty easy to navigate.
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Thanks for watching and the advice!
I have a quick question, my parents are travelling from Kochi(india)-Singapore-Vancouver-Calgary. Do you know if they need to clear customs in Vancouver and claim baggages and re-check into connecting flight to Calgary? Or does it all depends at Kochi airport officials on whether they check in the baggage to final destination ? Can you advise please? Is there anyway to check this?
Hello. Please check yvr.ca website for connection map/information. (Passengers - Navigate YVR - Terminal maps - Connections map International arrivals). Once passengers arrive on level 4, they can use Canada connections facility at Level 4 to go through Canada Immigration/Customs and directly go to departure level 3 gates A, B or C and might not have to claim baggage. Please note that yvr.ca says this is for participating airlines only and if the Immigration/Customs facility on level 4 is open (it is closed on early morning and evenings) otherwise passengers need to go to main immigration/customs/baggage area on level 2. So it advises to check with your airlines if you need to pick up your bags, re-check and go through security. There is conflicting information about this. Air Canada says you don't need to claim your baggage whereas few other International airlines say, you need to claim your baggage so it depends on your airlines and what airlines you connect to in Vancouver. In any case, I would suggest to be prepared to claim baggage and usually before landing, the airlines would announce the immigration/customs procedure and what passengers are expected to do. If you have a relative or someone to help in Vancouver, it might be easy to guide them once they come out of customs just in case they need to claim baggage and re-check in to the connecting domestic flight. Hope it helps and all the best to your parents.
@@AirportBunny2023 great,thanks for your reply. Appreciate it
@@AirportBunny2023 Don't they put a landing stamp on your passport at YVR?
Anyone here who has entered Canada via ETA? Can you share the experience or the process? I’ll be going to Canada this December via ETA for the 1st time
Hi, ill be taking a domestic flight to vancouver island after reaching vancouver airport. I want to know that after claiming bags where do i go for domestic departure to check in bags and go through security?i dont see any signage about domestic connections anywhere.
Hi, thanks for watching. During the last minute of the video, you can see me taking the stairs to go to the upper level where the domestic, US and international departures are. You can see “All departures” sign at the bottom of the stairs. You’ll go to upper level for baggage check and security. I once took a flight to Nanaimo Vancouver island from gate C32 I think.
th-cam.com/video/6mrgHR3aVbk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=pbr32lmdVi0SJmmN
Please also watch above video of Walking tour of Vancouver Airport that shows most of the domestic gates A,B, C and also US departure E gates. I was coming back from Fort St. John, arrived at A12 gate and walked all the way to E gates while taking video along the way. When you clear security depending on A, B or C gate based on your flight, you can see what stores, restaurants etc. are there. Hope it helps.
Thank you so much for such a quick and detailed reply .I appreciate it and keep doing the awesome job. Thanks
is there a different customs and immigration station for those connecting to the us from vancouver?
Thanks for watching. Yes, if you are connecting to US flight, you need to go to E gates. Please watch “Vancouver Airport Tour | YVR Airport Departure & Immigration” video which shows US customs/immigration area and E gates. Please find link to the video below.
th-cam.com/video/6mrgHR3aVbk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ojicYdaO_A3fMDrg
Very informative video. . I got seperate booking coming from HK my arrival in YVR is 20:30, I'm thinking about getting the 23:15 flight going back to Toronto, is it possible to catch up the 23:15 flight for that span of time to process and everything?
Thanks for watching. Yes almost 3 hours should be enough. Most of the time when I traveled from US to YVR, I booked separate domestic flight as there were more choices and it took may be 2 hrs max to clear immigration/customs, claim baggage, go to domestic terminal, check in for the next flight and clear security. As long as I had at least 2 hours, I was not too worried. Hope this helps.
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If I have a connecting flight Toronto-Vancouver-Shanghai, do I still need to pick up baggage, and fills out the declaration form
Hello. Thanks for watching the video. If you are going from Toronto to Shanghai via Vancouver and have through checked bags, once you arrive on main terminal in Vancouver, follow signs to International connections to D gates. Please check yvr.ca Canada arrivals connections map for details. It says only passengers arriving on the South terminal have to claim bags and change terminals but I believe you’ll arrive on main terminal A,B or C and should be able to go directly to your D gate. Please check with your airlines to confirm. Safe travels. Thanks.
Hi there, is three hours layover enought time for us (flying in from Mexico) to get our luggage, clear security & immigration and check in to in order to catch our next flight to Sydney, Australia?
Thanks for watching. 3 hrs should be fine. It should take about 45 mins to 1.5 hrs to clear immigration/customs/ baggage claim after landing and rest to check in for your Sydney flight. One thing I was wondering though is unless you made two separate reservations, one to YVR and another from YVR to Sydney, you might not even have to collect bags and should be able to go through connecting facility/ immigration/customs on level 4 and go directly to your Sydney departing D gate on level 3. This is if you are on a participating airline and immigration facility on level 4 is open and you have through-checked bag. If not, you might have to go to main level 2 for immigration/customs and baggage claim and recheck again with your airline for departure to Sydney. Please confirm with your airline and also check yvr.ca International/USA arrivals connection map for details. Safe travels!
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After clearing kiosk we have to show declaration to cbsa then collecting baggage then for immigration rite pls reply
Hi, thanks for watching. Yes, you’ll show declaration slip to the CBSA officer during interview and keep it with you, collect baggage and finally hand it over to another officer before finally exiting customs/immigration/baggage area. Until then, baggage can still be inspected by officers. Hope this helps. Thanks.
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Are there elevators from the US/international arrival area down to customs? My wife doesn’t necessarily deal with escalators all that well.
Thanks for watching the video. Yes there are elevators from level 4 to level 2 along with the escalators.
Just out of curiosity, how does one "not deal well" with escalators?
You stand on them.
@@riffgroove Ever have to walk with a cane? Crutches? Been stuck in a wheel chair? Have problems with astigmatism? Been 80 years old? Have vertigo? Any of these might cause one to be unable or extremely uncomfortable on an escalator. Next time perhaps think more empathetically.
@@cube1us Cool your jets, Romeo.
I was simply asking a question.
If your wife is physically disabled, just say so.
@@riffgroove I simply responded in kind to your own "snarky" comment. (And you can add things like Parkinson's and being a stroke victim to the list.) The point isn't what caused my wife in particular to be uncomfortable (I would NOT call her "disabled"), but rather your complete ignorance of the *myriad* of reasons one might not be able or not want to use an escalator. After all, the airports put them in for good reasons.
How Cold is Vancouver?
not super cold. we had a recent cold burst which was -15 Celsius but it usually doesnt get that cold even during winter. summer time, we can get up to 30 celcius, but thats not super common.
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Earlier in 2023, I flew from Las Vegas to Los Angeles to Vancouver to go onto Taipei. During my arrival and departure in Vancouver. My luggage was gone through with some thoroughness and put back together by Vandals. I will never go to Vancouver airport ever again.
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