YVR airport transfers · since 1992
Vancouver Airport
Car Service.
Skip the taxi queue and the surge-priced rideshare. A licensed local chauffeur meets you inside the terminal, tracks your flight, and drives you door to door — at a flat rate confirmed before you book.
- Flat rate, quoted before you book — no meter, no surge
- Meet & greet inside the terminal — name sign, free
- Live flight tracking & free wait time
- On-Time Guarantee — licensed & insured since 1992
Met inside the terminal with a name sign — carousel for domestic, arrivals hall for international.
Hotels, offices and the convention centre — one flat rate.
Timed to your ship’s boarding window, luggage door to door.
Winter-ready vehicles with room for skis and boards.
Direct service with drivers experienced in border procedures.
Don’t see your destination? We quote any address in BC and Washington State — call dispatch for long-distance rates.
YVR airport transfers · since 1992
Every Route From YVR, One Flat Rate Each
Local chauffeurs who know every YVR terminal and every route in the city — not a national app matching you with whoever’s nearby. Door-to-door service across the Lower Mainland and beyond, 24/7.
Car service between YVR and downtown Vancouver is $156 all-in for an Executive Sedan — every vehicle’s exact rate appears in the quote form in seconds.
All-in CAD, including a suggested 15% gratuity, fuel and GST; pickups at YVR add only the airport’s $20 parking fee — full rate card below.
The fleet
Choose Your Class. Flat Rates, Quoted Up Front.
Every rate is flat and confirmed before you book — enter your trip in the quote form above for your exact price. The largest chauffeured fleet in the Lower Mainland.
Meet & greet — included free
What Happens When You Land at YVR
Most services charge extra for terminal meet & greet. Ours is included with every airport pickup — here’s exactly what to expect.
Your chauffeur waits at your flight’s carousel holding a sign with your name, helps with your bags the moment they arrive, and walks you straight to the vehicle.
Your chauffeur waits in the arrivals reception hall, just beyond customs, with free wait time while you clear immigration. We track your flight, not the clock.
Wait time is measured from when your plane actually lands — not the scheduled time. Complimentary wait covers baggage claim and customs on every pickup.
Your all-in rate is confirmed before you book and never changes. Rideshare shows a price; we guarantee one.
How it works
Booked in Two Minutes. Met at the Carousel.
Four steps between your boarding gate and your front door.
Book online or call
Choose your vehicle, enter your flight details, and confirm your flat rate in under 2 minutes — or call dispatch, 24/7.
We track your flight
We monitor your flight number in real time. Land early or late — your chauffeur adjusts automatically, at no charge.
Meet your chauffeur
Your chauffeur greets you inside the terminal with a name sign — baggage carousel for domestic, arrivals hall for international.
Ride in comfort
Help with luggage, then a direct, private drive to your door. No shared shuttles, no stops, no detours.
Reference rates
YVR car service rates: Vancouver Airport to downtown.
All-in rates for the airport’s most-quoted run — YVR ↔ downtown Vancouver, either direction. Your exact all-in price for any address, from White Rock to West Vancouver, is quoted instantly in the form above.
Every transfer includes
- Meet & greet inside the terminal. Uniformed chauffeur at international or domestic arrivals with a name sign — no extra charge.
- Arrival waiting, built in. Up to 60 minutes on international flights, 30 on domestic — clear customs at your own pace.
- Live flight tracking. Early or delayed, your pickup adjusts automatically at no charge.
- Child seats on request. Rear-facing, forward-facing and boosters, $15 per seat.
- Nothing added at the curb. Every figure includes a suggested 15% chauffeur gratuity, fuel and GST — extra stops or waiting time are quoted before they’re added.
Rated 4.6★ by 710+ Google reviewers · serving YVR since 1992.
Licensed and insured — BC PTB #70108 · US DOT 2927792. Commercially insured; US DOT authority covers cross-border trips.
All-in CAD: every figure includes a suggested 15% chauffeur gratuity, fuel and GST. From-YVR fares include the airport’s parking fee ($20 Sedans and SUVs, $30 Sprinters). Need a Stretch Limousine or a Coach for a larger party? Those run from $383.50 all-in on this route — see Vancouver airport limo service.
Compare your options
Car service, taxi, Uber or Canada Line from YVR?
Typical door-to-door times for a family with luggage, from Vancouver Airport into the city — including the options that aren’t us.
Family with luggage: Executive SUV $195.50 all-in from YVR for up to six. Executive Sedan $176.
- Your chauffeur is at the carousel with a name sign and takes the bags — no queue to join, no app to open
- The car waits in priority parking steps from the door: you walk out and leave
- One vehicle for the whole family — six passengers, six bags, child seats installed before pickup
- Price fixed before you fly · flight tracked · 60 min of waiting included
Flat zone fare set by the PTB · $4 load charge included, gratuity extra.
- Walk out to the rank on Arrivals Level 2, then wait your turn in line
- A family with luggage waits for a cab that actually fits four and the bags — often it is two cabs
- Longer again when two or three widebodies land together
- Nothing is booked and nothing is tracked: you start queueing whenever you land
Dynamic pricing — rises when several flights land together.
- Walk to the designated ride-app zone, then request once you are standing there
- Your driver comes from the off-terminal holding lot, so the wait starts after the request
- Then find the car among the others and load the bags yourself — an XL for six only if one is nearby
- No flight tracking: a late landing means a fresh request at whatever the price is then
$11.60 adult, including the $6.50 YVR AddFare · $46.40 for four.
- Up to the station with your bags, buy tickets, then wait on the platform — trains every 6 to 15 minutes
- 26 minutes to Waterfront, standing at peak, with nowhere to put a ski bag or a stroller
- Then a 10 to 15 minute walk to your hotel with the luggage, or a second cab
- Cheapest by far for one person with a carry-on
Every option drives the same 12 km. The difference is everything before the wheels move: a family with luggage waits for a cab that fits, waits for a driver to come from the holding lot, or carries the bags up to a platform. Your chauffeur is already standing at the carousel.
All-in CAD including a suggested 15% gratuity, fuel, GST and YVR’s parking fee. Times are typical door-to-door journeys for a family with luggage — the walk out, the wait for a vehicle that fits, the drive, and the last stretch to the hotel — not a best case. Built from YVR’s published pickup locations and terminal walking times, TransLink’s 6–15 minute Canada Line frequencies and 26-minute schedule, Uber’s own 25-minute average for the drive, and the arrival patterns our dispatch logs daily; taxi fares follow Passenger Transportation Board zone rules — checked September 2026.
Traveller reviews
Rated 4.6★ by 710+ Google reviewers.
Independent reviews, verified on Google.
“Our driver was waiting for us inside the airport, helped us with our luggage, and the car was right outside. On time, convenient, and reasonably priced.”
— Amy Oakden, Google review“Our flight was delayed for a couple of hours and they kept track of the time. They were right there waiting for us when we landed. Communication was excellent.”
— Melissa Alagna, Google review“I made a reservation online from Virginia… they assisted me quickly when flight schedules changed, and were thorough about letting me know who our driver would be and when he would arrive.”
— Doug Campbell, Google reviewReal Google reviews from the last twelve months, hand-picked for this page — lightly trimmed, wording otherwise verbatim.
Why a flat rate beats the app
Thirty-Plus Years of YVR Arrivals. Zero Surge Pricing.
When your flight lands at 11 p.m. in the rain, a rideshare app shows you one price and charges you another. A taxi queue shows you nothing at all. We show you the full price before you book — and it never changes.
Time Limousine has been Metro Vancouver’s airport car service since 1992. We’re a licensed, insured local team whose drivers know every YVR terminal, every hotel loading zone, and every route through the city — including the Sea-to-Sky in a February snowfall.
That experience is why hotels, cruise lines, and corporate travel desks have booked with us for three decades — and why our On-Time Guarantee comes with every single ride. Rated 4.6★ by 716+ Google reviewers — the people we pick up.
Common questions
Everything Travellers Ask Before Booking
How much does a car service from Vancouver Airport cost?
How does airport pickup work with Time Limo?
Does Time Limo track my flight if it’s delayed?
How much free wait time is included at YVR?
What vehicles are available for Vancouver airport service?
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Do you offer car service from Vancouver Airport to Seattle or the US border?
Do you provide cruise ship transfers to Canada Place?
Is Time Limo available for late-night or early-morning flights?
Are your chauffeurs licensed and insured?
Do you provide child seats?
Is Uber or a taxi cheaper from Vancouver Airport?
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Ready when you are
Your chauffeur is already watching your flight.
Get an instant flat-rate quote online, or talk to a real dispatcher — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Licensed: BC PTB #70108 · US DOT 2927792.