Flights from Los Angeles to Vancouver

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Our cheapest offers for flights from Los Angeles to Vancouver

Here you can compare cheap flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Vancouver (YVR) for one-way or return trips. The following offers were searched for and found on idealo during the last few days. Or start your own flight search to Vancouver. Prices and availability may change at any time.

Tips and tricks to help you find cheap flights from Los Angeles to Vancouver

Favorite airline: Flair Airlines
Flight tickets on the route Los Angeles – Vancouver are most frequently booked with Flair Airlines.
Flair Airlines
37 %
Westjet
21 %
United Airlines
16 %
Direct flights are the cheapest connection
Compared to direct flights, flights with a stopover on this route are on average 36 % more expensive.
non stop flight
1 stop
03h 05min
07h 45min
$120
$187
The favorite connection is non-stop
Direct flights are especially popular on this route. 72 % of travelers will book a direct flight.
Route
bookings
Direct flights
03h 05min, from $120
72 %
1 stopover Calgary International Airport-Banff
07h 45min, from $187
17 %
1 stopover Denver International Airport, CO
06h 34min, from $218
11 %

Useful information about the flight from Los Angeles to Vancouver

Information about Vancouver

The best time to visit Vancouver is between May and October. Vancouver is a rainy city. The main rainy season is from November to March, with less rain from June to August.

Chinese New Year is celebrated on the first full moon of the year between Jan. 21 and Feb. 21 with numerous events, street food and fireworks. At the end of June, the "Vancouver International Jazz Festival", one of the biggest jazz festivals on the west coast, takes place with more than 400 concerts (more than 100 of them free of charge). On July 1, people celebrate "Canada Day" with parades, a carnival, many festivals, air and naval shows, and fireworks. September sees a 10-day theater festival, the "Vancouver Fringe Festival."


 

Before your trip and once in Vancouver

Smoking is prohibited in all public buildings, transportation, shopping malls, restaurants and bars. Alcohol consumption in public is prohibited, and no open alcoholic beverages may be consumed in vehicles within reach of the driver. Lunch is available from about 16 CAD, beer from about 7 CAD. The restaurants are international, some of them strongly Asian.

Transport to and from the airport is possible using the "Canada Line" (the rapid transit line of TransLink) and takes about 26 minutes. The price per ride for 1 zone is about 2.75 CAD, 2 zones about 4 CAD, 3 zones about 5.50 CAD, plus about 5 CAD airport surcharge. The price of a cab is about 30 CAD.

Vancouver has extensive local transportation: light rail (SkyTrain), bus lines, trolley buses and ferries (SeaBus). The price per ticket, which is valid for 90 minutes, varies by zone (see above). A day ticket costs about 9.75 CAD. On the bus you should pay the exact fare as change is not given. Cab prices are higher: starting price for the first 3 km is about 10 CAD. However, many tourist destinations can be easily reached on foot or by bicycle.

Overnight stays in a guesthouse or a backpacker hostel start at 35 CAD/night. 3-star hotels cost on average from 90 CAD/night/person.

Important flight information

Flight information: Los Angeles - Vancouver

Roundtrip from $179.62
Flight duration min. 02:55 / max. 03:53
Return flight duration min. 02:49/ max. 03:19
Distance 1743 km
Flights per week 95
Departure airport Airport Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX)
Arrival airport Airport Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR)
Destination country Flights to Canada