Victoria (British Columbia) by plane · Victoria (British Columbia) by plane
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Victoria (British Columbia) by plane
Victoria (British Columbia) by plane
Victoria International Airport (IATA: YYJ) is located 30 minutes north of Victoria (off the Pat Bay Highway, on the way to the ferry terminal). Multiple flights per hour to and from Vancouver. Also from Seattle by Horizon Air and with lesser frequency direct from San Francisco (United), Calgary (Air Canada and WestJet), Edmonton (Air Canada and WestJet), and Toronto.
Public transit from Victoria International to the city is not that great (routes 79 and 83 go there but infrequently), but the AKAL Airport Shuttle Bus picks you up from the airport and takes you many downtown hotels (tel 1-877-386-2525, , 45 minutes one-way, adults $15).
You can also get into Victoria quickly and easily from Vancouver by either helicopter or floatplane. Helicopters into the city operate from Vancouver Harbour or Vancouver International Airport (YVR) by Helijet with prices from $119 each way, this will take you into the center of Victoria. Floatplanes land in Victoria Inner Harbour (YWH), just meters from the Fairmont Empress Hotel and the BC Parliament buildings. Canadian floatplane operators include West Coast Air , Harbour Air and Sea To Sky Air , all of which operate from Vancouver Harbour, with prices at $99-114 each way. There is a new floatplane terminal in operation just outside the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) with a shuttle service operated by Harbour Air. Harbour Air has also introduced seasonal amphibious service from Langley Municipal Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour. Daily scheduled floatplane service to the Inner Harbour is also available year round from downtown Seattle's Lake Union on Kenmore Air . Fares, which include complimentary shuttle transfers to/from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) range from $108 to $169 each way. Kenmore Air also provides year-round service to the Pat Bay Seaplane Base, just west of Victoria International Airport (YYJ).
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