This is the default UK departure. One long westbound flight, same calendar day, then a Canada Line ride into a city that still has mountains at the end of the street.
Flight: LHR–YVR nonstops are the prize. Gatwick/Manchester usually mean a connection. Distance: about 7,600 km. Time difference: 8 hours in summer.
Land, do not rent a car, sleep downtown or Yaletown. Tomorrow: seawall. The day after: Stanley Park or a North Shore lookout if the air is clear.
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Where to stay when you land
Hotels and rentals on one map — downtown / Yaletown / Broadway so you can walk the first two days. This is the same network that already booked a German visitor from our filmed-in-Vancouver guide.