Direct Flights from San Francisco to Vancouver
Vancouver · Canada
Nonstop service from SFO to YVR on Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Flair, SkyWest, United, WestJet. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
33 cities have a nonstop to Vancouver, San Francisco among them.
How long to go to Vancouver for, from San Francisco
2h 5m in the air, 801 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Vancouver. Two nights works.
With roughly 8 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Vancouver
Vancouver occupies an enviable spot in the world. Blessed with miles of coastline, lush vegetation and crowned by the North Shore Mountains, it's hard to be there and not stop at some point and be amazed by what you see.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Vancouver
- Stanley Park is a 405-hectare (1,001-acre) public park in British Columbia, Canada, that makes up the northwestern half of Vancouver's Downtown peninsula, surrounded by waters of Burrard Inlet and English Bay The park bo…
- Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is a national park located on and around the Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada.
- Cypress Mountain is a ski area in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located in the southern section of Cypress Provincial Park, operated under a BC Parks Park Use Permit.
- The Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) is an art museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- The Peace Arch is a monument situated near the westernmost point of the Canada–United States border in the contiguous United States, between the communities of Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia.
- Grouse Mountain is one of the North Shore Mountains of the Pacific Ranges in the District Municipality of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- The Emily Carr University of Art and Design is a public university of art and design located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- The Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia (UBC) campus in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada displays world arts and cultures, in particular works by First Nations of the Pacific Northwest.
- Shannon Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is located 58 kilometres (36 mi) from Vancouver and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Squamish along the Sea to Sky Highway.
- The Bridge Studios is a Canadian film studio in Burnaby, British Columbia. It operates the largest effects stage in North America.
- Queen Elizabeth Park is a 130-acre municipal park located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, commonly known as Holy Rosary Cathedral, is a late 19th-century French Gothic revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Va…
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Vancouver weather, compared with San Francisco
9° cooler than San Francisco on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Vancouver 45°F · San Francisco 57°F · 12° colder
- April
- Vancouver 56°F · San Francisco 65°F · 9° colder
- July
- Vancouver 73°F · San Francisco 72°F · much the same
- October
- Vancouver 57°F · San Francisco 71°F · 15° colder
December bottoms out near 44°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Vancouver
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Vancouver is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 63–73°F.
- How long to stay
- Vancouver rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Stanley Park, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, and Cypress Mountain Ski Area and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from San Francisco to Vancouver?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from San Francisco (SFO) to Vancouver (YVR) on Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Flair, SkyWest, United, WestJet.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from San Francisco to Vancouver?
- Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Flair, SkyWest, United, WestJet fly nonstop between San Francisco (SFO) and Vancouver (YVR). SkyWest flies it June to September only; WestJet flies it May to October only.
- How many nonstop flights are there from San Francisco to Vancouver?
- There are about 8 nonstop departures per day (roughly 56 per week) from San Francisco to Vancouver.
- How far is Vancouver from San Francisco?
- Vancouver is about 801 miles from San Francisco by air.
- Is there a direct flight from San Francisco to Canada?
- Yes — Vancouver (YVR) has nonstop service from San Francisco on Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Flair, SkyWest, United, WestJet, making it a nonstop gateway to Canada.
- What is there to do in Vancouver?
- Popular things to do include Stanley Park, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, Cypress Mountain Ski Area, Vancouver Art Gallery, and more.
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