Because of tourism as well as business, thousands of people travel between Vancouver and Victoria, on Vancouver Island, each day.

Since there is no bridge or tunnel from Victoria to Vancouver, ferries and flying are the only way to travel between Vancouver Island and Vancouver.

The distance from Victoria, BC to Vancouver, BC is about 55 miles (88 kms).

Victoria – Vancouver Flight Time: Flying time from Victoria to Vancouver is a short 25 minutes.

3-letter Airport Codes: YYJ (Victoria), YVR (Vancouver), YWH (Victoria Inner Harbor), CXH (Vancouver Coal Harbor).

Cheapest Flights from Victoria to Vancouver

Pacific Coastal Airlines: The cheapest airfare from Victoria to Vancouver on Pacific Coastal is currently priced around $57 USD one-way or $114 USD return.

Victoria-Vancouver Seaplane Flights: You can fly from downtown Victoria to downtown Vancouver on seaplanes: Harbor Air can sell you a ticket for a cost of $95 USD one-way, while the price on West Coast Air is around $105 USD one-way / $210 USD roundtrip.

Air Canada: The Air Canada Victoria to Vancouver fare is about $110 USD o/w / 220 USD round-trip.

Sightseeing Helicopter: The airfare on Helijet helicopter flights from Victoria to Vancouver is approx $95 USD one-way.

Airlines that fly from Victoria to Vancouver:

• Air Canada Jazz Connector Airline (QK) has up to 19 Victoria - Vancouver flights per day, on 37 and 50 seat Dash-8 commuter turboprop aircraft. (Jazz website: flyjazz.ca )

• Pacific Coastal Airlines has 6 flights each day from Victoria (YYJ) to Vancouver (YVR). Service is on Shorts 360 aircraft with 33 seats.

• Harbour Air has Victoria-Vancouver seaplane flights daily from Victoria’s Inner Harbor to downtown Vancouver (Coal Harbor) on – passenger floatplanes. Harbour Air flies 14 times a day between downtown Victoria and downtown Vancouver. They also have 5 flights a day from Victoria to Vancouver International Airport.

• West Coast Air also fly between Vancouver and Vancouver Island, with up to 8 flights a day from downtown Victoria to Coal Harbor in downtown Vancouver.

• Helijet has the only Victoria-Vancouver helicopter flights, with up to 13 each day between Victoria Inner Harbor and Vancouver Coal Harbor (plus 3/day to YVR). They fly Sikorsky S76 helicopters on the route.

What to Expect:

What to see on Victoria – Vancouver - Victoria Flights: This is a very scenic flight, as you’ll fly over the beautiful Gulf Islands, including Pender, Galiano and Saltspring Island.

In-flight meals: There is no meal or snack service scheduled on flights from Victoria to Vancouver, as it’s a short 25 minute flight.

Air Travel to Vancouver / Flights from Victoria to Vancouver