Thelonious Posted February 23, 2014 #1 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Hi all, We will be staying in downtown Vancouver for a few days after our cruise in late May. Our flight out is at 8 am. Could anyone tell me how early we should be at the airport? And how long it would take to go through customs that early in the morning. Could not find any recent threads on this subject. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Very Frequent Flyer Posted February 24, 2014 #2 Share Posted February 24, 2014 If it is an international flight, I would be at the airport 3 hours before hand. For domestic flights, give yourself at least an hour to be on the safe side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putterdude Posted February 24, 2014 #3 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Hi all,We will be staying in downtown Vancouver for a few days after our cruise in late May. Our flight out is at 8 am. Could anyone tell me how early we should be at the airport? And how long it would take to go through customs that early in the morning. Could not find any recent threads on this subject. Thanks The official answer is two hours prior to your flight time. From a practical perspective with the new passport scanning kiosks at YVR pre CBP clearance I suspect something less than that for an 0800 flight will work just fine. You will be travelling against the rush hour traffic but allow 35 minutes to get from downtown to YVR. Edited February 24, 2014 by Putterdude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonious Posted February 27, 2014 Author #4 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Thanks for the input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
em-sk Posted February 27, 2014 #5 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Thanks for the input! If you are taking Skytrain, most (many) of the stations have airport check-in terminals with boarding pass printed in the station lobby. Then when you get to the airport you just need to head to baggage drop off and customs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisePAC Posted March 2, 2014 #6 Share Posted March 2, 2014 After our Alaska cruise, we disembarked in Vancouver and spent the night in a hotel. We travelled from YVR to PHX. We expected to go through the usual customs procedure once we arrived in PHX. Instead, we filled out the customs form and went through the customs procedure/face-to-face questions in YVR prior to entering the terminal that our flight departed from. It made it much easier once we arrived in PHX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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