Cheap flights from London to Vancouver

February is the cheapest month on this route, and it is the one to watch if your plans can shift. The months around it behave differently: summer and the Christmas run are the busiest, when everyone flies to see family, while the shoulder weeks of late spring and early autumn sit in the middle. Midweek departures, Tuesday and Wednesday especially, tend to undercut Friday and Sunday returns. School half-terms and the long summer break push fares up on both sides of the Atlantic, so book well ahead for those. Compare a February date against a summer one on the price calendar before you commit.

WestJet and Air Transat are the leisure-leaning names here, and their fares usually leave checked bags and seat choice as extras. British Airways is the full-service option, with meals and a cabin bag in the fare and a checked bag depending on the ticket. Icelandair, Finnair, Iberia, KLM Cityhopper, American Airlines, Hahn Air and Republic Airways mostly show up on connecting itineraries through their own hubs. On those, the airline selling the ticket may not fly every leg, so check the baggage rules segment by segment. One ticket for the whole journey protects you if a connection slips; separate tickets do not.

Vancouver International is the only airport you will land at, and it sits south of the city, a short ride from downtown when the traffic behaves. A rail line links the terminal with the centre, and taxis and rideshares wait outside arrivals; the train keeps to a timetable and dodges the rush-hour crawl. You clear Canadian customs and immigration on landing, so keep your documents and any onward plans within reach. Arriving late? Check when the last train runs before you count on it. From London you also cross several time zones, so leave the first day light.

Currency

CAD ($)

Power sockets

Type A, B · 120 V

Language

English, French

Emergency number

911

Driving side

right

Calling code

+1

Internet domain

.ca

Population of Vancouver

662 k (2021)

Time zone

UTC-07 (America/Vancouver)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport your fare leaves from — Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and London City are not interchangeable on the day.
• Confirm whether a checked bag is included, since leisure fares on this route often sell it separately.
• See whether the connection is on one ticket or two, because separate tickets leave you to sort out a missed leg yourself.
• Make sure your passport and any Canadian entry permission are valid well before departure.
• Compare a February date with a summer one on the price calendar before you lock anything in.
• Decide between the nonstop and a cheaper one-stop routing, and look at the total journey time rather than the flight time alone.