Venue

University of British Columbia (UBC)

The conference venue and accommodations are located at The University of British Columbia (UBC), approximately 30 minutes from the airport.

Getting to UBC from Airport

You can get to UBC by taxi, ride app services (Uber or Lyft), public transit, or car (rental). Taxis, Uber or Lyft are the easiest and quickest way to get to UBC from the airport.

Taxi

Taxis to UBC take approximately 30 minutes. Taxis are queued outside the domestic and international arrival gates and are available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. If you are arriving from an international destination or the U.S.A., the taxi departure bay is outside the building on the same level. The flat fare to UBC is $36.00 CAD, credit card or cash.

All taxis that pick up passengers from the airport are fully licensed.

Transit: Buses & Rapid Rail, or “Canada Line Skytrain”

Alternatively, you can take transit from the airport to UBC. The above-ground monorail rapid rail, called the Canada Line Skytrain, from the airport into the city of Vancouver. All Skytrains leaving the airport head towards “Waterfront” Station.

The Canada Line Skytrain runs every seven minutes from YVR-Airport station during peak hours and every 15 minutes during off-peak hours. Total travel time from the airport to UBC is approximately 50 minutes.

Buses such as the R4 (stops at Oakridge station), the 49 (stops at Langara station) and the 99 (stops at Broadway station) and run until around midnight and stop at each Skytrain station every 5-15 minutes depending on the time of day. For more information please visit How to get to UBC.