Burnaby: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Burnaby is a city of 249,125 people in Canada (British Columbia), 87 m (285 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Burnaby runs from about 8 h 15 min a day in late December to 16 h 19 min in late June (computed for 49.27° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Burnaby is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre, whose 11,500-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Victoria International Airport (YYJ, 77 km), Abbotsford International Airport (YXX, 51 km), Bellingham International Airport (BLI, 61 km), Orcas Island Airport (ESD, 62 km), Nanaimo Airport (YCD, 71 km).
Flights to Burnaby: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Burnaby · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch | 749,695 | 2018 |
| McGill Branch | 440,899 | 2018 |
| Tommy Douglas Branch | 387,327 | 2018 |
| Cameron Branch | 247,701 | 2018 |
The busiest is Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch at 749,695 visitors in 2018. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Burnaby
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Seattle, 190 km (United States) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Vancouver, 12 km
- Surrey, 20 km — tours
- Victoria, 97 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Tacoma, 227 km (United States) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Richmond, 17 km — tours
- Coquitlam, 13 km
- Kelowna, 259 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Abbotsford, 56 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bellevue, 192 km (United States) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Wenzhou, Kushiro, Mesa, Dalian, Hwaseong, Zhongshan, Taichung, Dongcheng District, Dongli District, Kunming, Guiyang.
Common questions
Which airport serves Burnaby?
Vancouver International Airport (YVR), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Burnaby?
About 249,125 people live in Burnaby, across 90,610,000 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Burnaby in?
America/Vancouver, currently UTC-7.
What currency is used in Burnaby?
The Dollar (CAD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Burnaby?
Seattle (190 km), Vancouver (12 km), Surrey (20 km), Victoria (97 km), Tacoma (227 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.