Car hire and driving in Burnaby
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Canada traffic drives on the right. Picking up at YVR means 19 km (12 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Burnaby
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnaby to Langley | Canada | 28 km (18 mi) | about 23 min |
| Burnaby to Abbotsford | Canada | 56 km (35 mi) | about 45 min |
| Burnaby to Chilliwack | Canada | 73 km (46 mi) | about 1 h |
| Burnaby to Saanich | Canada | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Burnaby to Victoria | Canada | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Burnaby to Everett | United States | 153 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 5 min |
| Burnaby to Seattle | United States | 190 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 35 min |
| Burnaby to Bellevue | United States | 192 km (119 mi) | about 2 h 36 min |
| Burnaby to Renton | United States | 206 km (128 mi) | about 2 h 47 min |
| Burnaby to Kent | United States | 216 km (134 mi) | about 2 h 56 min |
| Burnaby to Tacoma | United States | 227 km (141 mi) | about 3 h 5 min |
| Burnaby to Kamloops | Canada | 244 km (152 mi) | about 3 h 19 min |
| Burnaby to Calgary | Canada | 662 km (411 mi) | about 8 h 58 min |
| Burnaby to Edmonton | Canada | 811 km (504 mi) | about 11 h |
| Burnaby to San Jose | United States | 1,329 km (826 mi) | about 18 h 1 min |
| Burnaby to San Francisco | United States | 1,279 km (794 mi) | about 17 h 20 min |
| Burnaby to Denver | United States | 1,768 km (1,099 mi) | about 23 h 58 min |
| Burnaby to Portland | United States | 417 km (259 mi) | about 5 h 39 min |
| Burnaby to Las Vegas | United States | 1,587 km (986 mi) | about 21 h 31 min |
| Burnaby to Fresno | United States | 1,415 km (880 mi) | about 19 h 11 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Burnaby?
The right, as everywhere in Canada.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
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.