Richmond: 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.
Richmond is a city of 209,937 people in Canada (British Columbia), 9 m (30 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Richmond runs from about 8 h 16 min a day in late December to 16 h 18 min in late June (computed for 49.17° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Richmond is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), 4 km (2 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, 62 km), Orcas Island Airport (ESD, 54 km), Nanaimo Airport (YCD, 55 km), Abbotsford International Airport (YXX, 59 km), Bellingham International Airport (BLI, 61 km).
Flights to Richmond: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Richmond · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Brighouse (Main) Branch | 969,186 | 2018 |
| Ironwood Branch | 167,569 | 2018 |
| Cambie Branch | 102,100 | 2018 |
The busiest is Brighouse (Main) Branch at 969,186 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 Richmond
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Seattle, 184 km (United States) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Vancouver, 9 km
- Surrey, 24 km — tours
- Victoria, 83 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Burnaby, 17 km — tours
- Tacoma, 219 km (United States) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Vancouver, 394 km (United States) — flights
- Coquitlam, 29 km — car rental · tours
- Kelowna, 275 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Abbotsford, 66 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Wakayama, Pierrefonds, Xiamen.
Common questions
Which airport serves Richmond?
Vancouver International Airport (YVR), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Richmond?
About 209,937 people live in Richmond, across 129 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Richmond in?
America/Vancouver, currently UTC-7.
What currency is used in Richmond?
The Dollar (CAD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Richmond?
Seattle (184 km), Vancouver (9 km), Surrey (24 km), Victoria (83 km), Burnaby (17 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.