Tours, tickets and day trips in Vancouver
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Central Library | 1,932,314 | 2018 |
| Science World | 650,000 | — |
| Mount Pleasant Branch | 397,137 | 2018 |
| Oakridge Branch | 338,027 | 2018 |
| Britannia Branch | 244,712 | 2018 |
| nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch | 235,984 | 2018 |
| Kerrisdale Branch | 220,042 | 2018 |
| Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 181,600 | 2019 |
| Champlain Heights Branch | 169,913 | 2018 |
| West Point Grey Branch | 165,596 | 2018 |
The busiest is Central Library at 1,932,314 visitors in 2018. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Vancouver
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver to Delta | Canada | 18 km (11 mi) | about 18 min |
| Vancouver to Coquitlam | Canada | 25 km (15 mi) | about 24 min |
| Vancouver to Surrey | Canada | 27 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Vancouver to Langley | Canada | 37 km (23 mi) | about 36 min |
| Vancouver to Abbotsford | Canada | 67 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Vancouver to Saanich | Canada | 80 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Vancouver to Chilliwack | Canada | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Vancouver to Victoria | Canada | 92 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 30 min |
| Vancouver to Seattle | United States | 192 km (119 mi) | about 3 h 7 min |
| Vancouver to Tacoma | United States | 228 km (141 mi) | about 3 h 42 min |
| Vancouver to Kelowna | Canada | 271 km (169 mi) | about 4 h 25 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Vancouver?
Central Library, with 1,932,314 visitors in 2018 (Wikidata).
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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.