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Car hire and driving in Victoria

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Canada traffic drives on the right. Picking up at YYJ means 24 km (15 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Victoria

Car rental from Victoria: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Victoria to DeltaCanada76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Victoria to RichmondCanada83 km (52 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Victoria to SurreyCanada84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Victoria to LangleyCanada90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Victoria to VancouverCanada92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Victoria to BurnabyCanada97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 19 min
Victoria to EverettUnited States99 km (62 mi)about 1 h 21 min
Victoria to CoquitlamCanada103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Victoria to AbbotsfordCanada106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Victoria to SeattleUnited States119 km (74 mi)about 1 h 37 min
Victoria to BellevueUnited States126 km (78 mi)about 1 h 42 min
Victoria to ChilliwackCanada131 km (81 mi)about 1 h 46 min
Victoria to CalgaryCanada726 km (451 mi)about 9 h 50 min
Victoria to EdmontonCanada894 km (556 mi)about 12 h 7 min
Victoria to San JoseUnited States1,240 km (770 mi)about 16 h 48 min
Victoria to San FranciscoUnited States1,188 km (738 mi)about 16 h 6 min
Victoria to DenverUnited States1,750 km (1,087 mi)about 23 h 43 min
Victoria to PortlandUnited States328 km (204 mi)about 4 h 27 min
Victoria to Las VegasUnited States1,519 km (944 mi)about 20 h 36 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 Victoria?

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.