YVR local time
Vancouver International Airport
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-7
- Time zone
- America/VancouverPDT
- Sunrise
- 1:00 pm
- Sunset
- 3:34 am
- Daylight
- 14 hours 33 minutes190 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 80 days
Getting to and from YVR
Vancouver International Airport serves Vancouver, about 12 km away.
Departure boards and boarding passes always use local airport time — which is what the clock above shows, computed for the terminal's own coordinates rather than the city centre. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Time difference from YVR
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:20 pm | 17:20 | the same time |
| Mexico City CST | 6:20 pm | 18:20 | 1 hour ahead |
| Chicago CDT | 7:20 pm | 19:20 | 2 hours ahead |
| New York City EDT | 8:20 pm | 20:20 | 3 hours ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 8:20 pm | 20:20 | 3 hours ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:20 pm | 21:20 | 4 hours ahead |
| London BST | 1:20 am Thu | 01:20 | 8 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 2:20 am Thu | 02:20 | 9 hours ahead |
Other major airports
Questions people ask
What time is it at YVR airport right now?
It is 5:20 pm (17:20) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 at Vancouver International Airport. Boarding passes and departure boards always use local airport time, which is what this clock shows.
What time zone is YVR in?
Vancouver International Airport is in America/Vancouver, currently PDT (UTC-7) — the same zone as Vancouver.
How far is YVR from Vancouver?
About 12 km (7 miles) from the centre of Vancouver. Worth knowing when you are working out what time to leave for a flight, not just what time it is.
Does YVR observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).