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Best Europe Flight Deals from Vancouver

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
Paris
Paris2 stopsC$ 786
London
London2 stopsC$ 899
Rome
Rome1 stopC$ 860
Lisbon
Lisbon2 stopsC$ 1,037
Istanbul
Istanbul1 stopC$ 1,138
Athens
Athens3 stopsC$ 1,330
Amsterdam
Amsterdam1 stopC$ 874
Dublin
Dublin2 stopsC$ 698
Madrid
Madrid1 stopC$ 932
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt am MaindirectC$ 1,090
Málaga
Málaga1 stopC$ 896
Milan
Milan3 stopsC$ 844
Porto
Porto1 stopC$ 917
Venice
Venice1 stopC$ 732
Zurich
Zurich1 stopC$ 1,026
Edinburgh
Edinburgh2 stopsC$ 700
Nice
Nice1 stopC$ 874
Copenhagen
Copenhagen1 stopC$ 907
Paris
Paris2 stopsC$ 786
London
London2 stopsC$ 899
Rome
Rome1 stopC$ 860
Lisbon
Lisbon2 stopsC$ 1,037
Istanbul
Istanbul1 stopC$ 1,138
Athens
Athens3 stopsC$ 1,330
Amsterdam
Amsterdam1 stopC$ 874
Dublin
Dublin2 stopsC$ 698
Madrid
Madrid1 stopC$ 932
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt am MaindirectC$ 1,090
Málaga
Málaga1 stopC$ 896
Milan
Milan3 stopsC$ 844
Porto
Porto1 stopC$ 917
Venice
Venice1 stopC$ 732
Zurich
Zurich1 stopC$ 1,026
Edinburgh
Edinburgh2 stopsC$ 700
Nice
Nice1 stopC$ 874
Copenhagen
Copenhagen1 stopC$ 907
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Vancouver to Europe flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Vancouver to Europe to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Vancouver Intl Airport to Europe flight route?

The cheapest ticket to Europe from Vancouver Intl Airport found in the last 5 days was to London, at C$ 927 round-trip. The most popular route is from Vancouver Intl Airport (YVR) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was C$ 927.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Europe?

The cheapest time of day to fly to Europe is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost C$ 1,611 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Europe is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is C$ 2,035.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Vancouver Intl Airport to Europe?

No, with an average price for the route of C$ 1,241, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Vancouver Intl Airport to Europe?

The cheapest month for flights from Vancouver Intl Airport to Europe is January, when tickets cost C$ 1,012 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 1,487 and C$ 1,388 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Vancouver to Europe?

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Europe on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from Vancouver to Europe. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Thursdays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Europe?

To get a below-average price on the flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Europe, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

C$ 298
Best time to beat the crowds (19% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)
Flight from Vancouver to Dublin

Flights from Vancouver to Europe: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from Vancouver to Europe 
SuzanneFlew with Air Canada-Jun 2025
Remove stressors and get to YVR early. Get some steps in at the airport before taking a long haul flight. Expect full flights and busy boarding.
AmandaFlew with Air Canada-Jan 2025
Leave plenty of time to check in and hand in your on cabin luggage.
Verified travelerFlew with Icelandair-Jan 2025
Have some food with you on board. Buy your ticket directly through Icelandair, otherwise you end up to pay for your luggage in airport, $175 Canadian. even if you booked your ticket through 3rd party included checked baggage.
Verified travelerFlew with Lufthansa-Dec 2024
Don't buy flights that are so close to each other because if one is late the rest will be all about running to the next gate. I didn't even get to use the bathroom in any of the airports or take a moment because was runny from flight to gate for the duration of the whole trip (after Vancouver).
Verified travelerFlew with Air Canada-Apr 2024
Get a window seat and pack a lunch.
LynnFlew with British Airways-Dec 2023
Get as close as you can to the front as it seems families are nearer the rear but nothing is guaranteed, of course!

FAQs - booking Europe flights

  • Is Vancouver International Airport a hub for any airline?

    This airport is a major hub for Air Canada. Because of that, you will find three of this airline's Maple Leaf Lounges at this airport, with one in the International Terminal just past security that is perfect for flights to Europe. Since this is a major hub, you will have more flight choices in case of a delay or a cancellation of your original flight.

  • Will I need a visa to fly from Vancouver to Europe?

    Citizens of both Canada and the United States enjoy visa-free travel to countries within the Schengen area, encompassing a vast majority of European countries, for stays of up to 90 days within a 180-day period. It's essential to note that if you leave the Schengen area and subsequently return within the same 180-day period, the duration of your previous stay will be counted against the allowed 90-day limit. Always check visa restrictions based on your specific destination country before you fly.

  • Are there any other Vancouver area airports I can use for flights to Europe?

    For those who are east of the center of Vancouver, another airport option is the Abbotsford International Airport (YXX). There are one-stop flights available here for those traveling to London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) aboard Air Canada, to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) aboard WestJet, and to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) aboard Air Transat.

  • What airline offers the most direct flights to Europe from Vancouver International Airport (YVR)?

    Air Canada operates a comprehensive network of direct flights to various European destinations from Vancouver, making it one of the primary carriers for travelers looking for nonstop flights between Vancouver and Europe. Destinations include Dublin Airport (DUB), Heathrow Airport (LHR), Zurich Airport (ZRH), and Frankfurt Am Main International Airport (FRA).

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Vancouver to Europe?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Vancouver to Europe.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Vancouver to Europe?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Vancouver to Europe is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Vancouver to Europe?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Vancouver to Europe with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Vancouver to Europe?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Vancouver to Europe up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Europe

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Vancouver to the following destinations at these prices or less: Frankfurt am Main C$ 1,174 one-way - C$ 1,219 round-trip; Istanbul C$ 1,046 one-way - C$ 1,627 round-trip; London C$ 811 one-way - C$ 1,189 round-trip
  • An easy way to get to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) from the center of town is to take the Canada Line train operated by TransLink CA, which can get you from Vancouver City Centre Station to the airport in around 24 minutes.
  • Some of the airports in Europe to which you can fly direct from Vancouver include Heathrow Airport (LHR) in London, Frankfurt Am Main International Airport (FRA), Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS).
  • If your kids need to burn some energy before your flight, visit one of Vancouver International Airport's (YVR) children's play areas located throughout the terminal. The airport also features a 114,000-litre aquarium that can be found after security in the International Terminal.
  • When you're checking bags with Air Canada, you must ensure that each of your bags weighs less than 70 lbs., has total linear dimensions of less than 115 in., and the length of the bag cannot exceed 80 in.
  • For a convenient and stress-free start to your early morning flight from Vancouver International Airport (YVR), consider staying at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport, a prestigious AAA/CAA 4-diamond hotel. Located conveniently above the U.S. Departures and International Arrivals area, this hotel offers the perfect solution to avoid the hassle of an early morning commute to the airport.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Vancouver to Europe

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Vancouver to Europe? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.2
WestJetOverall score based on 3439 reviews
6.2Food
6.1Entertainment
7.4Boarding
7.0Comfort
7.9Crew
Airline reviews

We traveled with a 7 year old that has autism and he is significantly cognitively delayed. Your site makes it known there are no wagons allowed even if they fold down flat and many autistic children cannot travel without one because they are unable to follow directions or cooperate with walking through the airport and are too big for a stroller. Please consider making exceptions for our special needs children. Also it would be very thoughtful if you’d allow seat selection for no fee for special needs families. The autistic child we traveled with must sit behind another adult in our family because he continuously kicks the seat in front of him and is unable to understand why that is disruptive. We had to pay quite a bit extra to have our 4 seats situated with 2 in row 19 and 2 in row 20 directly behind.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jul 2026
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We traveled with a 7 year old that has autism and he is significantly cognitively delayed. Your site makes it known there are no wagons allowed even if they fold down flat and many autistic children cannot travel without one because they are unable to follow directions or cooperate with walking through the airport and are too big for a stroller. Please consider making exceptions for our special needs children. Also it would be very thoughtful if you’d allow seat selection for no fee for special needs families. The autistic child we traveled with must sit behind another adult in our family because he continuously kicks the seat in front of him and is unable to understand why that is disruptive. We had to pay quite a bit extra to have our 4 seats situated with 2 in row 19 and 2 in row 20 directly behind.

The crew was excellent. The turbulence was very bad and they were unable to serve our dinner. The captain informed the passengers that we were going to get water and snack instead. They provided us ample snacks instead. Otherwise the trip was good.

I loved the fact it was on time and it was a smooth flight to my destination.

Service was okay except attendant over served alcohol to passenger and passenger got tipsy and made me uncomfortable

Could not make the flight. No one would help us at all

Great flight, great landing, nice staff. Our seats were a little cramped.

Overall good experience. The wait for baggage at our destination was quite long, but other than that everything was good as expected

Do not fly on WestJet if you have a connection. It failed to integrate with my connecting Delta flight and I almost missed it.

The experience was good just the upcharge of over a hundred dollars was not cool.

There was a man who was very rude at boarding. On the other hand personal bag measuring box is too small compared to USA airlines,

Packed very carefully and did a 4 day trip with a 'personal item' only. Much less trouble than a carry on. Only 'entertainment' i need is the flight map. Did not work.

Our family of four were seated separated entirely from one another. We were hopeful to at least be paired up with our children in groups of two. Remember that no food is provided. You will get two beverages and a single Made Good granola bite size bar. Air Canada Bistro menu is available for purchase. Blankets, pillows, and headphones are also available for purchase.

Flight attendants are great. Seat was fairly comfortable. WiFi is for a fee unless you happen to enter an Air Canada member number *when booking*. Cannot change this in flight. Vegetarian food was tasty but lacked protein of any kind.

The flight from Anchorage to Vancouver was OK, but the seats are quite uncomfortable.

Longer lines at Air Canada to check.. could not get my boarding pass online.

Check-in was quick and efficient, the flights were smooth and comfortable and the food was fairly tasty. Eating beans while in a tin can in the sky is not necessarily the best choice. Our luggage came quickly and easily.

If I’m gonna sit in the 39th row You might as well let me on after the first class passengers Especially if I have no luggage for overhead Just a thought

Noticed a marked difference in keg room from last flight. Would consider other airline on next red eye.

It was great! Very comfortable plane, crew was great, would definitely take this flight again.

Awful, I was bumped from my buisness class seat because the airline decided to forfeit my seat to a pilot and stick me in the very back of the plane. My flight was delayed by an hour, boarding took an extra 30 minutes longer then it should have, and the in flight entertainment system was broken for my entire flight. I have yet to hear from Air Canada with regards to a refund for my ticket so in total I'm down about $1400 dollars for my tickets. Moving forward if I can avoid using Air Canada in the future I will be doing so even if it costs me extra money.

The plane (Mitsubishi CRJ) felt old, creaking and not very new. The crew was okay. Hot water provision was broken so hot beverages could't be served.

The flight was delayed and I was stressing the whole time about whether I would make my next flight.

Efficient boarding. Good flight but seats were quite uncomfortable considering we'd already been sitting on two flights, total 13 hours or so. Would have liked to have prices on the menu of amenities on the plane. We could have used more water. Restrooms and nonalcoholic beverages at no extra cost, not much else. I realize these were discount tickets, and the airline has to break even, so I can't say we were expecting amenities to be plentiful. Still, it's nice with long flights to discover a few. Very pleasant crew though.

boarding needs to be streamlined load the back of the plane first

I'm Canadian. I have the unfortunate experience of pretty not having the choice to fly with them. THEY ARE TERRIBLE.

Very short flight so the limited space and lack of entertainment were no issue. Crew was friendly and the flight was very punctual. Baggage claim in Prague was lightning quick.

Simply the best way to get nonstop to Europe. if you’re lucky, there’s clear skies with views of Arctic or the aurora at night.

Paid extra for the seat to have more leg room they changed the aircraft and gave me the last seat in the cabin and I couldn't even recline the seat backwards due to the wall behind. Asked the crew member she said she will check as she has to accommodate other people and never came back or moved me elsewhere.

Very uncomfortable seats. Was shocked they were that bad in business class

The crew did an awesome job in helping parents with infants, resulting in a quiet trip for all.

This was a special trip so we booked first class. It was obviously an old plane as the seats weren't that comfortable or spacious. We were delayed 45mins taking off as the "little engine that starts the big engines doesn't work". The powered divider between myself and the next seat in first class didn't work and my electrically powdered seat didn't work so I had to move seats to try and get some sleep. Food and drink were good, crew were great. But I'll never fly with BA again.

The A350 is a great plane but BA's seating was incredibly tight (eg compared to the same plane as flown by BA's partner Finnair) and with a middle seat it was very claustrophobic

Staff and crew where very nice and friendly. Just need to improve the timming om the meal and beverages.

Lost bag - again. No help from staff at Nice - they have a handling agent who does nothing No emergency kit Try calling BA - they eventually found the bag - now on later flight. Trying to get someone to help in the short term is impossible. If I am unhappy - then I have to log it on a website. The agent said he was only able to help with future bookings - not assist in the chaos BA had caused. IF YOU WANT SERVICE WHEN THINGS GO WRONG - PICK ANYONE BUT BA. Personally - I'm joining ABBA (Anyone But BA) again.

Food and entertainment non existent as we were only in the air 25 mins so totally understandable

I asked for assistance for my mobility issues. It took over 45 min to find someone to take me to the security. then I was deposited at the lounge and I was supposed to be picked up. No one came. I almost missed the flight. There was no offer of extra water, snacks or anything on the flight. Food was OK given that I am gluten and diary free. Seats were uncomfortable and very little stow away space.

The crew were friendly and helpful, really appreciated. The food was pretty nice. a smidge more leg room would always be welcome but when you buy cheap you get what you get :)

Was downgraded from Premium Economy to Economy and no indication of any compensation.

The seat pod in business class was dirty and had some white liquid in the food tray. The steward was perfunctory and the hot food was dry. There were lots of children crying as well and the parents could have used a little more help from the crew.

They didn’t serve my special order meal. And the “free internet” didn’t work

Awful!! We got stuck in the passport line for two hours. Condor acknowledges that the lines are really long but says it is not their problem and would only rebook us in two days. We are stuck in Frankfurt for two days and it cost us $500. Condor stated that they gave us a 1.5 hour layover which was more than enough time and in the next sentence said, yes we know the lines are a problem.

I had pre-booked a seat but when I checked in it was not assigned to me. I spoke to the agent upon arrival and was upgraded to Economy Plus, which was fantastic.

They lost my bag and have yet to find it, they won’t talk to me or give me any customer service at all. I’m now having to contact Alaska to help me because Condor won’t give me any updates and it’s been over 24 hours with nothing

The crew was great. Good etc was unacceptable for an overseas flight. Wine with a meal should be complimentary. Seat comfort /space horrible and I am 5‘3“ with heels on. Short haul probably ok but not on long haul flights

Take off was not good, too hot inside the plane and seats are beyond uncomfortable.

Seats are not comfortable. Some of the food was good and some not so good.

Seats were not comfortable, and the problems started when we landed at Frankfurt airport. We waited more than 3 hours to collect our luggage, as a result we missed the connected train to Brussels. Our plans for the trip were ruined that day.

The flight was VERY delayed making what would have been a long layover in NYC into a mad rush to catch my connection. Other than that it was good.

Entertainment screen was not functioning, there was no effort made by flight attendants to take care of the problem. All I could do was looking at customs forms and watch landing videos for 10 hrs 😁 Bruno Volk

Check in counters at Frankfurt was a disaster. Took over an hour in line even with business class counter. Poor signage.

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