There are 7 ways to get from California to Burnaby by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane SMF - YVR
5h 18m$513–1,122Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane LAX - YVR
6h 18m$131–735Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Take the bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Canada Placebus
31h 30m$286–480Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Seattletrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain Amtrak Cascades
39h 20m$572–1,245Drive 2,045.5 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Burnabycar 2,045.5 km
21h 45m$405–585Fly from San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane SFO - YVR
6h$165–1,135Fly from San Diego International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane SAN - YVR
6h 31m$253–1,624
California to Burnaby by train and subway (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Burnaby is to bus which costs $280 - $480 and takes 31h 30m.
The fastest way to get from California to Burnaby is to fly which takes 5h 18m and costs $500 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from California station to Burnaby. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Eastbound Hastings St @ Duthie Ave via Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Eastbound W Hastings St @ Granville St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from California to Burnaby station. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station @ Platform 2 via Seattle, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 2 and Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 20m.
The distance between California and Burnaby is 1220 km. The road distance is 2045.5 km.
The best way to get from California to Burnaby without a car is to bus which takes 31h 30m and costs $280 - $480.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from California to Burnaby, including transfers.
California to Burnaby bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
California to Burnaby train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from California to Burnaby is to fly which takes 5h 18m and costs $500 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $280 - $480 and takes 31h 30m, you could also train, which costs $550 - $1,300 and takes 39h 20m.
What companies run services between California, USA and Burnaby, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Eastbound Hastings St @ Duthie Ave via Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Canada Place, and Eastbound W Hastings St @ Granville St in around 31h 30m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Canada Place
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://quickcoach.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://quickcoach.com/en/schedule
- Adult
- $55–70
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More Questions & Answers
California to Burnaby bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
California to Burnaby train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Seattle station.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Burnaby is 2045 km. It takes approximately 21h 45m to drive from California to Burnaby.
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