
16 hour(s), 18 minute(s)
No. The standard routing is Air Canada from Sydney to Vancouver (YVR), then a short domestic connection on to Victoria (YYJ). Qantas also serves the Sydney-Vancouver sector on some dates.
This route is for Victoria, British Columbia, on Canada's Vancouver Island, not the Australian state of Victoria.
Not a full visa for short visits, but an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) is mandatory before flying. It's a simple online application, but skipping it can mean being denied boarding.
Including the Vancouver connection, the fastest routings take around 16 hours and 18 minutes.
Roughly 16 to 17 hours, depending on the time of year and each hemisphere's daylight savings dates.
{cheapestMonth} is currently the cheapest month, from {cheapestPrice}. Canadian summer is the most expensive and busiest period.
About 26km, roughly 30-40 minutes by shuttle bus or taxi. There's no direct train link.
Sydney to Victoria takes you to British Columbia's laid-back provincial capital on Vancouver Island: Victorian-era architecture, the famous Butchart Gardens, and a whale-watching and Pacific-coast scene that feels a world away from mainland Vancouver's bigger-city pace, all within a short ferry or float-plane hop of the mainland.
There's no nonstop flight. Air Canada operates the standard routing: a long-haul flight from Sydney into Vancouver International Airport (YVR), followed by a short domestic connection on to Victoria International Airport (YYJ), with Qantas also offering the Sydney-Vancouver sector on some dates through its own service and codeshare arrangements.
With the Vancouver connection, the fastest routings take around {shortestHour} hours and {shortestMinute} minutes in total. The trans-Pacific sector to Vancouver makes up the bulk of that, with the Vancouver-Victoria hop itself under an hour.
Return fares typically range from AU$1,600 to AU$2,600 depending on season and how far ahead you book, with current deals starting from {cheapestPrice}.
{cheapestMonth} is currently the cheapest month to fly, with fares from {cheapestPrice}. Canadian summer (June-August) is both the most expensive and most popular time to visit Vancouver Island, so shoulder-season travel tends to bring better fares and fewer crowds at Butchart Gardens.
Victoria International Airport (YYJ) sits about 26km north of downtown Victoria. Airport shuttle buses and taxis both run into the city in around 30-40 minutes, and there's no train link, so it's worth booking transport ahead if you're arriving with luggage and jet lag.
Australians don't need a full visa for short tourist or business visits to Canada, but do need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) before flying, which is a quick online application linked to your passport. It's separate from, and much simpler than, a traditional visa, but it's mandatory, so sort it out before you book rather than assuming visa-free entry covers you.
Victoria is typically 17 hours behind Sydney during the Australian summer (when Sydney is on daylight savings and Victoria isn't yet on its own summer time) and 16 hours behind during the Australian winter, though the exact gap shifts slightly depending on when each hemisphere's clocks change.
Once your flights are sorted, Traveloka can also help with accommodation for the Vancouver stopover as well as your time on Vancouver Island.
Flight Duration | 16 hr(s) 18 mins |
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