Where a car takes you from Vancouver
These are the day trips from Vancouver on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Squamish (Sea to Sky) Squamish, 45 minutes up the Sea to Sky Highway, is the brewery district between Vancouver and Whistler, three taprooms plus a Sea to Sky Gondola lunch
- Whistler (Mountain Resort) Whistler Village, two hours up the Sea to Sky Highway, is BC's reference ski-resort dining destination, Bearfoot Bistro tasting menu and Araxi long ta
- Fraser Valley (BC Wine Country) Fraser Valley wine country, an hour east of Vancouver, runs a small wine region with cool-climate riesling, pinot noir and Township 7 Bordeaux blends
- Victoria (Vancouver Island capital) Victoria, three hours away by BC Ferries and bus, is BC's capital city, the Inner Harbour, Red Fish Blue Fish dockside fish and chips and Brasserie L'
- Cowichan Valley (Vancouver Island) Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island three hours from Vancouver is BC's Wine Capital, plus Hilary's Cheese, Merridale Cidery and Cobble Hill farmers ma
- Bowen Island Bowen Island, 20 minutes by BC Ferry from Horseshoe Bay, is a Howe Sound village with the Snug Cove Bakery, Tunstall Bay Cafe and the Saturday farmers
Booking a car in Vancouver
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 15.72 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Avis, Dollar, Green Motion, Hertz, National, Surprice, Thrifty
- Pick up at
- Vancouver Airport · Vancouver Main Street Skytrain Station
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-02) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.