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YVR to PAO: distance & flight time
Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
812 mi
1,307 km · 706 nm
2h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
812 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 14m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YVR — Vancouver International Airport · Vancouver, Canada
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YVR
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome8 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport11 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport26 mi away
- YGG · Ganges Seaplane Base27 mi away
Near PAO
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport18 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield5 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport8 mi away
- SJC · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YVR from PAO?
The flight distance from Vancouver (YVR) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 812 miles (1,307 km, 706 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YVR to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YVR to PAO?
Nonstop service on YVR–PAO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YVR to PAO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YVR–PAO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YVR to PAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YVR–PAO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.