Duty Free
 

Hi. Sorry to barge in on this thread, but is there duty free upon arrival in YVR? I know that it was considered at one point in the past.....looking to purchase some Ungava Gin while in transit to PIT via YYZ :cool: No Ungava in YYZ :(

Nope.

Just did AC 34 yesterday. One point to add to the above: You need to pick up your checked luggage in YVR and transfer it to the belt post-customs at the right side of the baggage hall. Then you go upstairs to the connection security check. There were no lines at immigration and I had time for a shower in the MLL prior to the YVR-YYZ flight.

There was a kiosk at one time, but it's gone.

There is a liquor store at YVR (not 'duty free') - You could reach out to them and ask if they have it:

http://www.westcoastliquor.com/

If you go this route you'll have to hang onto your baggage and check it at the airline check-in counters after you put your bottle inside.

The OP is an AA-1MM which suggests he's probably connecting on to WestJet, not Air Canada. If this is the case, just follow the signs for "WestJet Connections."

Good point - there are indeed two connection routes. But when I responded to this thread it was in the Air Canada forum!

That would explain it :D

Absolutely no duty free on USA/International arrival. It's one of YVR's missed opportunities in my humble opinion.

Like I said above, there was a duty free stand in YVR Int'l arrivals for a while. The fact that it's gone now suggests it wasn't a big success.