YVR terminal access question
 

Hi everyone! I am flying into YVR and will arrive after midnight. My connection does not depart until 5:50am. I would arrive on a US flight and depart on a US flight. The Priority Pass app says that the SkyTeam lounge in the International Terminal is open 24/7. Is there a way to access this lounge with my boarding pass. I am considering buying an international ticket and then cancelling it just to access the terminal (and then access the lounge using Priority Pass). I don't want to deal with that hassle however. Is there any way to access the INTL terminal on a domestic (US) ticket?

The last few times I've transited YVR to an international flight, there was a boarding pass check in the hallway to the "D" gates. Pax without an international boarding pass were not allowed to enter the Int'l concourse.

I dont see any other way than what you have suggested. Buy an international ticket to gain access to the lounge.

that lounge is great though. One of my favorties lounges. I like it better than the cx or prioity pass lounges in hong kong.

Just to clarify - if you're flying US-YVR-US, you will arrive International, but depart US domestic - however I don't think you actually get access to International airside but will have to use the connector or get landside and then clear US customs through there (I've never used the connector, I'm not sure what the opening hours are).

Very unlikely you get access to the INTL terminal. That's just a ...... connection in general though, might be worth just hanging out landside until US Customs opens (4:30am). There's benches you can lie down at least.

Alternatively there's a fairmont landside if you want to lie down a few hours and not go through the INTL ticket purchase/refund.