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6 Flights From Vancouver That Will Get You To The Beach By Noon & They're Actually Cheap

Need a vacation? 🌴

Someone walking on a beach. Right: A beach with palm trees.

Someone walking on a beach. Right: A beach with palm trees.

Editor

Nothing says vacation like lounging on the beach with a good book — and the key is getting to that point as soon as possible.

Travel can be a major headache, but luckily there are some cheap flights from the Vancouver Airport that will get you into full relaxation mode by the afternoon.

You'll be saving precious vacation time and money by taking these flights.

If you're up for a spontaneous trip, these make for the perfect excuse to pack your bags and book off work. Some are close enough that you could even go for a long weekend.

Vancouver might be starting to look a little less rainy, but if you need some actual warm weather then hop on one of these.

Kahului, Hawaii

Price: $172 one way

Date: April 12

Why You Need To Go: Hawaii is calling your name! Get ready to spend your vacation surfing and enjoying the hot sun. This flight is just over six hours from the Vancouver Airport but will touch down in Hawaii by 1:11 p.m. — leaving you time to hit the beach.

Buy tickets here

Los Cabo, Mexico

Price: $159 one way

Date: April 11

Why You Need To Go: Okay, this flight lands right after noon, at 2:20 p.m., but you can still catch some rays. The flight leaves from Abbotsford, which is only a short drive from Vancouver.

Buy tickets here

San Francisco, U.S.

Price: $206 one way

Date: April 30

Why You Need To Go: San Francisco has no shortage of sandy beaches, and it's only a two-and-a-half-hour flight from Vancouver. If you take this flight you can be in the city by 11:32 a.m.

Buy tickets here

Los Angeles, U.S.

Price: $171 one way

Date: May 10

Why You Need To Go: West Jet can get you in L.A. by 11:00 a.m., and the flight is only two hours long. Time to get sun-kissed in Hollywood.

Buy tickets here

Las Vegas, U.S.

Price: $179 one way

Date: April 12

Why You Need To Go: You can fly out at 6 a.m. and be in this iconic city by 8:40 a.m., giving you lots of time to find a pool or beach to relax at — or party at.

The beaches here are manmade but can be equally as fun to enjoy.

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Phoenix, Arizona

Price: $199 one way

Date: April 6

Why You Need To Go: Arizona doesn't have the ocean but does have lots of lakes with sandy beaches to relax on. Flair Airlines has regular flights to this destination, and this one leaving at 6:45 a.m. will get you there by 9:50 a.m.

Buy tickets here

  • Editor

    Morgan Leet (she/her) is an Editor for Narcity Media Group. After graduating from Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication, she jumped into fulfilling her dream as a journalist, merging her passion for travelling with writing. After working in the print media world on Canada’s East Coast, she joined Narcity with a move to B.C., drawn to the beauty of Western Canada. Since then, she's documented her experience moving to Vancouver, covering everything from local events to bucket-list travel destinations across Canada's West Coast.

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