dina07 said:
In Aug-Sep how weather is?
can i know from where i can get complete information from landing to last procedure in Airport after landing?
August is usually the nicest month weather-wise in Vancouver. By late August, temperatures will be in the mid-20s and rain is unusual. September cools a bit usually (low 20s) but is also dry normally. By November, it will all change (November is the wettest month for Vancouver).
Landing in Vancouver is quite easy, and you cannot really do it wrong. You get off the plane, follow the signs to immigration ("Arrival into Canada"). You are a foreign national, so you would go to the "visitors to Canada" line (on the right) and when you get to the officer, you present your passport and COPR. She or he will then refer you to secondary inspection, which is to the right. There you will have another queue and when you get to the secondary inspection officer you give her or him your referral slip, your passport and your COPR. Normally, the actual landing only takes a few minutes. If you will be importing goods with you or bringing them afterwards, they will need to process your B4/B4A forms. If you have brought cash or cash equivalents of CA$10,000 or more, you must declare it at the time to CBSA - it's more paperwork, but there is no prohibition against it.
When you are done, you are no longer a foreign national, you are a permanent resident of Canada. If you have an onward flight, you re-check your bags with your airline carrier at that point and then check in for the domestic connection. Because you are in contact with your checked baggage, you must go back through airport security again prior to boarding any onward flight.
If you are going to remain in Canada, you will find taxis available outside. The Canada Line is a train that runs from the Airport to Downtown Vancouver. If you land during the day, you should find the London Drugs in the airport and purchase a book of prepaid tickets. If you plan on going to Surrey, it's a long trip on the Skytrain (because you have to go downtown to transfer to the other train line). The airport is in Zone 2, and Surrey is in Zone 3, so you would want a book of Zone 3 tickets. Ideally, buy a book of Zone 1 and Zone 3 tickets (assuming you will be traveling to Surrey), because on weekends and after 6:30 pm on weekdays a Zone 1 ticket is sufficient to get everywhere on Translink. If you buy your ticket directly from the ticket machine next to the Canada Line, there is a CA$5 surcharge at the airport station.
Vancouver has been an early participant in Google Maps, so you can find transit directions to anywhere in Vancouver using Google Maps.
