▁the ▁divers ity ▁of ▁options ▁available ▁in ▁V ancouver . ▁Inter - city ▁passenger ▁rail ▁service ▁is ▁operated ▁from ▁Pacific ▁Central ▁Station ▁by ▁Via ▁Rail ▁to ▁points ▁east , ▁Am tra k ▁C asc ades ▁to ▁Seattle ▁and ▁Port land , ▁and ▁Rock y ▁Mount aine er ▁rail ▁tour ▁routes . ▁Small ▁passenger ▁fer ries ▁operating ▁in ▁False ▁Creek ▁provide ▁comm uter ▁service ▁to ▁Gran ville ▁Island , ▁Dow nt own ▁V ancouver ▁and ▁K its il ano . ▁V ancouver ▁has ▁a ▁city wide ▁network ▁of ▁b icy cle ▁lan es ▁and ▁routes , ▁which ▁supports ▁an ▁active ▁population ▁of ▁cycl ists ▁year - round . ▁Cy cling ▁has ▁become ▁V ancouver ' s ▁fast est - g row ing ▁mode ▁of ▁transport ation . ▁The ▁b icy cle - sh aring ▁system ▁M obi ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁V ancouver ▁International ▁Airport ▁( Y V R ), ▁located ▁on ▁Sea ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Richmond , ▁immediately ▁south ▁of ▁V ancouver . ▁V ancouver ' s ▁air port ▁is ▁Canada ' s ▁second - bus iest ▁air port , ▁and ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁gateway ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁for ▁international ▁passengers . ▁H eli J et ▁and ▁float ▁plane ▁companies ▁operate ▁scheduled ▁air ▁service ▁from ▁V ancouver ▁har bour ▁and ▁Y V R ▁south ▁terminal . ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁also ▁served ▁by ▁two ▁BC ▁Fer ry ▁terminal s . ▁One