Value Long Term Lot

Daily from $27.50, weekly from $153.50 if you pre‑book

Value Long Term Lot is YVR’s budget play: the cheapest on‑airport option for trips of a week or more, sitting a short train ride from the Main and South terminals. The posted drive‑up rate runs $29.50 per day or $159.75 for a week, but YVR’s own table shows online pre‑book prices dropping that to about $27.50 daily and $153.50 weekly. It undercuts jetSet on a pure per‑day basis while still keeping you on airport property.

Instead of a bus, this lot feeds into a free train link listed as a 4‑minute ride to the terminals. Trains run every 6–20 minutes depending on time of day, so your total transfer can swing from about 10 minutes curb‑to‑car to closer to 30 once you add platform wait and the walk across the lot. Regulars point out the train timing feels more predictable than waiting on a roaming shuttle loop.

On forums, Vancouver flyers say they “park in the value lot and hop on the little train” for week‑long trips, trading a few extra minutes for meaningful savings over the parkade. Another common take: if you pack light and are fine rolling a carry‑on to the train platform, this lot hits the sweet spot between price and still being on YVR‑controlled property.

Complaints cluster around bags and timing. Families with strollers, ski bags, or oversized luggage often find the train connection harder than jetSet’s door‑to‑door shuttle, and users note the 6–20 minute frequency feels long at 05:30 or close to midnight. Locals pre‑book online for busy holiday weeks to lock the cheaper rate and then pad their schedule by 20–30 minutes compared with parking in the terminal parkade.

Practical tip: if your departure is early morning or late night, aim to park at the Value Long Term Lot at least 30 extra minutes earlier than you would for on‑foot parkade access, to cover walking, train wait, and the 4‑minute ride.