Avoiding travel through Canada
Canada's international airports typically do not allow direct airside transit (i.e., facilities for arriving international passengers to transfer to another international flight without being inspected by Canadian immigration authorities). This may make a layover at a Canadian airport time-consuming and expensive for citizens of certain countries. This guide is intended to give workarounds for various trips without touching Canadian (or US) airspace.
UnderstandCanada requires most visitors — even those only transiting through an airport — to either have a valid visa or, in the case of citizens of a select few countries and only for certain types of stay, an Electronic Travel…
Transit without visaAs of 2018, citizens of a few countries who otherwise would require a visa for Canada are allowed visa-free transit via Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Calgary International Airport (YYC), or Terminal 1 of…
From Europe
From AfricaIt's unlikely that you would be transiting from Africa through Canada. Direct flights from Africa to Europe and Asia are readily available. Oceania is best accessed from Africa through the Middle East or Asia.
From AsiaThere are very few direct connections between Latin America and the Far East, so you're in for a lengthy trip no matter which way you travel.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Avoiding travel through Canada" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0