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--- 2435853
Travelling to the US as my first international trip and have two layovers in Canada, one in Vancouver and one in Toronto.

The layover in Vancouver is 1:20 hours, how screwed am I in making my Toronto flight. Flying in from Australia.

Pic related, flying with these guys and not feeling confident.
--- 2435855
Not to shit on you but Japan is right there for you bro. Probably the best country for introductory international travel. Why the US?
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>>2435855
Japan is next, partner was just not ready.
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>>2435858
That's fair I guess. That layover sounds pretty tight dude. If everything is booked on the same ticket you should be able to make it. YYZ (Toronto) sucks absolutely massive dick though, I will pray for you.
--- 2435912
What a shitty itinerary. Are you a yuropoor en route to the northeast with a stops in YVR and YYZ? Why the hell would you fly such a horrible routing?
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>>2435912
Yes
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>>2435853 (OP)
So, first off Toronto is a shit show. Last time I was there they decided to close down the transfer are so EVRYONE had to get out through border guards, and then get back in through another set of border guards. Of whom there were 2 people per side. Mile-long line ups, many missed flights
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>>2435853 (OP)
Air Canada is as dogshit as it gets, hope you're at least not flying coach. I wouldn't trust a 1.5 hr international layover no matter the airline though. Where the fuck are you even going that you'd need two layovers for?
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1:20 is plenty as long as your initial flight takes off on time. The day of the week matters too. Midweeks are way slower. It helps if all your connecting flights are on the same airline. They coordinate when flights are delayed and usually hold that gate for you if it's within 10-15 minutes.
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>>2435853 (OP)
If you booked your trip with the layovers on a single itinerary the company will take care of you if you miss the flights due to delays on their end.
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>>2437134
You're assuming OP has enough brain cells to book an interlined (and probably codeshared) flight directly with the airline or real travel agent.

In reality, it's most likely booked on an OTA where everything is in chunks and bundled together. What's worse, there may be LCCs involved like Flair/Swoop
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>>2437065
1.5h is plenty for most airlines and airports. Not sure about Air Canada and Toronto though.
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>>2435853 (OP)
Seeing that Canadian airports are manned by lazy, incompetant poojeets, expect them to screw the transfer and make you miss your flight. Good luck trying to find help as no one speaks English.
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>>2437139
Didn’t want to assume he was living on a shoestring budget.
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>>2435853 (OP)
Which city are you going to first, YVRor YYZ? You will be passing Canadian custom at the first city, and if you are entering via YVR, you won't have too _much_ trouble. YVR is not that big and it is usually very well organized.

If you are landing at YZZ though, good luck. I don't know how many times I had to run off the Europe international arrival plane, custom office, exit the restricted zone, only to find the departure security check to be 1+ hour long. I had to ask the people in the queue to let me jump the queue, then run to the gate (AC might be in a different terminal). Closest I've had with AC connection flight was 10 min before closing and that's with them expecting me.
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>>2435853 (OP)
not bad
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>>2437065
>>2437105
>>2437140
>>2437588
The 1:20 layover is in YVR. That’s the one I’m concerned about.

Then it’s onto YYZ where I have a 3:00 layover. Then onto Boston.

I’ve seen so much bad shit about Air Canada and I’m getting paranoid. Should’ve flown Qantas and spent the extra $800
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>>2439746
Also, this is my first every international flight so I have no idea about whether I do security at Vancouver first before connecting to Toronto, whether I go to domestic departures or international (I assume domestic because it's in the same country).

I try and do research but the YVR and YYZ sites are fucking hopeless and Youtube videos aren't helpful.
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>>2437232
I'm not, but a $2,000 ticket for a 25hr trip as opposed to a $2,800 ticket for a 23hr trip seemed like a no brainer.
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>>2435853 (OP)
You’ll be fine. If soemthing goes wrong and you miss your flight they’ll put you on the next flight.