Has anybody ever had a layover in San Francisco ? Flight is YVR to Puerto Vallarta with an hour layover at SFO. Just wondering if an hour would be enough time ? Thanks

As long as you are in the same terminal you are fine...

It's enough

Totally enough YVR to PVR....not back.

Yeah not back that is true

Darn it , return flight has an hour and twenty min stop at SFO ! Why not back ? Wouldn't we land in international and the gate back to Canada would be too right ? Or do we have to go through customs or something ? Sorry for all the questions , we are new at international flights lol

You'd have to go through customs as landing in a new country.

What about a 2 hour layover at LAX on the return flight ? I can't find any nonstop flights for my dates unfortunately.

You usually have to clear US immigration on way back. Depends on how quickly you clear..2 hours OK

2 h minimum cause the flights go thru customs and there is a lot of flights at the time and with the trump administration the delays are a little more

Ok thanks ! I did find a 3 hr one but it's $300 more for the 2 of us , I'm trying to be cheap lol

Makes perfect sense!

If you are booked with the same airline it will probably be okay, but if you are taking two different airlines there may be a problem - google the airport site and find out where each airline arrives and departs - it used to be that if the time between flights was too tight you would get a caution note before you completed your booking - if you are pre-cleared in Vancouver then you should be okay

I think it depends on the terminal... we had heck of a time when we had a stopover going from Hawaii to SF to van. Never again!!!

So much worse coming back!

What made it bad ? If you don't mind me asking

No one was helpful. We had to leave customs and then reenter again... and just the walk from one end to the other.
We coulda been tired too as it was a red eye flight!

Having to get luggage, clear US customs and immigration, leave terminal, drop bags again then go back through security is pretty standard if you land in US on way home. A pain and takes time....stressful if in a hurry.

Thanks ! I think I'm going to get one with a 3 hr layover so I'm not stressed out lol ! I always thought your bags automatically went to the next flight , I didn't know you had to go to baggage as well ! Shows how much I know LOL !

Does someone from the airline tell you these things , how do you find out what your supposed to do , just wing it lol

They will tell you but basically you usually just go as if you were staying but there will be a place as you come out to leave bags. Someone should direct you to where to go back through security and to your next gate.

Leisha Wise choice, holidays should be about relaxation, that includes the getting there

Should be ok

Totally fine. If you're cutting it close, say delays, they will have someone fetch you. On our flight to PV before, it was delayed because of weather, they waited for us and had someone fetch us from our plane. We had to do power walking and running sometimes.

Delays are different then tight bookings

No, not possible.....sorry.