Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Munich to Vancouver. The right side wins overall because the Vancouver arrival view of the North Shore Mountains combined with the city and Burrard Inlet is one of the most spectacular urban approaches in the world. The left side has a strong Alpine departure, but the right side delivers consistently across the Canadian Rockies crossing and the dramatic BC coastal approach.

During takeoff from Munich (MUC), sit on the Left side for the best views. Munich departures on runway 26L/26R head westward, putting the Bavarian Alps to the left (south). You get a clear view of the Alps stretching from the Zugspitze eastward along the Austrian border as the aircraft climbs out. The city of Munich itself is also visible to the left during the initial turn. Notable sights include: Zugspitze (Germany's highest peak at 2,962m), Bavarian Alps ridge line, Lake Starnberg (Starnberger See), Munich city center.

When landing at Vancouver International (YVR), sit on the Right side for the best views. YVR's primary arrival runway 26L has aircraft approaching from the east over the Fraser Valley, then turning over the Strait of Georgia. The right side gives you the North Shore Mountains (Grouse, Seymour, Cypress) and the city of Vancouver directly, while the left looks south over flat delta farmland. Runway 08 arrivals from the west also favor the right for the downtown Vancouver skyline and Burrard Inlet. Notable sights include: North Shore Mountains (Grouse Mountain, Mount Seymour), Vancouver downtown skyline, Burrard Inlet, Fraser River delta.

The flight from Munich (MUC) to Vancouver International (YVR) takes Approximately 10 to 11 hours.

The great circle route tracks northwest over southern England and Ireland, then across the North Atlantic near Iceland and southern Greenland (ice sheet visible on clear days), then over Baffin Island and Hudson Bay, across northern Ontario and Manitoba, over the Canadian Rockies in Alberta and British Columbia including the Columbia Icefield and Rocky Mountain Trench, then descending over the Coast Mountains into the Fraser Valley.