Since October 14, 2026, dry ice delivery from our plant runs across Metro Vancouver with our own driver. No courier, no middle step: you order online, we load the truck, it shows up at your door the next working day. Below: what changed and how to use it.
If you have been driving to Delta for every order, you have another option now. If you already pick up, nothing about that changes.
What is new about dry ice delivery?
Our driver now covers Metro Vancouver Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm, with no fixed time slot. Order online by 2 pm and it arrives the next working day. A faster turnaround is sometimes possible, but only by calling the office directly at 604 239 9333 to check.
How do you book a delivery?
Place your order at polarsharks.ca/shop and choose delivery instead of pickup at checkout. Pick your product (pellets by the pound, nuggets by the pound, slices in 5 lb packs, or a 500 lb bin), enter your address, and the delivery price appears before you pay. Delivery is paid in advance, same as pickup orders.
Cutoff is 2 pm for next working day delivery. Order before that time and it arrives the next working day between 8 am and 4 pm, no narrower window than that. If your timing is tight, phone the office before you place anything online: 604 239 9333. We will tell you straight away what the truck can fit.
Pickup at the plant has not changed. The address is 2-730 Eaton Way, Delta, BC, open Monday to Friday, 7 am to 4 pm, closed on BC statutory holidays. When the order is in stock and placed by 4:30 pm, you can pick it up the same day. Otherwise order by 2 pm for next working day pickup.
How is the delivery price worked out?
The price goes by driving distance from the plant in Delta, not by weight alone. Checkout shows you the number before you pay, so there is no guessing. The distance bands and which Metro Vancouver cities fall into each one are listed on our delivery page. Past 100 km, the system will ask you to call rather than quote a number automatically: distances that far get priced by phone.
Current prices for dry ice itself, and for delivery, are on the shop page at the time you order. Prices move, so we do not print numbers here.
What happens with large orders and bins?
Any order of 150 lb or more goes out in a returnable insulated bin instead of bags or boxes. The bin keeps the ice colder for longer in transit and keeps things tidy on a loading dock or a kitchen floor. Bins are rented by the week.
Collecting the empty bin back is a second trip, charged at the same distance-based price as the delivery that dropped it off. If you run a restaurant or a standing weekly order, factor that second trip into your schedule: someone needs to have the bin out and accessible when our driver comes back for it.
Who does dry ice delivery suit?
Restaurants and food shippers who need ice on a schedule, not whenever someone has time to drive to Delta. Labs moving samples that cannot wait on a counter. Event and film crews setting up fog or cold storage somewhere a vehicle trip would eat into the setup window. Dry ice blasting crews who go through pellets fast and would rather have them dropped on site. And households across Metro Vancouver who want dry ice for a cooler, a freezer outage, or Halloween fog, but cannot make the drive themselves.
None of that is new work for us. It is the same dry ice, made to order, now with a way to get it to you without you driving.
Does delivery change how long the ice lasts?
No, the physics are the same. Dry ice sits at -78.5 °C (-109.3 °F) and sublimates rather than melting, and it starts losing weight the moment it is made, whether it is sitting at our plant or riding in the truck. Order it close to when you plan to use it. If you are shipping perishables in insulated boxes, figure roughly 5 lb per box per 24 hours in transit, plus a day of margin for delays: an overnight box runs about 10 lb, a two-day box about 15 lb. A cooler with the lid on but unlatched loses 5-10 lb over 24 hours, so a 3-day trip calls for roughly 15-30 lb. Our article on how long dry ice lasts has the fuller set of numbers for coolers, cars, and freezers.
Buying for Halloween fog? Our Halloween fog guide has the pounds per bucket and per hour.
Pellets, nuggets, or slices for delivery?
Delivery does not change which size suits your job. Nuggets at 16 mm last longer per pound because of less surface area, which helps for anything sitting a while in a cooler or a shipping box. Pellets at 3 mm sublimate faster but are the standard feed size for dry ice blasting machines, so blasting crews order those regardless of the faster loss rate. If you are not sure which to order, our dry ice uses page matches the size to the job.
For general use, pellets and nuggets are sold by the pound, slices come in 5 lb packs, and 500 lb orders go out in a returnable bin through the online shop.
What should you know before your delivery arrives?
Dry ice needs to vent. Keep it in the bin or a cooler with the lid on but not latched, so the gas can escape as the ice sublimates, and put it somewhere with air moving.
If dry ice is travelling in a car between your delivery drop-off point and where it gets used, keep it out of the passenger cabin where you can, and crack a window if it has to ride inside. Never leave it in a closed, parked car. For freezer use, dry ice goes on top of the food with cardboard or folded newspaper between the ice and the food, since cold air sinks on its own. A full freezer that stays shut holds food safely for about 48 hours, a half-full one about 24 hours, so dry ice is for outages longer than that: figure roughly 1.5 lb per cubic foot for about a day, which works out to around 20-25 lb for a 15 cu ft chest freezer. Take any leftover dry ice out once power is back, since its cold can trip the thermostat.
Our step-by-step on saving a freezer in a power outage has the full outage walkthrough.
Where do you order dry ice delivery?
Everything runs through polarsharks.ca/shop. Choose your product, choose delivery, enter your address, and the price shows before you pay. Order by 2 pm for next working day delivery anywhere across Metro Vancouver, or call 604 239 9333 for a tight turnaround or a delivery past 100 km. If pickup suits you better, the plant at 2-730 Eaton Way in Delta is open the same hours it always has been. Either way, order your dry ice with enough lead time for your job, and let the driver or the counter do the rest.
Frequently asked questions
When did Polar Sharks start delivering dry ice across Metro Vancouver?
Our own driver started delivering across Metro Vancouver on October 14, 2026. Delivery runs Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm, with no fixed time slot. Orders placed online by 2 pm go out the next working day. For a tight turnaround, call the office at 604 239 9333 before ordering.
How much does dry ice delivery cost?
The price is based on driving distance from the plant in Delta and shows at checkout before you pay, so there is no guessing beforehand. The distance bands and which Metro Vancouver cities fall into each are listed on the delivery page. For distances past 100 km, you need to call for a price rather than get an automatic quote.
What happens with orders of 150 lb or more?
Orders of 150 lb or more go out in returnable insulated bins instead of bags, which keeps the ice colder in transit. Bins are rented by the week. Collecting the empty bin back later is a second delivery trip, charged at the same distance-based price as the original drop-off.
Can you still pick up dry ice instead of having it delivered?
Yes. Pickup at the plant, 2-730 Eaton Way in Delta, has not changed: Monday to Friday, 7 am to 4 pm, closed on BC statutory holidays. When the order is in stock and placed by 4:30 pm, you can pick it up the same day. Otherwise order by 2 pm for next working day pickup.
Need dry ice? Order online and pick up at our plant in Delta, or have it delivered. Not sure how much? See how much dry ice you need.
