Flights to Edmonton

Edmonton: Alberta's capital city

Edmonton is the capital of the Alberta region, but is much smaller than the bustling city of Calgary. The downtown area of Edmonton seems rather quiet. A contrast to this is the historic district of Old Strathcona with Whyte Avenue wit its many sidewalk cafes, restaurants, bars and small stores.

The best time to travel to the city is summer. Winters in Edmonton can be quite cold (-30 degrees Celsius and colder are not uncommon). However, there is plenty of sunshine and very little rain year-round. Summers are dry and warm, but not hot. This is when most of the festivals take place. K-Days, formerly called Klondike Days is a 10-day (folk) festival held in July a few days after the Calgary Stampede in Calgary. Edmonton Heritage Festival celebrates multiculturalism in Edmonton. The three-day festival is always held over the Heritage Day long weekend. The Edmonton International Fringe Festival is the oldest and largest fringe theater festival in North America and takes place during the second half of August.

Edmonton: getting there and around

The airport is located about 30 kilometers south of Edmonton. A public bus line (number 747) now connects the airport directly to the LRT (rapid transit or subway). This costs around 5 CAD each way. The Skyshuttle provides a bus service to and from stops to some hotels in the city. Times are posted at the stop or can be obtained at the airport. A one-way ticket costs ca. 18 CAD.

The Light Rail Transit (LRT) is a light rail system that runs from northeast Edmonton through downtown and then south across the North Saskatchewan River. Together with the network of bus lines local public transport in Edmonton is quite well developed by North American standards. A one-way ticket costs approx. 3 CAD, ten-tickts are available for about $24 (not on the bus), and a day pass costs about CAD 9. When purchasing on the bus, please have the exact fare ready.

Airport Edmonton YEG

Edmonton International Airport is one of the five busiest airports in the North American country Canada. It is south of the capital of the province Alberta.

• URL: Official website
• Parking: Yes; paid short and long-term parking. Free shuttle to the terminal.
• Nearby cities: Edmonton (28 km)
• Directions by car: The airport is near the town of Nisku, on Highway 2 about 28 km ot 20 miles south of downtown Edmonton.

Location

First in use in 1960 the airport is about 28 km or 20 miles south of downtown. Access is signposted on highway 2 in the town of Nisku. The sky shuttle operates a regular service between the airport and the city center (downtown, West End, University) every 20 to 45 minutes on weekdays and at 30 - 60 minute intervals on weekends. For current departure times please enquire locally. Alternatively, please take a taxi or rent a car.

Regular scheduled flights from the North Terminal are currently operated by Central Mountain Air to Calgary, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, High Level and Rainbow Lake, Mexicana to Mexico City, WestJet to Abbotsford, Calgary, Comox, Fort Mc Murray, Grande Prairie, Hamilton, Kelowna, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Puerto Vallarta, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg and Yellowknife.