Edmonton Travel Guide

Getting There:

By Air:

Edmonton International Airport (+1 780 890 8900/ http://www.edmontonairports.com ) is located 18 miles (29 km) from the center of the city and provides direct service and connections to several destinations from the following airlines:

Air Canada ( +1 888 247 2262/ http://www.aircanada.ca ) Air North, Yukon's Airline ( +1 800 661 0407/ http://www.flyairnorth.com ) Air Transat ( +1 877 872 6728/ http://www.airtransat.com ) Canadian North ( +1 800 661 1505/ http://www.canadiannorth.com ) Central Mountain Air ( +1 888 865 8585/ http://www.flycma.com ) Continental ( +1 800 231 0856/ http://www.continental.com ) First Air ( +1 800 267 1247/ http://www.firstair.ca ) Horizon Air ( +1 800 547 9308/ http://www.horizonair.com ) Jetsgo ( +1 866 440 0441/ http://www.jetsgo.net ) Northwest ( +1 800 225 2525/ http://www.nwa.com ) Peace Air ( +1 800 563 3060/ http://www.peaceair.com ) Skyservice ( +1 800 701 9448/ http://www.skyserviceairlines.com ) United ( +1 800 241 6522/ http://www.ual.com) US Airways ( +1 800 428 4322/ http://www.usairways.com ) WestJet ( +1 800 538 5696/ http://www.westjet.com ) Zoom Airlines (+1 866 359 9666 / http://www.flyzoom.ca)

Sky Shuttle ( +1 888 438 2342/ http://www.edmontonskyshuttle.com) offers transportation to and from the Edmonton International Airport every 20 minutes on weekdays from 6a-9p.

The following cab companies service Edmonton International Airport:

Barrel Taxi ( +1 780 489 7777/ http://www.barreltaxi.com ) Prestige Cabs ( +1 780 462 4444/ http://www.edmontonyellowcab.com ) Yellow Cab ( +1 780 462 3456/ http://www.edmontonyellowcab.com )

Rental Car companies include:

Aviscar Inc. ( +1 800 331 1212/ http://www.avis.com ) Budget ( +1 800 661 7027/ http://www.budget.com ) Hertz ( +1 800 263 0600/ http://www.hertz.com ) National ( +1 800 227 7368/ http://www.nationalcar.com ) Thrifty ( +1 800 847 4389/ http://www.thrifty.com )

By Train:

VIA Rail ( +1 800 561 8630/ http://www.viarail.ca ) operates service across Canada with a stop in Edmonton.

By Bus:

Greyhound Canada ( http://www.greyhound.ca ) accesses Edmonton from anywhere in North America. The downtown bus station ( +1 780 420 2400 ), located at 10324-103rd Street, is open M-F 5:30a-12:30a, Sa 5:30a-midnight and Su 10a-6p.

By Car:

Edmonton is on the Trans-Continental Yellowhead Highway and Highway 2 is the main highway from the United States to Edmonton.

Getting Around:

Edmonton Transit ( +1 780 496 1611/ http://www.edmonton.ca ) provides public transportation via bus, trolley and light rail throughout the city.2008-08-02T07:29:22.000 301