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TRAVEL INFORMATION FOR ALBERTA |
AIRPORTS |
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| Calgary International Airport YYC Edmonton International Airport YEG Lethbridge County Airport |
Medicine Hat Airport Municipal Airport Red Deer Regional Airport CYQF Airport Shuttles Airport Shuttle Express Ltd |
AIRLINES FLYING IN OR TO ALBERTA |
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| Air Canada Jazz / Central Mountain Air Air Jasper Charters and Air Tours American Airlines Air Transat Bar XH Air Inc. Canada 3000 Delta Hawkair 1-800-487-1216 Horizon Air KLM |
Lufthansa Northern Hawk Aviation 1-866-225-8181 Calgary Northwest Airlines Peace Air Ltd. Royal Airlines United Airlines Westjet |
CAR RENTALS |
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| Avis Rent-A-Car Budget Car and Truck Rental of Edmonton Budget Calgary Car Rental Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
Hertz National Car Rental Thrifty Rent-A-Car |
| AMA Road Reports Road Trips Travel Alberta |
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| SCENIC ROAD TRIPS | |
| Akamina Parkway The Akamina Parkway is a winding mountain road which runs 16 km along the Cameron Valley and ends at Cameron Lake. Trans-Canada Highway - trip planning Alberta Icons Road Trips Waterton's Scenic Parkways Mile by Mile Alberta Road Trips Canadian Badlands Road Trips Alberta's Yellowhead Highway Alberta's Parks in the Badlands and Rocky Mountains Icefields Parkway - the most spectacular journey in the World. The Parkway is virtually unparalleled for beauty as it runs alongside a chain of massive Icefields straddling the Continental Divide. Jasper Motorcyle Tours - A Side-Car View of the Canadian Rockie Alberta's Kalyna Country Central, Edmonton |
![]() Exploring Alberta on Motorcycle, south of Hinton Photo by K. Sky |
| The Grande Alberta Trail North, Rockies, Central, Edmonton Alberta's Parks and Natural Wonders North, South, Rockies, Central, Edmonton, Calgary Trail of the Great Bear South, Rockies, Calgary The Deh Cho Trail North, Edmonton The Boomtown Trail South, Central, Edmonton, Calgary The Canadian Badlands Trail South, Calgary Alberta's UNESCO Trail North, South, Rockies, Calgary |
The David Thompson Explorer's Trail Rockies, Central Alberta's North to Alaska Trail North, South, Rockies, Central, Edmonton, Calgary The Cowboy Trail South, Central, Calgary The Yellowhead Highway 16 Rockies, Central, Edmonton The Icefields Parkway Rockies The Crowsnest Highway 3 East to West South |
TRAIN |
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![]() Train Travel - Jasper Image courtesy of Jasper Tourism |
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| Rocky Mountaineer Vacations (RMV) , owners and operators of Canada's internationally acclaimed Rocky Mountaineer train, has won the prestigious World Travel Award, "World's Leading Travel Experience by Train." The Rocky Mountaineer train travels in both eastbound and westbound directions Vancouver, B.C., the resort town of Whistler, B.C. and the Alberta resort towns of Jasper or Banff - as well as Calgary . | |
| Via Rail - Canadian; Jasper - Prince Rupert | Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions |
BUS |
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| Greyhound Bus Lines | Brewster |
| Calgary Transit | |
INTERNATIONAL VISITORS |
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| Canada Customs Visitors to Canada - Tax Refund Information Bank of Canada Currency Rates |
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WEATHER |
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| Whatever you plan to do, Calgary’s climate creates an enjoyable atmosphere for any visit. Seasonal norms vary from warm, sun-filled summer days averaging 20°C (68°F or room temperature) with pleasantly cool nights, to winter averages of -11°C (10°F). Alberta receives more sunshine than any other province in Canada, averaging 2,000 hours every year. In winter, warm winds called Chinooks can raise temperatures by as much as 20 degrees in a matter of hours. |
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| For current weather conditions in Alberta click here The Weather Network |
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| Highest (°C) | Lowest (°C) |
Daily Average |
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| January | 11.7 | -44.4 | -15.0 |
| February | 13.9 | -46.1 | -9.6 |
| March | 20.6 | -36.1 | -5.0 |
| April | 31.1 | -25.6 | 4.2 |
| May | 30.6 | -12.2 | 11.3 |
| June | 34.4 | -1.1 | 15.1 |
| July | 23.0 | 0.6 | 17.4 |
| August | 33.3 | 0.6 | 16.2 |
| September | 33.9 | -11.7 | 11.0 |
| October | 28.3 | -25.0 | 5.8 |
| November | 21.7 | -32.8 | -3.7 |
| December | 16.1 | -48.3 | -10.4 |