Getting To The City Of Edmonton
Edmonton, Canada has for long enjoyed being in the list of places to visit for a vacation. As the tourism industry flourishes, ways of entering the city have increased. Following are the ways in which one can enter this fabulous city to enjoy and have a gala time.
1) Coming in by Plane: Edmonton is located pretty close to the cities of Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal with all of them located at a few flight hours. The Edmonton International Airport is located at a small distance of 10 km to the house of the city (Leduc County). With time, it has been undergoing up gradations in the form of new parking spaces, terminals, hotels and shops in the nearby areas etc. Taxi services are available in plenty outside the airport which allows easy movement in the city (also available are airport shuttle services to and fro from the airport to downtown). Two of the most popular airlines that land and take off from this airport include Air Canada and WestJet. With time, never connections are expected to be made from different parts of the world.
2) Coming in by Bus: All major cities of Canada are connected to Edmonton by the Greyhound bus services. While these are for the regular tourists, premium services are provided by Red Arrow Motorcoach which not only includes spacious seating arrangement but also power connections for travelers to connect their personal computers too.
3) Coming in by Car: A number of highways connect Edmonton with the rest of the country. It is at a 3 hour distance from Calgary on Highway Queen Elizabeth and 3.5 hours from Jasper on Highway 16. Tourists coming in from Vancouver can take the Trans - Canada Highway 1 and then Highway 5 to reach via Hope. Time taken to travel in the winter months are higher than those in the summer because of heavy snowing and hence, inexperienced travelers are advised to avoid the road route sighting risks from winter storms that tend to come without warning.
4) Coming in by Train: VIA Rail is the one providing rail transportation services to and from Edmonton. It is linked to almost all major cities and the station is located near the downtown area. To facilitate the passengers, free internet access has been provided by the authorities. Coming back to the point, the prices of rail transportation is comparatively higher than those in other parts of the world. Higher prices are more than compensated by the kind of amenities provided in the coaches. Trains go through some of the most beautiful landscapes because of which, many prefer to take this route. It is worth noting here that the services made available in the lowest class of a train are better than those available in buses.
All 4 ways have their own positives and negatives. Take a pick based on convenience and comfort. They all reach the same place - Edmonton; a city that promises to fascinate tourists in every possible way till the time they stay.