Edmonton International Airport (www.flyeia.com [1]) is beside Highway 2, 29 kilometers (18 miles) south of the city center. On the arrivals level is a small information center (year-round Mon.–Fri. 8 a.m.–midnight, Sat.–Sun. 9 a.m.–midnight). Also at the airport are car-rental desks, hotel courtesy phones, a restaurant, and a currency exchange.
Sky Shuttle (780/465-8515 or 888/438-2342, www.edmontonskyshuttle.com [2]) departs the airport for downtown hotels every 20 minutes (every 30 minutes on weekends) on three different routes. One-way to downtown is $15, round-trip $30; check in at the counter beside the information center. The cab fare to downtown is set at $50 one-way.
The VIA Rail station is a small, modern building beyond the west end of the City Centre Airport northwest of downtown (12360 121st St., 800/561-8630, www.viarail.ca [3], 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m.). A Hertz rental outlet is open for arriving and departing trains, but reservations are necessary. Trains leave Vancouver [4] (1150 Station St.) and Prince Rupert [5] three times weekly for the 23.5-hour trip to Edmonton [6] (via Jasper [7]), continuing on the Canadian route to the eastern provinces.
The Greyhound bus depot (10324 103rd St., 780/420-2400 or 800/661-8747, www.greyhound.ca [8], Mon.–Sat. 5:30 a.m.–midnight, Sun. 10 a.m.–6 p.m.) is within walking distance of downtown. Within the depot is a fast-food eatery, a convenience store, a cash machine, and large lockers ($2). Buses leave daily for all points in Canada, including Calgary [9] (3.5 hours), Jasper (4.5 hours), and Vancouver (15–17 hours). Red Arrow (780/424-3339, www.redarrow.ca [10]) buses leave Edmonton 5–7 times daily for Red Deer [11] and Calgary and once daily for Fort McMurray [12]. The downtown office and pick-up point is off to one side of the Holiday Inn Express (10014 104th Street).
Links:
[1] http://www.flyeia.com
[2] http://www.edmontonskyshuttle.com
[3] http://www.viarail.ca
[4] http://www.moon.com/destinations/vancouver-victoria/vancouver
[5] http://www.moon.com/destinations/british-columbia/prince-rupert
[6] http://www.moon.com/destinations/alberta/edmonton
[7] http://www.moon.com/destinations/canadian-rockies/banff-and-jasper-national-parks/town-jasper
[8] http://www.greyhound.ca
[9] http://www.moon.com/destinations/alberta/calgary
[10] http://www.redarrow.ca
[11] http://www.moon.com/destinations/alberta/calgary/central-alberta/red-deer
[12] http://www.moon.com/destinations/alberta/edmonton/excursions-edmonton/fort-mcmurray