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The Edmonton International Airport is located only 26 kilometers from the Edmonton city center and there are many transportation methods you can choose. Shuttles and express busses are the most preferred options by the tourists, as they are cheap and fast transportation options. For more comfortable options, there are taxis and car rental companies. While it takes 40-45 minutes to get to Edmonton Airport from the city center by bus, with shuttles, taxis, or rented cars it takes approximately 30 minutes. 

Express Busses

Express busses are very popular among the tourists as it is one of the most affordable and fast ways of transportation from the Edmonton Airport to the city center. Route 747 is the line from the city center to the Edmonton Airport, has several bus stops in the city for convenience, and is part of the Edmonton Transit System (EYT). This bus operates seven days a week and has a departure every half an hour. As of 2016, the one-way ticket price is 2,50 Canadian Dollars, monthly bus pass option is available and costs approximately 100 Canadian Dollars. No matter where you are in the city, it is very easy to get to the stops of the express buses by tram. You will likely arrive at Edmonton Airport in 35 minutes by taking this bus from the city center.

Shuttle

There are several shuttle companies in Edmonton city. For affordable and comfortable transportation, some of the shuttle companies are; Airport Sky Shuttle services, SunDog Tours Jasper Shuttle services, and Ebus services in addition to that, hotels provide shuttle services for their customers. You can either contact the related personnel of the hotel you are staying in for shuttle services or other shuttle companies for transportation. Pricing varies from company to company, the city center to Edmonton Airport transfer costs 34 Canadian Dollars with Ebus, and Airport Sky Shuttle company charges 11 Canadian Dollars for one-way transportation to the airport. From the city center to Edmonton Airport, it takes approximately 20-25 minutes by shuttle.

Taxi and Limousine Rental

Although taxis are popular, especially for inner-city transportation, limousines are not selected by many. If you do not have time for public transit or rush to catch your flight, it may be a good idea to use these options. If you call some selected taxi or limousine rental companies and request a ride to the airport, fixed price tariffs are applied for airport transportation. These companies are 24-7 Taxi (7804424444), Airport Taxi (7808907070), Co-op Taxi (7804252525), Greater Edmonton Taxi (7804623456), and Air Limousine (7809897090). 

While the transportation is about 20-25 minutes from Edmonton city center to Edmonton Airport, it costs about 55 Canadian dollars by taxi and 66 Canadian dollars by limousine. 

Car Rental

Car Rental companies provide comfortable, reliable, fast, and non-restrictive transportation to passengers who plan to stay in the city for a long time, and renting a car is usually the first option for those. There are many local and international car rental companies in Edmonton city such as Alamo (18772229075), Avis (18008792847), Budget (18002688900), Enterprise (18002617331), Hertz (18002630600), and National (18002277368). If you want to rent a car only to go from Edmonton Airport to the city center, you should start searching a day or two before your flight because most of the companies offer pre-booking discounts. From Edmonton Airport to the city center or vice versa is approximately 30 minutes by car. 

Airport Information

Edmonton Airport is the biggest airport in North Canada and North Alberta in terms of the sum of acreage. The airport is located 26 kilometers southwest of Edmonton and is the 5th busiest airport. Approximately 8 million passengers used the airport in 2015 as it is an international airport, so it provides many services that the passengers may need. Popular restaurants and cafes in the airport are; Belgian Beer Cafe, Booster Juice, Boston Pizza, Brioche Dorée, Caffé Sorrentino, Chili’s Express, Euro Cafe, Gretzky’s Wine & Whisky, etc. Some of the shops in Edmonton Airport are; eğer A Flight of Wine and Spirits, Best Buy Express, Discover Alberta, Dufry Duty-Free, Indigo Spirit, iStore, Kids Works, etc. In addition to all these facilities, Edmonton Airport offers more, such as free Wi-Fi, post office, health polyclinic, playground for children, VIP lounges, tourist information desks, travel agencies, shuttle, and car rental services, exchange offices, banks, and ATMs, etc.

Smart Airport, which is located in the south-east of Macon, is visited by many domestic and foreign travelers every year. You can easily reach the city center from the airport by taking metro, train, taxi, bus, hotel shuttle service or by renting a car.

Rent a car

Renting a car is a frequently preferred transportation option to reach the city center from the airport. There are the offices of many car rental companies around the airport. Before your journey, you can make a reservation from a car rental company or you can contact your hotel to help you with this. In addition, you can also get detailed information about the traffic by dialing 511 on your phone in the area you are in and you can easily organize your route.

Metro

One of the most frequently used means of transportation, the metro is also known as the cheapest transportation system though it is relatively slow. The metro line is frequently preferred for the transportation to the city center from the airport because it is very affordable. By metro you can get on at the airport station, you can get off the metro station closest to your hotel.

Car-Share

On your way to the city center from the airport, you can travel by someone else's car for a certain fee in car-sharing system, especially a system frequently used by the tourists. By making the transportation a lot easier for the visitors on the same route, this type of transportation is also important in terms of preventing traffic congestion.

Hotel Shuttle Services

You can get detailed information about hotel shuttle services by contacting your hotel before your journey or by listing the accommodation places that offer hotel shuttle service during your reservation. The hotels generally offer airport shuttle service at their guests' request. The shuttles pick you up at the airport and drop you off at your hotel. The number of the passengers and luggage can cause the price to change. You can contact the hotel authorities for the most accurate information.

Train

You can quickly reach the city center from the airport by taking the advantage of the 24-hour train network that connects different terminals and parking spaces.

Bus

You can reach the city center in approximately one hour by bus, which you can take from the bus stations in the airport terminal. You can easily take the advantage of the buses thanks to the tickets you can buy from the bus agencies or by booking your seat online in advance.

Taxi

Taxi fare may seem a bit expensive considering the distance between the airport and the city center. You can prefer bargaining with the driver before taking a taxi from the airport. You can also book a taxi in advance if you want to pay less for taxi fare. The number of luggage and passengers may cause the taxi fare to change.