Calgary Stampede from Banff Banff National Park, Alberta Calgary is the main gateway town to Banff and the Canadian Rockies. It is only a 90 minute (legal) drive to get to Banff National Park and though neighbours – they are very different places. The Calgary stampede is one of the greatest outdoor shows on Earth…
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Getting from Calgary Airport to Banff National Park
Getting from Calgary Airport to Banff National Park Banff National Park, Alberta Considering Calgary is only a 90 minute drive to Banff (when you don’t get lost), it really seems like a thousand miles away. They are very, very different places. If you are going to be visiting Canmore, Banff or Lake Louise to get…
How to Get From the Airport to Banff
There are plenty of choices to get from Calgary Airport to Banff National Park.
Getting to Banff from Calgary Airport
Car or Shuttle from the Airport to the Rockies Banff National Park, Alberta Any airport around the world is filled with emotional people greeting or saying goodbye to loved ones. Calgary airport is no exception. The only difference is that the loved one you are saying goodbye to happens to be the Rocky Mountains. Why…
Between Banff and Calgary – Bragg Creek
Bragging Rights – Stopover between Calgary and the Rockies Calgary, Alberta It is only an hour and a bit to get from Calgary to Banff but even so, there is no rush. The Canadian Rockies never really feel real because every wrong turn you make leaves you in a new seemingly untouched wonderland. The big…
Driving from Calgary to Edmonton
Calgary to Edmonton by Car Calgary, Alberta One thing I have learned since the purchase of my most recent and least reliable car ever is that nothing is simple. If the car travels for an hour and only breaks down once, this is a great success. If it makes it all the way to its…
Going to the Calgary Flames from the Rockies with Banff Travel
Ice Hockey Trips from Banff to Calgary Banff National Park, Alberta Though sometimes it feels like you are a million miles away from any big cities when you vacation in the Canadian Rockies, the fact is Calgary is only an hour’s drive from Banff. Jasper is a relatively short hop to Edmonton also. There is…
Flying to the Canadian Rockies
Banff National Park, Alberta By John McKiernan Staff Writer Do you remember the days when flying from A to B used to cost an arm and a leg and then another arm? Long gone are the ridiculous prices. Competition has increased rapidly over the years much to the delight of jet setters. You can fly…
Drive From Edmonton Airport to Banff
Road Tripping the Rockies Banff National Park, Alberta There are several ways of getting to Banff and the Rockies. If you are flying into Edmonton, the best way to get to Banff is via car. The drive is not the most exciting in the world but if you do it the right way and have…
Road Tripping the Canadian Rockies – Banff to Edmonton
Gateway to the Rockies – Edmonton to Banff Banff National Park, Alberta My father always told me there are two ways to do something – the right way and your way. These paternal words of wisdom echoed in my ear as my car collapsed in a heap of smoke somewhere in between Calgary and Edmonton…