Popular Airport | Quebec City Jean Lesage Intl. Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 3 hour 50 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 3055 Km |
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Transportation to Airport from Edmonton City Center
Edmonton Intl. Airport
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.
Transportation to Quebec City Center from Airport
Quebec City Jean Lesage Intl. Airport
Taking advantage of the city buses to reach Quebec city center from Quebec City Jean Lesage Airport in the shortest possible time will benefit you economically. In addition, taxi, car rental, and transfer services are also among the available options you can take. It takes 30-45 minutes to get to the city center from Quebec City Jean Lesage Airport.
Bus
Once you arrive at Quebec City Jean Lesage Airport, you will find many bus-stops as soon as you step outside the terminal building. The bus number 78 departing from these bus-stops goes directly to Quebec city center. If you want to get on bus 78 passing through tens of stops, you need to buy a one-way ticket from the tollbooths or ticket vending machines in the terminal. According to 2016 tariff, you need to pay 3.50 dollars for a single one-way ticket to get on bus 78; if you want to buy full-day tickets, you must pay 8.25 dollars. Buses 803 and 280 also go directly to inner parts of Quebec city and they depart by the hour. It takes up to 45 minutes maximum to reach Quebec city center from Quebec City Jean Lesage Airport by bus. The last alternative you can prefer taking a bus is to reach the city center by transferring to another bus; you should first take bus 93 and then transfer to bus 801. The bus ride with transfer option takes a little more (about one hour) than usual.
Taxi
Taxi option, which is one of the most effortless ways to get to Quebec city center from the airport, is much more expensive than public transportation. Although the transfer time will be reduced by half, it is not a good idea to use taxis unless it is urgent. Taxis that you will see outside the terminal building of Quebec City Jean Lesage Airport provide transportation services 7 days 24 hours and take you to Quebec city center within 15 minutes. After arriving at the airport, you can contact the Taxi Coop Quebec company (+14185255191), which provides affordable taxi service. The taxi ride from Quebec City Jean Lesage Airport to the city center costs around 30-40 dollars.
Rent a car
If you are looking for the fastest and most practical way to get to Quebec city center from Quebec City Jean Lesage Airport, car rental option is exactly for you. The offices of car rental companies are located in the terminal building. It would be profitable to make an online search before your flight because car rental companies sometimes offer special discounts for the customers who prefer pre-booking option. Once you rent a car at Quebec City Jean Lesage Airport, it will take you only 10 minutes to get to Quebec city center by car.
