Winnipeg

Via Rail

+1 888 842-7245, (http://www.viarail.ca) operates the national passenger rail service on behalf of the government of canada. passengers arrive at union station downtown, within easy walking distance of the forks.

By train

Via Rail routes serving Winnipeg:

The Canadian from Vancouver via Edmonton and Jasper or Toronto runs 3 days a week each direction.

The Winnipeg-Churchill (http://www.viarail.ca/en/...) completes the 1,700 kilometre journey over 1,000 miles! to the vast subarctic region of Northern Manitoba in two days. Departures from Winnipeg on Tuesdays and Sundays and from Churchill on Thursdays and Saturdays, via The Pas and Thompson.

By plane

Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport

+1 204 987-9402, (http://www.waa.ca) IATA: YWG is the major airport serving the city. It is conveniently located in the west end of the city about 4.4 miles 7 km from Portage and Main. Major airlines servicing Winnipeg include Air Canada (http://www.aircanada.ca/), WestJet (http://www.westjet.com/), Delta Air Lines (http://www.delta.com), and United Airlines (http://www.united.ca/), as well as many smaller regional carriers. The airport has a new terminal which opened in 2011.

There are daily non-stop flights from Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Hamilton, London Ontario, Thunder Bay, Regina, Saskatoon, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas, numerous smaller destinations in Manitoba, Northern Ontario, and Nunavut, as well as non-stop charter and seasonal service to Phoenix, Palm Springs, Orlando, Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

Flight times are three hours from Vancouver, two and three quarter hours from Montreal, two and a half hours from Toronto, Ottawa or Denver, two hours from Edmonton, Calgary or Chicago, one hour from Minneapolis, Regina, Saskatoon or Thunder Bay.

Winnipeg Shuttle Service

(http://www.winnipegshuttle.com) is available for your private "Door to Door" travel requirements anywhere in the area, even to or from outside Winnipeg. Reservations are usually required in advance of your plane, train or bus arrival. The traveller may also wish to consider utilizing air services provided from Grand Forks, North Dakota or Fargo, North Dakota, which are two and a half hours and three and a half hours by road from Winnipeg respectively. Particlarly when flying to and from other points in the United States, this can result in very substantial savings. The international boundary at Pembina, North Dakota & Emerson, Manitoba is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Then call the shuttle service (http://www.winnipegshuttle.com) to get to or from Winnipeg.

Public Airport Transportation

Public transport is offered by Winnipeg Transit's Route 15 & Route 20 buses which run every 10 to 25 minutes between about 6:00AM to 1:00AM weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays/Holidays both have their own bus schedule and will take you downtown in about 30 minutes. Fare is $2.45. Use Winnipeg Transit's Navigo Trip Planner (http://www.winnipegtransi...) for specific directions.

Private Airport TransportationThere are usually, but not always, taxi cabs and Limo Sedans-for-hire waiting at the airport.

Taxi - Expect to pay around $20 plus tip 15-20% for a taxi room for about 2-3 people depending on luggage to central Winnipeg. Maximum fare to anywhere in the city is about $55 depending on traffic.

Limo or Shuttle - Limo-Sedan fares up to 4 people with luggage are generally $30 flat rate and up. The Limos can actually be cheaper per/person than a taxi depending on where you are going and because your price is pre-determined, the traffic and time it takes is not a factor. If you need a Limo or Shuttle Van up to 10 people with luggage you should have it pre-booked to guaranty it will be there, especially in the Winter. Pre-booking a Limo will cost you a little more, but it will be there when you arrive and waiting, just for you. (http://www.winnipegshuttle.com)

Rental - The Winnipeg airport has five car rental companies on-site: Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz and National. Car Rental counters are located on the main floor of the Parkade across from the terminal.

By car

Winnipeg is on the Trans-Canada Highway (http://www.transcanadahig...).

From the south, take US Interstate 29, which then becomes Provincial Highway 75, and Pembina Highway once inside Winnipeg's city limits. Winnipeg is one hour from the Canada-US border and two and one half hours from Grand Forks, ND.

From the west, the Trans-Canada Highway Highway 1 leads directly to Winnipeg from Regina. Winnipeg is 3 hours and 20 minutes from the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border.

From the east, Ontario Highway 17 becomes Highway 1 at the Manitoba border at which time it becomes a 4-lane divided highway. The journey from the Ontario border to Winnipeg's outside "Perimeter Highway" is about 1 hour and 30 minutes and about another 30-45 minutes to DTN, depending on trafic.

Approximate driving times from nearby cities to Winnipeg are about 8 hours from Saskatoon, 6 hours from Regina, 2.75 hours from Kenora, 8 hours from Thunder Bay, 3.5 hours from Fargo, 6 hours from Bismarck and 7 hours from Sioux Falls or Minneapolis. It is 14 hours from Edmonton, Calgary or Chicago.

Greyhound Canada

and Grey Goose, +1 800 661-8747, (http://www.greyhound.ca) provide service to Winnipeg from across the continent; routes also extend throughout the province of Manitoba. The bus depot is at the airport.