Travel Information

Air

Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) is located at the northwestern edge of Winnipeg, 8 km from downtown and 18 km from campus.

• served by Air Canada, WestJet, United, and Northwest
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• car rental agencies at the airport
• A new terminal is scheduled to open in 2010.
• Transportation from DCFS 2010:
  • Air Canada has direct daily flights from Saskatoon to Winnipeg.
  • Westjet flights will connect in Calgary, AB (600 km west of Saskatoon and 1000 km west of Winnipeg).
• Transportation to DLT 2010:
  • Westjet has direct daily flights from Winnipeg to London, ON in August.
  • Air Canada flights will connect in Toronto, ON.

Rail

Union Station is located downtown, at Broadway and Main.

• served by Via Rail
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• Transportation from DCFS 2010:
  • trains run three times a week from Saskatoon to Winnipeg: departing 9:10 AM on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday and arriving 8:30 PM the same day.
  • Official schedule.

Taxi

A one-way fare from the airport to downtown costs approximately $20 CAD. A one-way fare from the airport to campus costs approximately $35 CAD.

• Unicity Taxi (204)925-3131
• Duffy's Taxi (204)925-0101
• Blueline Taxi (204)925-8887
• Spring Taxi (204)774-8294

Bus

A one-way fare on Winnipeg Transit costs $2.30 CAD. Transportation from the airport to the University of Manitoba:

• Take #15 (Sargent-Mountain) from the airport to downtown.
• Connect to #60 (Pembina) from downtown to campus.
• The total travel time from the airport to campus is just over one hour.

• #60 and #62 service downtown to campus.

Links

• Travel Manitoba