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Air Travel

Winnipeg’s James Armstrong Richardson International Airport is one of Canada’s only 24-hour airports and is Manitoba’s only international airport serving a population area of over 2 million including west to Saskatoon, east to Thunder Bay, north to Nunavut and south to the US border. Only two hours from Chicago, two and a half from Denver and a little over an hour from Minneapolis, Winnipeg is easily accessed from other cities in Canada and the United States. The airport welcomes nearly 4 million passengers in their journey to and from the city.

For information on booking your flight to Winnipeg, take advantage of the links below:

Passenger Carriers (serving main terminal building)

Air Canada
www.aircanada.ca
Reservations: 1-888-247-2262
Flight Info: 1-888-422-7533

Air Transat
www.airtransat.ca
Reservations: 1-866-847-1112

Bearskin Airlines
www.bearskinairlines.com
Reservations: 1-800-465-2327

Calm Air
www.calmair.com
Reservations: 1-800-839-2256

First Air
www.firstair.ca
Reservations: 1-800-267-1247

Jazz Airline
www.flyjazz.com
Customer Service: 1-866-222-6688

Northwest Airlines
www.nwa.ca
Reservations: 1-800-225-2525
Flight Information: 1-800-441-1818

WestJet Airlines
www.westjet.com
Reservations: 1-WESTJET or 1-888-538-5696
Customer Service: 1-877-WJ-CARES or 1-888-952-2737
Flight Information: (204) 984-9200 Flight Information: 1-800-441-1818

Zoom Airlines
www.westjet.com
Phone: 1-866-FLY-ZOOM or 1-866-359-9666

Other Passenger Carriers

Skyward Aviation
www.skyward.mb.ca
Customer Service: 1-866-222-6688

Perimeter Aviation
Charter Information: 204-786-7031
Reservations& Flight Information: 204-783-8000 or 1-800-665-8986

Keystone Air Service Ltd.
www.keystoneair.mb.ca
Phone: 1-800-665-3975 or 204-338-6131

Kivalliq Air
www.kivalliqair.com
Information: 1-877-855-1500 or 204-888-5619

Execaire
www.innotech-execaire.com

Fast Air
www.flyfastair.com
Phone: 1-888-372-3780 or 204-982-7240

Northway Aviation
www.biscuitharbour.com/northway/index.shtml
Phone: 1-888-NORTHWAY or 1-888-667-8492

West Wind Aviation
www.westwindaviation.ca
Phone: 1-877-245-5550

For more information on flying to and from Winnipeg, visit the Winnipeg Airports Authority website at www.waa.ca

By Rail:

To serve you, VIA Rail Canada runs more than 460 trains per week over a 14,000-kilometre network linking more than 450 localities in Canada. Four million passengers per year travel on VIA trains! You can connect to Via Rail through Amtrack or your local carrier. For more information on booking your ticket please visit the links below:

www.viarail.ca
www.amtrak.com

By Road:

Whether you are driving on your own or letting someone do the driving for you, Winnipeg is an easy destination and is only one hour north of the US border crossing at Pembina North Dakota.

In Canada, the No. 1 Trans-Canada highway (east-west) provides direct connection to all major urban centres in Canada.

From the United States, both the US Interstate No. 29 and Minnesota No. 94 (Border crossing into Canada in Emerson) connect to Manitoba No. 75 North to Winnipeg.

As well Minnesota No. 59 and US #2 (Border Crossing – Tolstoi) connects to Manitoba No. 59

By Bus:

The Winnipeg Bus Terminal is located in downtown Winnipeg at 487 Portage Avenue. For more information on ticket purchases, please call or visit the websites below:

Beaver Bus Lines Ltd.
Phone:(204) 989-7007
Across Canada: 1-800-432-5072

Grey Goose Bus
Phone: (204) 784-4500
Manitoba only: 1-800-392-1340

Greyhound Canada
Phone: 1-800-661-8747
www.greyhound.ca

Jefferson Lines (to the United States)
Phone: 1-800-451-5333
www.jeffersonlines.com

Brandon Air Shuttle (ground transportation between Brandon and the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport)
Phone: (204) 729-3332 or 1-888-884-5533
www.brandonairshuttle.com