COLA '05: Location/Travel

Calgary International Airport

The Banff Centre at dusk

Location

The Banff Centre
107 Tunnel Mountain Dr
Banff, Alberta, Canada T1L 1H5
Phone: 1.403.762.6100

How to reach The Banff Center

Travel Distances to Banff

The Banff Center is 75 miles / 120km from the Calgary International Airport, from which more than 70 domestic and foreign flights enter daily. Air Canada offers a dense schedule from major Canadian and US cities, and also provides direct flights to/from London and Frankfurt. Westjet provides good coverage of Canada. United Airlines offers a dozen daily flights from the United States and some other carriers with direct access to Calgary include Delta Airlines, Alaska, and American Airlines. Direct flights to/from international cities include Oita (All Nippon Airlines), Amsterdam (Martin Air), Frankfurt (Lufthansa), London (Scandinavian, Austrian Airlines). Commuter-like schedules to Toronto and Vancouver offer efficient connections to major world airports.

Transfer to the conference site is possible by:

Airport Shuttle bus to Banff: Journey time: 2 hours.
- Banff Canmore 24 Hour Service To and From the Calgary Airport, Price: One Way $45.00 or Round Trip $85.00.
- Banff Airporter Banff Airporter is a shuttle bus company offering frequent transfers between Calgary International Airport and Banff. Reservations are necessary. Fares are approx. $44 Cdn one-way/$82 Cdn return. Please contact directly, to confirm times and prices - Call 1-888-HIWAY-01 in North America
- Brewster Coaches two departures leave daily from Calgary International Airport to Banff hotels, and three return daily from Banff to the airport. Fare is approx. $42 Cdn, one-way. Please contact directly, to confirm times and prices - Brewster Transportation (U.S. and Canada 1-800-661-1152, all other 403-762-6700)
Rental Car: This is well-marked and the trip from the Calgary International Airport to Banff takes approximately 1.5 hours.
- Depart airport via Barlow Trail (head towards Calgary City Centre).
  Take 16th Avenue West exit and turn right onto 16th Avenue West.
  Remain on 16th Avenue West through Calgary, it becomes the Trans-Canada Highway 1. Continue to head west on the Trans-Canada Highway 1 and eventually this will take you through the park gates to the exit for the town of Banff.

VISA and Invitation Letters

Canada accepts visitors from many countries without requiring a visa. For general information about visa requirements to Canada, visit: Do You Want to Visit Canada?

This link provides a listing of countries from which a visa is required: Countries and Territories Whose Citizens Require Visas in Order to Enter Canada as Visitors

If you require an invitation letter or have other questions about entering Canada, please contact:

Professor YY Tsui
University of Alberta
Tel.(780) 492-3192
Fax. (780)492-1811
tsui@ece.ualberta.ca

Site Seeing

Brewsters Day Excursions I'm happy to advise that you can be picked up at The Banff Centre. All you will need to do is type BANFF CENTRE under the section: "What is your preferred pick up location". In the attached document you will find the times that the tours pick up at The Banff Centre. Banff Centre Pick-up Times (.pdf) Please reconfirm the tours the previous night by calling 762-6767.

Government of Canada site for Banff National Park

The Canadian Rockies Banff National Park

Banff Travel & Tourism Guide

Skiing in Banff and Lake Louise

Lake Louis Tourism Bureau