Hi,

Does anyone know how far is calgary from toronto ?
Can one drive by car or is it very far that one needs to take a flight? is there any train/bus service ??

any help is appreciated.

Pls let me know.
thanks !!!

You can drive Sir, but it will take you from Toronto 3,491 km/2,170 miles, 35 hours. Vice versa
:scared: From Vancouver its 1,049 km/652 miles 11 hours , from Edmonton 294 km/183 miles 3 hours

But hey....its a good way to see the country, just think of all the lovely sights

It can be driven, but allow several days each way, and it could be pretty tedious. If you are thinking of renting, be aware some companies dont allow you out of the province you rent in, and if you can travel outside the province, due the distances it will be expensive due to the high km covered, plus insurance will be more complicated. Of course some companies will be better than others. A quick mapquest search gives 2200miles, and 36 hours, but that does not count breaks, sleeping etc! for the southern (ie through the states) route.

If you are on a limited timeframe, better to fly, takes about 6 hours IIRC, but its not cheap.

Train is probably as expensive, if not more so than flying, and takes several days, as will taking the greyhound...but at least on the train you can get up and stretch your legs. There must be a reason why most folks in Ontario planing on taking the scenic train trip through the rockies, choose to fly to Edmonton or Calgary, and take the train from there.

Iain

I did Calgary to Detroit, then on to Niagra Falls, back to Detroit and then back to Calgary again. Travelled to Detroit through the US, and back to Calgary through Canada.

It is quite a monotonous journey. Travelling through the US was much faster until I decided to go through the Upper Peninsula of Michigan instead of south through Chicago. The Michigan UP is kinda...undeveloped, and was slow going.

Coming back through Canada was laborious. It was very beautiful travelling along the trans-Canada in Ontario. Some incredible, postcard scenery as you wind along the north shore of Lake Superior. But it was slow slow slow going. Once into Manitoba things really pick up. You're onto straight highway and the speed limit is higher. But from then on it's prairie all the way. I like driving over the prairie in summer with the window down. It's soothing. But if 20-odd hours on a straight road over a prairie would bore you, then you'd be in hell.

I also did North Carolina to Calgary (one way) which took me a week. It was all right though. I took in Mount Rushmore and the site of Custor's last stand and cross the Mississippi on the way. It was a great trip. My favourite city on the way was Iowa city.

In other words, a drive from Toronto To Calgary will take 35hrs :scared:

US cities to Calgary

Anchorage, AK 3,511 km/2,182 mi 36 hours
Chicago, IL 2,587 km/1,608 mi 26 hours
Great Falls, MT 530 km/314 mi 5.5 hours
Los Angeles, CA 2,644 km/1,565 mi 27 hours
New York City, NY 3,905 km/2,427 mi 40 hours
Salt Lake City, UT 1,477 km/874 mi 15 hours
San Francisco, CA 2,180 km/1,355 mi 22 hours
Seattle, WA 1,148 km/680 mi 12 hours


Canadian Cities to Calgary

Edmonton 294 km/183 mi 3 hours
Montreal 3,752 km/2,332 mi 38 hours
Ottawa 3,598 km/2,236 mi 36 hours
Regina 771 km/479 mi 8 hours
Thunder Bay 2,095 km/1,302 mi 21 hours
Toronto 3,491 km/2,170 mi 35 hours
Vancouver 1,049 km/652 mi 11 hours
Whitehorse 2,344 km/1,457 mi 24 hours
Winnipeg 1,358 km/844 mi 14 hours

Flight Times to Calgary, From:

Toronto* 4 hrs. 10 min. Vancouver* 1 hr. 15 min.

Cant you check the map, Well anyway for short, no train service,limited bus service if you like sitting on one for 4 days,expensive airfares min £150 each way and driving well, unless your a long haul trucker you wont enjoy that very much, in in my opinion I would just go to Toronto instead.