need to come over to edmonton in May?Need help with flights!!! Please
Dec 30th 2008, 5:51 pm
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need to come over to edmonton in May?Need help with flights!!! Please
Its finally all starting, Neil has got his dates for doing the exams for Edmonton Police.
Which means we need to be in Edmonton around the 15th May (week before his one week of exams, needs to settle in for a week), and want to stay till around the 5th June. We are quite flexible on the arrival and leaving date as long as we are there between the 18th May and 1st June....
So now its all go go go!!! Ahhhh... need to book some flights soon so we can both book our holiday with work....
I really would appreciate some advice on flights, cheapest is best and are willing to compromise on comfort! Lol....
Is this a good time to come over? Whats the weather like at that time?
Thanks!
xx
Which means we need to be in Edmonton around the 15th May (week before his one week of exams, needs to settle in for a week), and want to stay till around the 5th June. We are quite flexible on the arrival and leaving date as long as we are there between the 18th May and 1st June....
So now its all go go go!!! Ahhhh... need to book some flights soon so we can both book our holiday with work....
I really would appreciate some advice on flights, cheapest is best and are willing to compromise on comfort! Lol....
Is this a good time to come over? Whats the weather like at that time?
Thanks!
xx
Dec 30th 2008, 6:15 pm
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Re: need to come over to edmonton in May?Need help with flights!!! Please
Its finally all starting, Neil has got his dates for doing the exams for Edmonton Police.
Which means we need to be in Edmonton around the 15th May (week before his one week of exams, needs to settle in for a week), and want to stay till around the 5th June. We are quite flexible on the arrival and leaving date as long as we are there between the 18th May and 1st June....
So now its all go go go!!! Ahhhh... need to book some flights soon so we can both book our holiday with work....
I really would appreciate some advice on flights, cheapest is best and are willing to compromise on comfort! Lol....
Is this a good time to come over? Whats the weather like at that time?
Thanks!
xx
Which means we need to be in Edmonton around the 15th May (week before his one week of exams, needs to settle in for a week), and want to stay till around the 5th June. We are quite flexible on the arrival and leaving date as long as we are there between the 18th May and 1st June....
So now its all go go go!!! Ahhhh... need to book some flights soon so we can both book our holiday with work....
I really would appreciate some advice on flights, cheapest is best and are willing to compromise on comfort! Lol....
Is this a good time to come over? Whats the weather like at that time?
Thanks!
xx
Good luck with the exams.
Dec 30th 2008, 6:30 pm
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Re: need to come over to edmonton in May?Need help with flights!!! Please
Hi
Was going to suggest Canadian Affair but have just checked their website and it appears they don't start their direct flights from Gatwick to Edmonton until 26/05/09
sure there will be some other good deals out there, you have some time to look, hope you have a great trip, good luck
Was going to suggest Canadian Affair but have just checked their website and it appears they don't start their direct flights from Gatwick to Edmonton until 26/05/09
sure there will be some other good deals out there, you have some time to look, hope you have a great trip, good luck
Dec 30th 2008, 7:04 pm
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Re: need to come over to edmonton in May?Need help with flights!!! Please
[QUOTE=nikki dreaming;7111779]Hi
Was going to suggest Canadian Affair but have just checked their website and it appears they don't start their direct flights from Gatwick to Edmonton until 26/05/09
sure there will be some other good deals out there, you have some time to look, hope you have a great trip, good luck[/QUOT
That's a bummer!
Like i said before though, we had trouble finding inexpensive flights to Edmonton which is why we flew to Calgary and drove up. It was dead easy and we are not usually that daring!
we enjoyed doing that and it added to the adventure!
Was going to suggest Canadian Affair but have just checked their website and it appears they don't start their direct flights from Gatwick to Edmonton until 26/05/09
sure there will be some other good deals out there, you have some time to look, hope you have a great trip, good luck
[/QUOTThat's a bummer!
Like i said before though, we had trouble finding inexpensive flights to Edmonton which is why we flew to Calgary and drove up. It was dead easy and we are not usually that daring!
we enjoyed doing that and it added to the adventure!
Dec 30th 2008, 8:22 pm
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Re: need to come over to edmonton in May?Need help with flights!!! Please
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hi
thanks for the advice. will check if flights are cheaper to calgary, need to rent a car anyway.
how long does it take to get from calgary to edmonton?
Hi
Was going to suggest Canadian Affair but have just checked their website and it appears they don't start their direct flights from Gatwick to Edmonton until 26/05/09
sure there will be some other good deals out there, you have some time to look, hope you have a great trip, good luck[/QUOT
That's a bummer!
Like i said before though, we had trouble finding inexpensive flights to Edmonton which is why we flew to Calgary and drove up. It was dead easy and we are not usually that daring!
we enjoyed doing that and it added to the adventure!
Was going to suggest Canadian Affair but have just checked their website and it appears they don't start their direct flights from Gatwick to Edmonton until 26/05/09
sure there will be some other good deals out there, you have some time to look, hope you have a great trip, good luck
[/QUOTThat's a bummer!
Like i said before though, we had trouble finding inexpensive flights to Edmonton which is why we flew to Calgary and drove up. It was dead easy and we are not usually that daring!
we enjoyed doing that and it added to the adventure!
thanks for the advice. will check if flights are cheaper to calgary, need to rent a car anyway.
how long does it take to get from calgary to edmonton?
Dec 30th 2008, 9:18 pm
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Re: need to come over to edmonton in May?Need help with flights!!! Please
£1237.20 total for two adults on Air Canada website using the dates and flights as detailed below.
AC899 Heathrow (LHR) Edmonton, Edmonton Int'l (YEG) Thu May-14 15:15 17:20 0 9hr05 763 Leisure A M,S Change
AC247 Edmonton, Edmonton Int'l (YEG) Vancouver, Vancouver Int'l (YVR) Mon Jun-01 15:00 15:33 0 12hr30 320 Leisure A Change
AC854 Vancouver, Vancouver Int'l (YVR) London, Heathrow (LHR) Mon Jun-01 17:20 10:30 +1 day 0 77W Leisure L M,B
Understanding the above.
AC*** = flight number, departure airport, arrival airport, date, dep time, arr time, no of flight changes, flight length, aircraft type, ticket type and meals.
Return is via Vancouver with 1 hr 47 min between flights.
AC899 Heathrow (LHR) Edmonton, Edmonton Int'l (YEG) Thu May-14 15:15 17:20 0 9hr05 763 Leisure A M,S Change
AC247 Edmonton, Edmonton Int'l (YEG) Vancouver, Vancouver Int'l (YVR) Mon Jun-01 15:00 15:33 0 12hr30 320 Leisure A Change
AC854 Vancouver, Vancouver Int'l (YVR) London, Heathrow (LHR) Mon Jun-01 17:20 10:30 +1 day 0 77W Leisure L M,B
Understanding the above.
AC*** = flight number, departure airport, arrival airport, date, dep time, arr time, no of flight changes, flight length, aircraft type, ticket type and meals.
Return is via Vancouver with 1 hr 47 min between flights.
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Dec 30th 2008, 10:10 pm
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Re: need to come over to edmonton in May?Need help with flights!!! Please
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About 3 hours - it's a dead straight (dead boring) road and you can't go wrong. Definitely worth considering flying in to Calgary if the flights are available and/or cheaper. Just make sure you get a decent map of Edmonton city centre before you arrive on the city limits. So buy one prior to arriving or get one at the petrol station en route (and maybe even a map for Calgary too if you are spending any time there - although from the airport onto Highway 2 to go to Edmonton is fairly easy and should be well sign posted).
Good luck with the tests.
Good luck with the tests.
Dec 31st 2008, 12:52 am
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Re: need to come over to edmonton in May?Need help with flights!!! Please
About 3 hours - it's a dead straight (dead boring) road and you can't go wrong. Definitely worth considering flying in to Calgary if the flights are available and/or cheaper. Just make sure you get a decent map of Edmonton city centre before you arrive on the city limits. So buy one prior to arriving or get one at the petrol station en route (and maybe even a map for Calgary too if you are spending any time there - although from the airport onto Highway 2 to go to Edmonton is fairly easy and should be well sign posted).
If you have Google Earth just get the directions from Calgary to Edmonton then fly the route on the map.
Dec 31st 2008, 12:56 am
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Re: need to come over to edmonton in May?Need help with flights!!! Please
Yeah - but I'm one of those old-fashioned sorts that likes a real-life map on my knee 
And if they are going to be there for several weeks, doing recces and interviews - then a map is necessary 
And if they are going to be there for several weeks, doing recces and interviews - then a map is necessary
Dec 31st 2008, 2:35 am
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Re: need to come over to edmonton in May?Need help with flights!!! Please
I was referring to using as a 3D look at the road, terrain and scenery you'd drive through .
Dec 31st 2008, 10:47 am
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Re: need to come over to edmonton in May?Need help with flights!!! Please
[QUOTE=tracyandneil;7112130]
Yes, it took us about 3 hours. It is a long boring road but as it was our first time driving it we enjoyed it. We flew with Canadian Affair and hired our car with them too from Hertz. We also had a sat nav which we found indispensible. The girl on the Hertz desk was very helpful and even came out and programmed the sat nav to our hotel in Edmonton for us. Like i said before, we are not normally very brave with things like this but we found it a doddle!
