Butch Cassidy

Butch Cassidy

I would ask what speeds you drive at
I live in the NW of Calgary and it takes me 25 minutes to DT Or 10 minutes (min) to cochrane ergo 30 Minutes AT LEAST to DT from Cochrane.
Similarly you cant hit DT calgary in 25 minutes from Shawnessy or McKenzie so god alone knows how you expect to do it from Okotoks never mind High River

wallace

Hi,

I worked in the centre of downtown Calgary for 15 months and commuted from my home in Okotoks. It used to take me between 35 and 40 minutes from door to door (sticking to the speed limits). I would use the Deerfoot Trail, and then take Memorial Drive West.

The Deerfoot runs to the east of the city, and the Macleod Trail runs into the centre of downtown. I have used the Macleod Trail at times, but it takes a little longer due to the amount of junctions and traffic lights.

Yes of course it takes a little longer to get into the city centre from the satellite towns, but for me the commute is well worth it because I really like the community I live in. The commute from Okotoks was never an issue with me, but personally I would not want to be any further out than say High River, if I had to commute into downtown. This is a personal opinion though as some people have absolutely no issues with commuting from much further afield!

Hope this helps, Eddie

Dave+Jules

Yeah but you can eat what crawls on them there mountains lovely squirrel/rabbit stew or nice hunk of white-tailed deer

Butch Cassidy

Bear Sausage?
Elk Burger?

Dave+Jules

Sounds good, and throw in a bit of Branston pickle for a gourmet version.

Butch Cassidy

I am ashamed to say that I have eaten both (The bear was in romania)

Dave+Jules

Why ashamed?

I absolve thee from eating winnie the pooh and elk thingie (quick wave of the arms in a strange golden arches motion)

Almost Canadian

What time of day were you travelling ? I can't get from Somerset C-Train station to downtown in less than 30 mins and the train stops for nowt !!

The intersection of Deerfoot and Memorial to downtown can take 30 mins on a not too bad day

Butch Cassidy

Cos they is cute 'cuddly' things.

Linda P

We have travelled for the last two years from Edmonton to Jasper for skiing and we took between 3 to 4 hours. We now live in Sherwood Park, so that is a little closer, but still falls between that time frame. This is a steady run with a stop at Gasoline Alley.

Our friends that were following us got there in 2.5 hours, but knowing them they broke all speed limits, and we prefer to arrive safely.

Linda

Linda P

wallace

Hi,

I spent 26 weeks training downtown, and then spent 9 months working downtown with the Calgary Police Service. Obviously being on shift work my travel times varied considerably.

Steve_P

Now you've really got me confused.

You live in Sherwood Park which is east of Edmonton yet you say it is closer to Jasper.

Gasoline Alley is just south of Red Deer on Highway 2 or is the another one west of Edmonton someplace?

It's about 350 kms from the west side of Edmonton to Jasper townsite to make that distance in 2.5 hours you would have to average 140 kph.

gibsonslanding

we did it in 3 hours, taking in tim hortons of course and timmy bits......