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about Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta and home to the provincial parliament buildings. It is also the home of the Oilers and is famous for having North America’s largest mall, West Edmonton Mall. This mall has many amenities for anyone and everyone. These include the world’s largest indoor water park, an indoor skating rink, a golf course, a hotel, and an indoor amusement park (it also has a shopping mall).
It is the staging grounds for the Alberta Oil Sands, as well as large-scale diamond mining operations. Though, the city is well known for being a cultural, governmental and educational centre. Edmonton has even been given the nickname “Canada’s Festival City” due to the large presence of performing arts in the city.
Edmonton is right in the centre of Alberta. As a result, it can be affected by the highs and lows of Alberta weather.
| High | Low | |
|---|---|---|
| spring | 11℃ | -1℃ |
| summer | 23℃ | 12℃ |
| fall | 11℃ | 0℃ |
| winter | -7℃ | -16℃ |
*All weather is shown in Celsius
QUICK LINKS
Stop Information
Downtown Ticket Office
Address
Holiday Inn Express Plaza, 10014 - 104th Street
Hours of Operation
MON | TUES | WED | THURS | FRI 5:30 – 18:30
SAT 7:30 – 18:30
SUN 8:15 – 18:30
The Edmonton Downtown Ticket office is located at the Holiday Inn Express Plaza on 104 St. NW. This location has nearby train stops and is easy to access by Edmonton Transit and by car.
Parking Information
Parking is available at the Diamond Parking Lot across the street ($3.00 per hour / daily rates available). Parking overnight at this location is not recommended.
Transit Information
Bay/Enterprise Square LRT Station is located on 104 St & Jasper Ave. Please visit www.edmonton.ca/edmonton-transit-system-ets.aspx for schedule information
Southgate LRT Station
Address
111 St & 48 Ave South (bus stop #2217)
Hours of Operation
None
This stop is right beside the Southgate Centre mall in Edmonton. The Ebus stop is located in the Edmonton Transit bus terminal at stop #2217. Passengers can be picked up and dropped off in the designated drop off zones on either side of the station. If you are dropped off on the west side, you can use the overpass to get across the road to the bus terminal.
Parking Information
There is no parking allowed at this location. However, pick-up and drop-off is permitted in the LRT station parking lot.
Transit Information
The stop is located at a public transit station. Please visit www.edmonton.ca/edmonton-transit-system-ets.aspx for schedule information.
Edmonton International Airport
Address
1000 Airport Rd. Edmonton, AB
Hours of Operation
None
The Airport stop pickup zone is located at the Courtesy Shuttle Area outside Door #10 on the arrivals level.
The Airport drop-off zone is located upstairs at Door #25 on the departures level.
Parking Information
There is parking available at the Edmonton Airport. Visit the Edmonton Airport website for more information.
Transit Information
Edmonton Public Transit has bus service to the Edmonton International Airport. Please visit www.edmonton.ca/edmonton-transit-system-ets.aspx for schedule information
University of Alberta – Lister Hall – Bus Stop 2666
117 St & 87 Av-EB – Bus Stop 2666
Bus Stop 2666 is a stop only and does not have an office.
Parking Information
This stop is located on the grounds of the University of Alberta and does not have parking for this service.
Transit Information
This site is also a stop for Edmonton Transit Service
Kingsway Transit Centre
111 Ave & 106 St (bus stop #1109)
Stop #1109 is located on the East side of the transit centre facing Northbound
Please note that there is no Ebus office at this location. This is a pick-up/drop-off location only.
Parking Information
There is no parking at this pickup/dropoff location
Transit Information
This stop is next to the Kingsway Transit Centre.