Flights to Calgary (YYC)

Airports in Ontario

The province of Ontario is primarily served by Toronto Pearson International Airport. Travelers can use Orbitz.com to search for low cost flights from Ontario through a variety of airlines flying out of the airport, including Air Canada, Air France, Air India, American Eagle, American Airlines, British Airways, Emirates, Lufthansa and United Airlines. The airport is situated approximately 14 miles northwest of the city of Toronto.

Transportation at Toronto Pearson International Airport

Toronto Pearson International Airport offers a variety of transportation options. Taxi service is available in the Greater Toronto Area. Rates are based on distance and time from your departure area. The Downtown Express bus also offers affordable transportation to the airport. Car rental services are available at the airport and can be arranged in advance through Orbitz.com. The LINK train offers complimentary shuttle service between various areas in the airport, including from the parking garages to the terminal areas.

Parking at Ontario Airports

Several parking options are available for travelers departing from the Toronto Pearson International Airport. The parking lot is available at a daily maximum rate of $15.00. The parking garage offers covered parking for just $3.00 more per day. The daily parking lot is only steps from the departure area and is available at a rate of $28.00 per day.

Restaurants at Ontario Airports

Travelers departing from the Toronto Pearson International Airport can easily grab breakfast or a quick snack at one of the airport's many eating establishments, including Starbucks, Subway, Thai Express, Pizza Pizza and A&W. Travelers interested in flights from Ontario may also wish to look for sales when searching for low cost flights on Orbitz.com.

Calgary International Airport

Calgary is a popular vacation spot in Canada. Locating cheap flights to Calgary can often be difficult. Orbitz.com allows individuals to search a variety of airlines to locate the best deals. Calgary International Airport is located approximately nine miles from downtown Calgary on Airport Road. Seventeen airlines service the Calgary Airport, including Air North, American Airlines, Horizon Air and US Airways. Orbitz.com can help travelers find the best air rates.

Transportation From the Airport

The Calgary International Airport offers a variety of transportation options. Buses take visitors anywhere in the city and are available at a flat rate. Taxi services are available at metered rates, and individuals can rent limos by the hour or by the day. Orbitz.com can help locate car rental agencies within the city at discounted rates.

The Weather in Calgary

Calgary has extremely cold winters and mild summers. Temperatures in the summer rarely go above 75°F. Temperatures in the winter are usually in the single digits. The best time to visit Calgary is during the warmer summer months.

Things to Do in Calgary

The city of Calgary offers a wide selection of things to do. The Calgary Zoo is home to more than 1,000 animals from all over the world and six acres of botanical gardens. Prince Island Park is an island located in the Bow River, which provides options for hiking, boating, fishing and biking. The Calgary Tower is one of the tallest structures in Calgary. Visitors can climb to the top for one of the best views of the city. Orbitz.com helps travelers locate cheap flights to Calgary, which are perfect for the budget traveler.

The Calgary Stampede rodeo is held over a ten-day span in early July and brings parades of bagpipers, chuck-wagon racing (Calgary’s version of a chariot race around a track), and world-class rodeo professionals who ride, rope, and try not to get stomped. Later in the month, the city features the far more subdued but still entertaining Calgary Folk Music Festival, which the Toronto Globe and Mail called “one of the seven musical wonders of the world.” The setting for it couldn’t be better, nestled within the forest of Prince’s Island Park. Expect hotel prices to be at their steepest in July, and the weather to be surprisingly warm for such a northern city.

Calgary, home to the 1988 Winter Olympics—who can forget that brave Brit, Eddie the Eagle, flying through the sky on the ski jump—is probably best known as a winter destination. Canada Olympic Park is still a training ground for the country’s premier athletes, but it’s also open to the public for bobsledding in the winter and mountain biking and zip-lining in the summer. Three premier ski resorts in western Canada—Norquay, Sunshine, and Lake Louise—are a little over an hour’s drive to the west.

This being Canada, it can snow well into April. By June, when the white stuff is gone, folks are ready to laugh off the long winters at FunnyFest, the largest comedy festival in western Canada.