How to Get to Calgary
Air Transport
Calgary has an international airport located approximately 18 km (12 miles) from the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre. Air Canada is the official airline for the 2010 World Seed Congress.
Direct Flights
Air Canada offers direct flights to Calgary from:
- Buenos Aires
- Chicago
- Dublin
- Frankfurt
- Hong Kong
- Houston
- London Heathrow
- New York
British Airways offers direct flights from London Heathrow.
Lufthansa offers direct flights from Frankfurt.
North West Airlines offers direct flights from Amsterdam.
Official Airline - Air Canada
Air Canada (a member of Star Alliance) has been designated the official airline for the Congress in Calgary. Air Canada is offering special discounts to delegates travelling to Calgary, Alberta (airport code YYC). The travel period begins Friday 28 May, 2010 and ends Saturday 5 June, 2010.
Benefits include:
- Instant on-line registration
- Easy online reservations at http://www.aircanada.com/ - simply enter the promotion code 9BZWFT21 in the search panel
- Mileage accumulation with Aeroplan, United Airlines' Mileage Plus, or any frequent flyer program of a Star Alliance' member airline.
In order to qualify for the discounts, passengers must mention this promotion code 9BZWFT21.
Note - the Air Canada promotion code is only available if you book your travel on the Air Canada website: www.aircanada.com. The flight must be from a city which is serviced by Air Canada.
Discounts
Discounts are applied to the fare at the time that the travel tickets with Air Canada are purchased. Discounts and fares are subject to all applicable taxes and surcharges. Eligible tickets are those sold on aircanada.com where the promotion code has been applied at time of ticket sale.
Rules
The Promotion Code 9BZWFT21 must be recorded on the delegate's ticket by ticketing agencies/airlines. If the promotion code is not entered, or is entered incorrectly, the discounts will not be applied to the booking.
Distances and Flight Times to Calgary
| To Calgary From: |
KM |
Miles |
Flight Time |
| Amsterdam |
7172 |
4456 |
9 hrs 56 minutes |
| Athens |
9290 |
5772 |
12 hrs 39 minutes |
| Barcelona |
8022 |
4984 |
10 hrs 41 minutes |
| Berlin |
7487 |
4652 |
10 hrs 58 minutes |
| Buenos Aires |
10954 |
6806 |
14 hrs 36 minutes |
| Cairo |
10370 |
6440 |
13 hrs 49 minute |
| Chicago |
2247 |
1396 |
3 hrs |
| Copenhagen |
7166 |
4453 |
9 hrs 55 minutes |
| Dublin |
6601 |
4101 |
8 hrs 48 minutes |
| Frankfurt |
7527 |
4677 |
10 hrs 3 minutes |
| Hong Kong |
10595 |
6583 |
14 hrs 12 minutes |
| Houston |
2828 |
1757 |
3 hrs 46 minutes |
| Lisbon |
7655 |
4757 |
10 hrs 20 minutes |
| London |
7028 |
4367 |
9 hrs 37 minutes |
| Madrid |
7810 |
4852 |
10 hrs 41minutes |
| Milan |
7977 |
4956 |
10 hrs 38 minutes |
| Montreal |
3017 |
1875 |
4 hrs 2 minutes |
| Munich |
7828 |
4864 |
10 hrs 43 minutes |
| New York |
3254 |
2022 |
4 hrs 34 minutes |
| Paris |
7367 |
4578 |
9 hrs 49 minutes |
| Prague |
7755 |
4819 |
10 hrs 34 minutes |
| Stockholm |
7001 |
4350 |
9 hrs 33 minutes |
| Sydney |
13163 |
8179 |
17 hrs 55 minutes |
| Tokyo |
7987 |
4963 |
10 hrs 38 minutes |
| Vienna |
8002 |
4972 |
10 hrs 40 minutes |
| Wellington |
12349 |
7673 |
16 hrs 51 minutes |
| Zurich |
7774 |
4830 |
10 hrs 37 minutes |
Distances and Flight Times from Canadian Cities to Calgary
| To Calgary From: |
KM |
Miles |
Flight Time |
| Edmonton |
299 |
187 |
39 minutes |
| Halifax |
4973 |
3108 |
6 hrs 40 minutes |
| Montreal |
3743 |
2339 |
5 hrs |
| Ottawa |
3553 |
2221 |
4 hrs 45 minutes |
| Quebec City |
4014 |
2509 |
5 hrs 35 minutes |
| St Johns |
6334 |
3953 |
8 hrs 26 minutes |
| Saskatoon |
620 |
388 |
50 minutes |
| Toronto |
3434 |
2146 |
4 hrs 30 minutes |
| Vancouver |
1057 |
657 |
1 hr 18 minutes |
| Winnipeg |
1336 |
977 |
1 hr 46 minutes |
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