Traveling by Car
East-West Corridor
Our east-west corridor is the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16). One of Western Canada's two main cross-country arteries, this highway features over 300 km of twinned expressway.
North-South Corridor
GAER's north-south corridor includes Highway 43, the high-speed northern section of Alberta's North/South Trade Corridor (Canamex Corridor) linking Alberta to the Alaska Highway. In addition, the Bighorn Highway (Highway 40) provides a scenic connection from Hinton, AB to Grande Prairie, AB and the Alaska Highway.
Scenic Routes
Our region is also connected by the scenic Grande Alberta Trail and the Icefields Parkway. In addition to being important by-ways for the people who live here, these highways offer "rubber tire" tourists world-class scenery and easy travel routes throughout our region.
Regional Travel Times to/from Edmonton by Car
- Edson 2 hrs (199 km)
- Drayton Valley 1 hr 30 min (140 km)
- Hinton 2 hrs 45 min (287 km)
- Jasper 3 hrs 45 min (356 km)
- Whitecourt 1 hr 45 min (179 km)
- Fox Creek 2 hrs 30 min (280 km)
- Grande Cache 4 hrs 15 min (427 km)
Traveling by Rail
The famed Via Rail line provides a passenger service from Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Toronto.
Traveling by Bus
Greyhound Canada provides daily passenger service within the Grande Alberta region as well as provides connections from other parts of Canada through its Edmonton, Jasper and Grande Prairie terminals.
Traveling by Air
There are small airports and an international airport in nearby Edmonton makes air travel to our region very easy.
Airports (scheduled passenger service)
- Fox Creek
- Edson
- Grande Cache
- Jasper
- Hinton
- Whitecourt
Use our interactive map to plan your next trip to GAER.