Travel & Transportation Information

Air Travel

We are pleased to offer conference attendees a 10% discount on WestJet’s best available regular fare at the time of booking (excluding web and promotional fares).  Discounted rates are available for travel up to 3 days prior and 3 days after the conference.

Attendees must make their travel arrangements through the WestJet Specialty Sales Team and quote the account number QC #4733 at the time of booking. Please call 1-877-952-4696 to book your flight, or;

Please click here for a fax booking request form.
(You will need to download the word document, complete, and fax to 1-800-582-7072).

Please click here for an email booking request form.
(You will need to download the word document, complete, and email to conventions@westjet.com).

For flight schedule information, please visit www.westjet.com

Ground Transportation

Need transportation from the Edmonton Airport to Jasper?

Getting to / from Jasper is a challenge as ground transportation is not provided and the Edmonton Airport is approximately 4.5 hours away.  Based on your flight arrival and departure dates and time, you may take advantage of the Ground Transportation arrangements made by FEI Canada.  FEI Canada has made arrangements for limited return ground transportation from the Edmonton Airport to Jasper.  There is a $150 fee (one way, per person) for this service.  The trip to Jasper by bus is between 4.5 and 5 hrs. Return bus departures are scheduled up to 6 - 6.5 hrs prior to flight departures.  See below for the schedule and book your flights to coordinate with one of the scheduled departure times. If you are interested in taking advantage of this offer, please contact:  Marita Dias at mdias@feicanada.org or 416-366-3007 ext. 5111 to coordinate your arrival and departure time.

Saturday, June 7:

Bus Departure Times from Edmonton Airport / Arrival into Jasper

13:30 Departure / Arriving 18:00 - 18:30

17:30 Departure / Arriving 22:00 - 22:30

Sunday, June 8:

Bus Departure Times from Edmonton Airport / Arrival into Jasper

11:30 Departure / Arriving 16:00 - 16:30

13:30 Departure / Arriving 18:00 - 18:30

17:30 Departure / Arriving 22:00 - 22:30

Wednesday, June 11:

Bus Departure Times from Jasper Park Lodge / Arrival into Edmonton Airport

09:30 Departure / Arriving 14:30

11:30 Departure / Arriving 16:30

Thursday, June 12:

Bus Departure Times from Jasper Park Lodge / Arrival into Edmonton Airport

05:00 Departure / Arriving at 10:00

09:30 Departure / Arriving 14:30

The SunDog Tour Co. also offers a shuttle service between Edmonton and Jasper.  The cost is $89+GST per person, one way.  There is 1 bus departure leaving the Edmonton International Airport daily at 3:30 p.m. and arriving in Jasper at 8:15 p.m. and there is 1 bus departure leaving Jasper Park Lodge daily at 7:30 a.m. and arriving in at the Edmonton Airport at 12:30 p.m. Call 1-888-786-3641 for more information.

Car Rental

Should you wish to rent a car and drive to Japer, the Edmonton Airport is served by the following five rental car companies:

Avis - 1.800.879.2847 – drop off location in Jasper

Budget - 1.800.661.7027 - drop off location in Jasper

Hertz - 1.800.263.0600 - drop off location in Jasper

Thrifty - 1.800.847.4389

National - 1.800.227.7368

A reminder that you can also take advantage of car rental discounts from Avis and Hertz through our member value program at http://www.feicanada.org/affinity_centre/index.html

Jasper National Park Fees:

Parking is available at the Jasper Park Lodge at no additional cost; however, you can expect to pay entry fees into Jasper National Park. The following definitions apply to entry and service fee categories (All prices include GST):

Adult: Person 17 to 64 years of age - $8.80
Senior: Person 65 years of age or over - $7.55
Youth: Person 6 to 16 years of age - $4.40
Family/Group: Up to seven people arriving at a national park in a single vehicle or visiting a national historic site together. - $17.60

Passes are non-transferable and are valid for entry only and not for other Parks Canada services or facilities. 

Via Rail

Via Rail operates 3 weekly trips from Edmonton to Jasper (Saturday, Monday and Wednesday).

Edmonton to Japer:

Departs Edmonton: 08:55           Arrives Jasper: 14:05                  Duration: 5 hours, 10 minutes

Jasper to Edmonton:

Departs Japer: 12:20                  Arrives Edmonton: 17:30 Duration: 5 hours, 10 minutes

Cost: starting from $107+GST (comfort class) – ONE WAY

Train station: Edmonton (Alberta)

Station location

Address

12360-121ST STREET NW
EDMONTON, AB
T5L 5C3,CANADA

Direction

NEAR THE YELLOWHEAD HIGHWAY. Approx. 8-10 km from downtown bus depot area. Taxi fare of about $15, no transit bus.

Train station: Jasper (Alberta)

Station location

Address

607 Connaught Dr
Jasper,AB
T0E 1E0,Canada

 Travel to the Annual Conference Through Rocky Mountaineer

Special Discounts for FEI Members

Let the Mountaineer trains take you back to a time when the journey was just as important as the final destination. The romance of rail travel lives on in their wide selection of rail vacations through the breathtaking scenery of Canada's West and the Canadian Rockies.

Special discounts are available to FEI members traveling to/from the 2008 FEI Conference in Jasper. 

To receive the special rates offered to conference delegates, please identify that you are attending the Financial Executives International Annual Conference  and refer to "FEI 08" when making your reservation.

For more information or to make reservations, mail, fax or email:
Toll Free (within Canada/USA): 1-800-665-7245
Direct Phone: 1-604-606-7245
Fax: 1-604-606-7250
E-mail: meetings@rockymountaineer.com

Driving Directions

Road Report Line: Telephone: (780) 852-4444
Weather Report Line: Telephone: (780) 852-3185

Directions from the Edmonton International Airport:

  1. After leaving the airport, go towards Edmonton (on the Calgary Trail North Highway #2)
  2. Exit onto Hwy 19 towards Devon
  3. Drive through Devon you will be on Hwy 60, then exit onto Hwy 16 West
  4. You are now on the Yellowhead Hwy The towns you will be driving through are as follows: Entwistle, Edson, Hinton (gateway to the Rockies).
  5. Park gates are approximately 15 miles (25 km) west of Hinton
  6. The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge exit is before the Jasper town site
  7. You will see a sign to turn left and cross over a black steel bridge
  8. Follow the lodge road to the archway, which reads: The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

Directions from Calgary International Airport:

  1. After leaving the airport you will be on Barlow Trail. Turn right off Barlow onto 16th Avenue (also called Hwy 1)
  2. Stay right on Hwy 1 to Banff or 31 miles (50 km) more to Lake Louise
  3. You are now in Lake Louise, 141 miles (228 km) from Jasper
  4. Leaving Lake Louise, exit onto Hwy 93
  5. Keep your eyes open, because the sign for Hwy 93 is easy to miss. The speed limit is 55 miles/hour (90 km/hr)
  6. At the lights, turn right and follow the signs
  7. The exit for The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge is after the town site on your right
  8. You'll cross a black steel bridge and follow the lodge road   

Directions from Vancouver

  1. Take Hwy 1 toward Hope, BC, and take Coquihala Hwy and exit Kamloops
  2. Take Hwy 5 into Jasper and continue through the first set of lights
  3. Follow signs to The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge