There are 4 ways to get from Waterloo to Calgary by car, plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly
best- Drive from Waterloo to Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CIDcar
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane CID - YYC
7h 11m$321–1,373Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane ALO - YYC
7h 25m$233–833Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Waterloo to Dudley's Cornercar
- Take the bus from Dudley's Corner to Albert Leabus
- Take the bus from Albert Lea to St. Paulbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge - U of Lcar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*bus
32h 51mDrive 2,218.2 km
- Drive from Waterloo to Calgarycar 2,218.2 km
24h 40m$440–636
The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Waterloo to Calgary is to fly which costs $230 - $850 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Waterloo to Calgary is to drive and fly which takes 7h 11m and costs $320 - $1,400.
The distance between Waterloo and Calgary is 2100 km. The road distance is 2218.2 km.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Waterloo to Calgary, including transfers.
Calgary is 1h behind Waterloo. It is currently 6:25 PM in Waterloo and 5:25 PM in Calgary.
Yes, the driving distance between Waterloo to Calgary is 2218 km. It takes approximately 24h 40m to drive from Waterloo to Calgary.
There are 1146+ hotels available in Calgary.
What companies run services between Waterloo, IA, USA and Calgary, AB, Canada?
American Airlines, WestJet, and two other airlines fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–2,800
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $480–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Dudley's Corner to Albert Lea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $35–55
Bus from Albert Lea to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $45–65
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- [email protected]
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
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