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 17m$130–663Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines 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 Lethbridgecar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge to Calgarybus
36h 45m$230–587Drive 2,218.2 km
- Drive from Waterloo to Calgarycar 2,218.2 km
24h 45m$429–619Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane ALO - YYC
7h 13m$160–720
The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Waterloo to Calgary is to drive and fly which costs $130 - $700 and takes 7h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Waterloo to Calgary is to fly which takes 7h 13m and costs $160 - $750.
The distance between Waterloo and Calgary is 2100 km. The road distance is 2218.2 km.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Waterloo to Calgary, including transfers.
Calgary is 1h behind Waterloo. It is currently 12:00 AM in Waterloo and 11:00 PM in Calgary.
Yes, the driving distance between Waterloo to Calgary is 2218 km. It takes approximately 24h 45m to drive from Waterloo to Calgary.
There are 859+ hotels available in Calgary.
What companies run services between Waterloo, IA, USA and Calgary, AB, Canada?
American Airlines and United Airlines fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Waterloo to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Lethbridge to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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