There are excellent air connections to the Northwest Territories. Four airlines connect Yellowknife with Edmonton several times a day. The hour and a half trip from Edmonton crosses Great Slave Lake and Yellowknife Bay.

First Air, the Official Airline of the Convention, has offered a special return air fare from Edmonton to Yellowknife. To receive this rate, please use promotional code YEC10. This code can be accessed either online at www.firstair.ca or through their Reservations Department at 1-800-267-1247.

If you’re among our many visitors who prefer to drive North, the highway from Alberta to Yellowknife is paved all the way with chip seal hardtop and will take you through scenic, unspoiled wilderness.
Be sure to stop at the visitor center at the NWT / Alberta border to pick up your road & campground guide. The driving distance from Edmonton to Yellowknife is 1,508 km.