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Getting Around


Edmonton Transit System

Getting to the Fringe on ETS

Getting to the fringe on ETS:
Routes # 4, 7, *52, 57 and 106 [system maps] stop along Whyte Avenue close to the Fringe site.

Note to Edmonton Transit users:

    • 99 Street north of 82 Avenue and Scona Road are closed for road reconstruction.
    • Bus routes # 7, 57, 62, 63, 70, 81 and 87 will be on detour during construction and will not be using 99 Street or Scona Road to and from downtown. The detours will add approximately 5 to 8 minutes to travel time in each direction.
    • Routes # 4, 7, 52, 57, 94, 390* and 391 stop along Whyte Avenue close to the Fringe.
      *Route 390 gets residents and businesses, traveling along 99 Street from Saskatchewan Drive to 82 Avenue (southbound only), connecting to the University.

    Visit www.takeETS.com for trip planning and more detour information.
    Bus Link: 780-496-1600
    ETS Information:     Call 311

You can catch a FREE RIDE HOME after 6 PM every day of the Fringe [Aug 11–21, 2011] courtesy of ETS.

Catch a FREE RIDE HOME after 6 PM every day of The Fringe courtesy of ETS. Just show your Fringe Program » or your “Paid in Full” sticker or button (available by donation at the Fringe gates — see FriendRaisers info » and the Citizens and Builders Info ») to an ETS operator and you and a friend can ride home FREE anywhere in the city! Transfers will be provided on request.

Free Ride Home is available from bus stops on Whyte Avenue between 99th and 109 th Streets. When leaving the Fringe, transfers to connecting buses are also FREE!

Remember: Fringe volunteers » ride free every day of the Fringe with volunteer identification buttons.

View ETS System maps
View 2011 Late Night Service Schedule
View Route Frequency Index [operating times and approximate frequency in minutes of ETS transit routes]

Regular fares:

  CASH TICKET PACK (10)
Adult $2.85 $22.80
Youth
(6 to 17 yrs)		 $2.85 $19.95
Senior
(65+)		 $2.85 $19.95
Day Pass
[Family Travel]		 Using an ETS Day Pass, a family is able to travel on ETS (bus and LRT) all day, on any one day of the week.
The cost of an ETS Day Pass is $8.55.
Up to four children (ages 12 and under) accompanied by an adult can ride ETS all day using an ETS Day Pass. ETS does not produce a specific family pass.

Where to buy Fares & Passes

ETS Information: 311

ETS Trip Planner*.

*In the “To Landmark” section, type in Fringe Theatre Adventures.

Trips can also be planned by telephone through an ETS information operator: 780-496-1611.

Hours:
Weekdays: 6:30 AM to 9 PM
Saturdays, Sundays, holidays: 8 AM to 5:30 PM

24-hour trip planning service is available through automated telephone system, BusLink: 780-496-1600

View ETS System maps
View 2011 Late Night Service Schedule
View Route Frequency Index [operating times and approximate frequency in minutes of ETS transit routes]

Apps for ETS

Transit tools for the web and mobile devices

Google Transit

Plan and time your trip using the Edmonton Transit System or by walking.
Google’s trip planning feature is an enhancement to the existing means of providing information to Edmonton Transit riders. It operates using the same scheduling data used by the ETS Trip Planner, but presents it in the traditional Google format.

Trip plan results include a Google map showing the transit trip, departure times, bus stop locations, transfer information, and walking route details.

Transit on Google Maps is available on mobile devices (iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile).

See Yellow Pages listings

 

 

 

View Bicycle Parking Lot locations

Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ Society bicycle parking lots are located:

  • South of 85 th Avenue on 104 th Street (by Knox Church)
  • 104th Street / 84th Avenue (the Edmonton Public Library’s Strathcona Branch).

Come by the EBC tent at Knox Church on Fridays between 3 PM and 7 PM for free bicycle tune-ups and how-tos. Be advised that parking areas are not always monitored.

Edmonton has over 150 km of multi-use trails:

Edmonton Radial Railway Society (ERRS) Streetcar

Experience part of Edmonton's history on the High Level Bridge line. Ride a historic streetcar to and from the Fringe site.

Hours during the 2011 Fringe Festival:

    From Grandin Station [109 St. & 100 Ave.] to Fringe Festival site [Gateway Blvd. & 84 Ave.]
    11:20 AM to 10 PM [starts at 9:20 AM on Saturdays]

    From Fringe Festival Site to Grandin Station
    11 AM to 9:40 PM [starts at 9 AM on Saturdays]

    View full 2011 ERRS trolley schedule

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