Calgary Centre
Calgary Centre is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
Calgary Centre is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. The riding consists of many young adults who have a relatively high average household income and education level. As the riding encompasses the downtown core and large swaths of apartment blocks in the communities west and south of downtown, Calgary Centre has a low home ownership rate compared to the rest of Canada.
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Worth seeing in and around Calgary Centre
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Scotiabank Saddledome
Scotiabank Saddledome is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in Stampede Park in the southeast end of downtown Calgary, the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, and to host ice hockey and figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
3.5 km · multi-use indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada · Wikipedia - 02McMahon Stadium
McMahon Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is owned by the University of Calgary and operated by the McMahon Stadium Society.
3.6 km · stadium at Calgary, Alberta Canada · Wikipedia - 03Calgary Tower
The Calgary Tower is a 190.8-metre free-standing observation tower in the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally called the Husky Tower, it was conceived as a joint venture between Marathon Realty Company Limited and Husky Oil as part of an urban renewal plan and to celebrate Canada's centennial of 1967.
2.7 km · observation tower in Calgary, Alberta, Canada · Wikipedia - 04Glenbow Museum
The Glenbow Museum is an art and history regional museum in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The museum focuses on Western Canadian history and culture, including Indigenous perspectives.
2.9 km · museum in Alberta, Canada · Wikipedia - 05Mount Royal University
Mount Royal University is a public university in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally “Mount Royal College,” Mount Royal University was granted university status in 2009 by the provincial government.
3.7 km · public university in Calgary, Alberta, Canada · Wikipedia - 06St. Mary's Cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral in Calgary, Alberta, Canada is a Catholic cathedral and the seat of the Diocese of Calgary.
2.5 km · cathedral in Alberta, Canada · Wikipedia - 07Telus Sky
Calgary House, is a 60-storey, 222.3 m mixed-use skyscraper in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. At completion in 2019, the structure building became the third-tallest building in Calgary behind Brookfield Place East and The Bow.
2.8 km · building in Alberta, Canada · Wikipedia - 08Prince's Island Park
Prince's Island Park is an urban park in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is developed on an island on the Bow River, immediately north of downtown Calgary.
2.7 km · park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada · Wikipedia - 09Canterra Tower
400 Third is a skyscraper in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located at 400 3rd Avenue SW, it stands at 177 metres or 45 storeys tall.
2.5 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia - 10Jamieson Place
Jamieson Place is a 880,000-square-foot office building in the city's downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. At the time of its completion in 2009, the 173 m Jamiseson Place was the third tallest office tower in Calgary.
2.6 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia
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Getting to Calgary Centre
- Airports
- Calgary (YYC), 11 km · Edmonton (YEG), 255 km
- Stations
- 7 Street SW station, 1.7 km · Sunnyside station, 2.1 km · 4 Street SW station, 2.2 km · Banff Trail station, 3.5 km · Lions Park station, 2.8 km
- Edmonton → Calgary Centre8 km · quickest by road, 26 min · C$1–1.5
- Kelowna → Calgary Centre404 km · quickest by air, 4h 33m · C$140–220
- Saskatoon → Calgary Centre526 km · quickest by air, 4h 12m · C$140–220
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Calgary Centre
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Calgary Centre. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom Europe there are non-stop charter flights from London, Glasgow, Manchester, Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt.
From Wikivoyage: Calgary, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Calgary Centre
Calgary Centre is 2 km from Calgary, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Calgarylargest city in Alberta, Canada2.9 km
- Rocky View Countymunicipal district of Alberta, Canada3.2 km
- Beltlineneighborhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada2.1 km
- Chinatownneighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada2.8 km
- Downtown Calgaryhuman settlement in Alberta, Canada2.4 km
- Eau Claireneighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada2.6 km