Charter bus pick-ups at Regina International (YQR)
Regina gives commercial vehicles their own lane. Charter buses and other commercial services, apart from the airport's taxi provider, pick up in the commercial lane of the short-term parking lot, across the road from the arrivals doors.
Across the road, not at the door
The group walks out of arrivals and crosses to the short-term lot. With luggage, and on a January evening, that crossing is worth a line in the joining notes: stay together, wait for the leader, cross as one group.
The airport publishes a commercial vehicle and terminal curb map. Send it to the group before the trip, or ask the operator for a copy with the loading spot marked.
Ten kilometres to City Hall
The airport is inside Regina, west-southwest of the city centre. City Hall is about 10 km by road, roughly a 15-minute drive in light traffic. Through coaches can stay off city streets on the Regina Bypass, a 44 km twinned route linking Highway 1 and Highway 11 around the south and east.
Saskatchewan does not change its clocks. It keeps Central Standard Time all year, which can catch out groups connecting from other provinces.
Where the driver meets you
- Commercial vehicle services (other than the airport's taxi provider) pick up passengers in the commercial lane in the short-term parking lot, across the road from the arrivals doors.
Where coaches and buses wait
- Commercial lane in the short-term parking lot opposite the terminal; the airport publishes a commercial vehicle and terminal curb map.
Drive to downtown
- about 7 km (about 10 km by road to City Hall), about 15 min in light traffic
Game days and tours
For a Roughriders game at Mosaic Stadium, agree the after-game pick-up point before kick-off. The Brandt Centre, home of the Regina Pats, and the Queensbury Convention Centre are both in the REAL District; give the operator the venue name as well as the address.
At the Saskatchewan Legislative Building, buses may park north of the Queen Elizabeth II Gardens, reached via Legislative Drive east and then left onto Walter Scott Way along the lake. Groups of 10 or more book tours ahead. The RCMP Heritage Centre, at 5907 Dewdney Avenue beside the RCMP Academy, has on-site motor coach parking, and pre-booked groups of 10 or more can go in before regular opening hours.
Moose Jaw and Saskatoon
Moose Jaw is about 70 km from Regina, about 45 minutes, and Saskatoon about 240 km. A team playing in both cities can have the trip quoted as one job with an overnight, which keeps the driver's hours in view.
Questions
Where does the charter bus load at Regina airport?
In the commercial lane of the short-term parking lot, across the road from the arrivals doors.
Does the airport's taxi provider use the same lane?
No. The commercial lane is for commercial vehicle services other than the airport's taxi provider.
Is there public transit if one passenger lands later?
Yes. Regina Transit route 24 serves the airport.
Cities
Vehicles
- Full-size coach — 49-81 seats
- Midi coach — 29-35 seats
- Minibus — 16-19 seats
- Executive Sprinter van — 17-19 seats
- Executive car (sedan or SUV) — 1-3 seats
- Wheelchair-accessible minibus — Varies by layout; wheelchair positions replace seats
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