Driving around Calgary

Why go

Driving gives you flexibility for places far from downtown or for combining Calgary with its prairie surroundings. Read the full address: the same street and avenue numbers can recur in different quadrants, marked NE, NW, SE or SW. Major roads often carry a name such as Trail instead of a grid number, so keep both the road name and quadrant in view.

Useful to know

• Enter the quadrant suffix as well as the street number when navigating to an address.
• Allow extra time for a trip across the city, particularly when your route crosses the downtown grid.
• Group distant stops by area to avoid repeatedly driving across Calgary.