Winnipeg: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Winnipeg is a city of 749,607 people in Canada (Manitoba), 245 m (804 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including St. James railway station. Our booking partner lists 171 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Winnipeg runs from about 8 h 10 min a day in late December to 16 h 25 min in late June (computed for 49.88° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Winnipeg is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, whose 11,000-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Winnipeg: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include St. James railway station. Trains to Winnipeg
Buses to Winnipeg · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 171 places to stay in Winnipeg. Of the 114 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (48). Across 80 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.9 out of 10. Guests have left 43,608 reviews in total.
Hotels in Winnipeg: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Manitoba Children's Museum | 135,000 | — |
The busiest is Manitoba Children's Museum at 135,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Winnipeg
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Fargo, 335 km (United States) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
Twin towns and sister cities: Beersheba, Chengdu, Jinju, Lviv, Manila, Setagaya, Reykjavík, Taichung, Kuopio, Gan-Yavne, San Nicolás de los Garza, Trapani, Minneapolis.
Common questions
Which airport serves Winnipeg?
Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre.
How big is Winnipeg?
About 749,607 people live in Winnipeg, across 449 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Winnipeg in?
America/Winnipeg, currently UTC-5.
What currency is used in Winnipeg?
The Dollar (CAD). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Winnipeg?
Our booking partner lists 171 places to stay in Winnipeg, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Winnipeg?
Fargo (335 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.