Air Canada (AC) (website: www.aircanada.com) provides a daily scheduled service connecting Saskatoon and Regina to the rest of the world. Northwest Airlines (website: www.nwa.com) and Westjet Airlines (website: www.westjet.ca) also serve the area.

Saskatoon (YXE) (website: www.yxe.ca) is 7km (4.5 miles) from the city centre (journey time - 15 minutes). To/from the airport: Airport shuttles, taxis and car hire are available. Facilities: Car parking, restaurant and gift shop.

Regina International Airport (YQR) (website: www.yqr.ca) is 5km (3 miles) from the city centre (journey time - 10 minutes). To/from the airport: A shuttle bus, taxis and car hire are available. Facilities: Car parking, restaurants and gift shops.

Ferry services operate from various locations connecting communities within the province. Houseboats may also be chartered in certain areas.

VIA Rail (tel: 1 888 842 7245, in Canada and the USA; website: www.viarail.ca), Canada's national passenger train service, operates the Winnipeg-Saskatoon-Edmonton link (The Canadian).

Saskatchewan has six travel corridors, namely the Northern Woods and Water Route (9 and 55) east-west, Yellowhead Highway (16) east-west, the Trans-Canada Highway (1) east-west, Red Coat Trail (13) east-west, CanAm International Highway north-south and the Saskota International Highway (9) north-south. Saskatchewan has more road surface than any other province in Canada - a total of 250,000km (150,000 miles).

Bus: A scheduled motorcoach service is provided by Greyhound Bus Lines (tel: 1 800 661 8747; website: www.greyhound.ca), Moose Mountain Bus Lines (tel: (306) 721 6707; website: www.moosemountainbus.com) and Saskatchewan Transportation Company (tel: 1 800 663 7181, in Canada and the USA; website: www.stcbus.com). Charter motorcoach services are also available from a number of cities and operators.

Car hire: Hire cars are available in most cities. Saskatchewan law requires that anyone driving or riding in a motor vehicle must wear available seatbelts at all times.