Bus 1 in Calgary links Bowness Terminal NW and NB @ Penbrooke Terminal SE. The route is 24.3 km long with 66 stops, and the official schedule from Calgary Transit puts the full trip at about 83 minutes. On a weekday it runs 68 trips in one direction, and 45 on a weekend day.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 1 |
| City | Calgary |
| Transit authority | Calgary Transit |
| Start → end | Bowness Terminal NW → NB @ Penbrooke Terminal SE |
| End → start | NB @ Penbrooke Terminal SE → Bowness Terminal NW |
| Route length | 24.3 km / 24.4 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 66 / 71 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 83 minutes |
| Trips per day | 68 on weekdays, 45 on weekends one way |
| Frequency | peak 16–19 · midday 19 · weekend 25 |
| First / last trip from «Bowness Terminal NW» | 00:02 / 23:41 |
| First / last trip from «NB @ Penbrooke Terminal SE» | 00:00 / 23:39 |
| Fare | 4.00 $ |
| Updated | August 22, 2026 |
Route of Bus 1
Outbound: Bowness Terminal NW → NB @ Penbrooke Terminal SE
This direction has 66 stops and runs 24.3 km. The route passes EB 48 AV NW @ 88 ST NW, SB Bowness RD @ Bowwood DR NW, EB Kensington RD @ 20 ST NW, EB 9 AV SE @ 14 ST SE. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowness Terminal NW | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | EB 48 AV NW @ 88 ST NW | 0.3 km | |
| 3 | SB 85 ST NW @ 48 AV NW | 0.6 km | |
| 4 | SB 85 ST NW @ 46 AV NW | 0.8 km | |
| 5 | EB Bowness RD @ 85 ST NW | 1.1 km | |
| 6 | EB Bowness RD @ 83 ST NW | 1.3 km | |
| 7 | EB Bowness RD @ E. of 83 ST NW | 1.5 km | |
| 8 | EB Bowness RD @ 79 ST NW | 1.8 km | |
| 9 | EB Bowness RD @ 77 ST NW | 2.0 km | |
| 10 | EB Bowness RD @ 75 ST NW | 2.2 km | |
| 11 | EB Bowness RD @ 73 ST NW | 2.4 km | |
| 12 | EB Bowness RD @ 70 ST NW | 2.6 km | |
| 13 | EB Bowness RD @ 66 ST NW | 2.9 km | |
| 14 | EB Bowness RD @ 64 ST NW | 3.2 km | |
| 15 | EB Bowness RD @ 63 ST NW | 3.4 km | |
| 16 | EB Bowness RD @ 61 ST NW | 3.8 km | |
| 17 | SB Bowness RD @ 33 AV NW | 4.0 km | |
| 18 | SB Bowness RD @ Bowwood DR NW | 4.3 km | |
| 19 | SB Bowness RD @ 52 ST NW | 4.7 km | |
| 20 | EB Bowness RD @ Home RD NW | 5.2 km | |
| 21 | SB Bowness RD @ 46 ST NW | 5.7 km | |
| 22 | SB Bowness RD @ 44 ST NW | 6.0 km | |
| 23 | SB Bowness RD @ 42 ST NW | 6.4 km | |
| 24 | EB Bowness RD @ Point DR NW NLeg | 7.2 km | |
| 25 | EB Bowness RD @ Point DR NW SLeg | 7.5 km | |
| 26 | EB 3 AV NW @ 37 ST NW | 7.7 km | |
| 27 | EB 3 AV NW @ 34 ST NW | 8.0 km | |
| 28 | EB Parkdale BV @ 32 ST NW | 8.3 km | |
| 29 | EB Parkdale BV @ 29 ST NW | 8.6 km | |
| 30 | EB Parkdale BV @ 27 ST NW | 8.9 km | |
| 31 | EB Kensington RD @ 25 ST NW | 9.3 km | |
| 32 | EB Kensington RD @ Crowchild TR NW | 9.6 km | |
| 33 | EB Kensington RD @ 22 ST NW | 9.9 km | |
| 34 | EB Kensington RD @ 20 ST NW | 10.2 km | |
| 35 | EB Kensington RD @ 18 ST NW | 10.6 km | |
| 36 | EB Kensington RD @ 16 ST NW | 10.9 km | |
| 37 | EB Kensington RD @ 14 ST NW | 11.2 km | |
| 38 | EB Kensington RD @ Kensington CR NW | 11.4 km | |
| 39 | EB Kensington RD @ 10A ST NW | 11.7 km | |
| 40 | EB 5 AV SW @ 9 ST SW | 12.2 km | |
| 41 | EB 5 AV SW @ 7 ST SW | 12.5 km | |
| 42 | EB 5 AV SW @ 5 ST SW | 12.9 km | |
| 43 | EB 5 AV SW @ 2 ST SW | 13.3 km | |
| 44 | 1st Street SW | 13.7 km | |
| 45 | EB 9 AV S @ Centre ST S | 14.1 km | |
| 46 | EB 9 AV @ Macleod TR SE | 14.4 km | |
| 47 | EB 9 AV SE @ 6 ST SE | 15.1 km | |
| 48 | EB 9 AV @ 8 ST SE | 15.6 km | |
| 49 | EB 9 AV SE @ 12 ST SE | 16.2 km | |
| 50 | EB 9 AV SE @ 14 ST SE | 16.6 km | |
| 51 | EB 9 AV SE @ 15 ST SE | 16.9 km | |
| 52 | 9th Avenue SE Station (EB) | 17.2 km | |
| 53 | 26th Street SE Station (EB) | 19.2 km | |
| 54 | 33rd Street SE Station (EB) | 19.8 km | |
| 55 | 36th Street SE Station (EB) | 20.1 km | |
| 56 | 44th Street SE Station (EB) | 20.9 km | |
| 57 | NB 52 ST SE @ 17 AV SE | 21.8 km | |
| 58 | EB 14 AV SE @ 52 ST SE | 22.1 km | |
| 59 | EB Pensacola WY @ Pensacola CL SE | 22.4 km | |
| 60 | NB Pensacola WY @ Pennsburg DR SE | 22.6 km | |
| 61 | EB 8 AV SE @ Pensacola WY | 23.0 km | |
| 62 | EB Penbrooke DR @ 60 ST SE | 23.3 km | |
| 63 | EB Penbrooke DR @ Penedo WY SE | 23.5 km | |
| 64 | NB Penbrooke DR @ Penbrooke RD SE | 23.8 km | |
| 65 | NB Penbrooke DR @ 4 AV SE | 24.0 km | |
| 66 | NB @ Penbrooke Terminal SE | 24.3 km | Terminus |
Inbound: NB @ Penbrooke Terminal SE → Bowness Terminal NW
This direction has 71 stops and runs 24.4 km. The route passes SB Penbrooke DR @ 2 AV SE, WB 9 AV @ 9 ST SE, WB Kensington RD @ 21 ST NW, NB Bowness RD @ Bowwater CR NW. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NB @ Penbrooke Terminal SE | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | SB Penbrooke DR @ 2 AV SE | 0.2 km | |
| 3 | SB Penbrooke DR @ 5 AV SE | 0.5 km | |
| 4 | WB Penbrooke DR @ Penbrooke CL SE | 0.8 km | |
| 5 | WB Penbrooke DR @ 60 ST SE | 1.1 km | |
| 6 | SB Pensacola WY @ 8 AV SE | 1.4 km | |
| 7 | WB Pensacola WY @ Pennsburg DR SE | 1.8 km | |
| 8 | WB Pensacola WY @ Pensacola CL SE | 2.0 km | |
| 9 | SB 52 ST SE @ 14 AV SE | 2.3 km | |
| 10 | WB 17 AV SE @ 52 ST SE | 2.7 km | |
| 11 | 44th Street SE Station (WB) | 3.5 km | |
| 12 | 36th Street SE Station (WB) | 4.3 km | |
| 13 | 33rd Street SE Station (WB) | 4.7 km | |
| 14 | 26th Street SE Station (WB) | 5.2 km | |
| 15 | 9th Avenue SE Station (WB) | 7.2 km | |
| 16 | WB 9 AV SE @ 15 ST SE | 7.4 km | |
| 17 | WB 9 AV SE @ 14 ST SE | 7.8 km | |
| 18 | WB 9 AV @ 12 ST SE | 8.3 km | |
| 19 | WB 9 AV @ 9 ST SE | 8.7 km | |
| 20 | WB 9 AV SE @ The Confluence | 9.1 km | |
| 21 | WB 9 AV @ 6 ST SE | 9.3 km | |
| 22 | NB 3 ST @ 7 AV SE | 9.9 km | |
| 23 | WB 6 AV SE @ Macleod TR | 10.2 km | |
| 24 | WB 6 AV @ 1 ST SE | 10.5 km | |
| 25 | WB 6 AV SW @ E. of 1 ST SW | 10.7 km | |
| 26 | WB 6 AV SW@ 2 ST SW | 11.0 km | |
| 27 | WB 6 AV SW @ 4 ST SW | 11.3 km | |
| 28 | WB 6 AV SW @ 6 ST SW | 11.5 km | |
| 29 | WB 4 AV SW @ 7 ST SW | 12.0 km | |
| 30 | WB Kensington RD @ 10 ST NW | 12.7 km | |
| 31 | WB Kensington RD @ 11A ST NW | 13.0 km | |
| 32 | WB Kensington RD @ 14 ST NW | 13.3 km | |
| 33 | WB Kensington RD @ 16 ST NW | 13.5 km | |
| 34 | WB Kensington RD @ 18 ST NW | 13.8 km | |
| 35 | WB Kensington RD @ 19 ST NW | 14.0 km | |
| 36 | WB Kensington RD @ 21 ST NW | 14.4 km | |
| 37 | WB Kensington RD @ 23 ST NW | 14.7 km | |
| 38 | WB Kensington RD @ Crowchild TR NW | 14.9 km | |
| 39 | WB Parkdale BV @ 26 ST NW | 15.3 km | |
| 40 | WB Parkdale BV @ 27 ST NW | 15.5 km | |
| 41 | WB Parkdale BV @ 29 ST NW | 15.8 km | |
| 42 | WB 3 AV NW @ 32 ST NW | 16.1 km | |
| 43 | WB 3 AV NW @ 34 ST NW | 16.4 km | |
| 44 | WB 3 AV NW @ 34A ST NW | 16.5 km | |
| 45 | WB Bowness RD @ 37 ST NW | 16.8 km | |
| 46 | WB Bowness RD @ Veteran’s WY NW | 16.9 km | |
| 47 | WB Bowness RD @ Point DR NW | 17.2 km | |
| 48 | NB Bowness RD @ 42 ST NW | 18.1 km | |
| 49 | NB Bowness RD @ 45 ST NW | 18.5 km | |
| 50 | NB Bowness RD @ 46 ST NW | 18.8 km | |
| 51 | WB Bowness RD @ Home RD NW | 19.1 km | |
| 52 | NB Bowness RD @ 52 ST NW | 19.7 km | |
| 53 | NB Bowness RD @ Bowwater CR NW | 20.1 km | |
| 54 | NB Bowness RD @ 33 AV NW | 20.3 km | |
| 55 | WB Bowness RD @ 62 ST NW | 20.7 km | |
| 56 | WB Bowness RD @ 63 ST NW | 20.9 km | |
| 57 | WB Bowness RD @ 64 ST NW | 21.1 km | |
| 58 | WB Bowness RD @ 65 ST NW | 21.3 km | |
| 59 | WB Bowness RD @ 66 ST NW | 21.5 km | |
| 60 | WB Bowness RD @ 70 ST NW | 21.8 km | |
| 61 | WB Bowness RD @ 73 ST NW | 22.0 km | |
| 62 | WB Bowness RD @ 75 ST NW | 22.2 km | |
| 63 | WB Bowness RD @ 77 ST NW | 22.4 km | |
| 64 | WB Bowness RD @ 79 ST NW | 22.6 km | |
| 65 | WB Bowness RD @ W. of 79 ST NW | 22.9 km | |
| 66 | WB Bowness RD @ 83 ST NW | 23.1 km | |
| 67 | NB Bowness RD @ 44 AV NW | 23.4 km | |
| 68 | NB Bowness RD @ 46 AV NW | 23.6 km | |
| 69 | WB 48 AV NW @ 85 ST NW | 23.8 km | |
| 70 | WB 48 AV NW @ 88 ST NW | 24.1 km | |
| 71 | Bowness Terminal NW | 24.4 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from Calgary Transit, the route runs 68 trips in one direction on a weekday, and 45 on a weekend day.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Bowness Terminal NW» | 00:02 — 23:41 | 05:16 — 23:54 |
| From «NB @ Penbrooke Terminal SE» | 00:00 — 23:39 | 05:28 — 23:43 |
Frequency calculated from the departure table: in the morning peak buses run every 16–19 minutes, most often every 17; midday every 19 minutes; in the afternoon peak every 9–21; on weekends every 25 minutes.
Fare and payment
A single ride costs 4.00 $. The same fare applies to CTrain and buses in Calgary.
An adult cash fare is $4.00 and is valid for 90 minutes, transfers included. Youth and students pay $2.65; children 12 and under ride free. A day pass is $12.65, an adult monthly pass $126.00. Transfers within 90 minutes are free. The cash fare itself covers 90 minutes of travel, so transfers within that window cost nothing extra. An unlimited monthly pass costs $126.00.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a ride on bus 1 cost?
4.00 $ for a single ride.
When do the first and last trips run?
From Bowness Terminal NW the first is at 00:02 and the last at 23:41. From NB @ Penbrooke Terminal SE they are 00:00 and 23:39.
How long does the trip from Bowness Terminal NW to NB @ Penbrooke Terminal SE take?
About 83 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
66 outbound and 71 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 1 run on weekends?
Yes. On weekends and holidays there are 45 trips in one direction, running from Bowness Terminal NW between 05:16 and 23:54.
Every route number with its termini, operating hours and travel time is collected in the Calgary buses overview.
Data current as of August 22, 2026. Schedule and termini — Calgary Transit. Fares — Calgary Transit, Fares & passes. Stop list, schedule and route geometry come from the official GTFS feed (City of Calgary Open Data).