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Although Greyhound.ca has a page on Rocky Mountain House, and Rome2rio claims there are buses, I can't find any buses going to Rocky Mountain House and according to this article, Greyhound no longer has service. The latter page also states that Others will step in, said Trent Bancarz, a spokesman for Alberta Transportation.. Alberta Canada Transportation notes that long-distance buses are operated by Greyhound or Red Arrow, but I can't find a connection there either.

Are there any buses to Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada?

(My actual destination would be the Cline River Canyon trailhead along the David Thompson Highway. I assume there is no public transit on the latter, and I would hitch-hike from Rocky Mountain House; the road from Red Deer to Rocky Mountain House may be much less hitchhike-friendly, though. I do not wish to rent a car because I do not wish to return to the trailhead)

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Red Arrow has service to Rocky Mountain House, but only one round trip, and only on Tuesdays.

The Red Arrow Connector leaves Red Deer iHotel at 6:00 pm, after picking up at several other points in town, and reaches Rocky Mountain House at 7:15 pm.

The trip to Red Deer leaves Rocky Mountain House at 6:05 am and arrives at iHotel at 7:20 am, afterward stopping at several other points in Red Deer.

iHotel is the primary transfer point for buses going to and from Calgary and Edmonton. The buses stop in the west parking lot behind the hotel; you will see a Red Arrow sign. Based on the schedule, you should not have a very long wait to change buses, traveling in either direction.

Red Arrow canceled its Rocky Mountain House service in June 2015. As of now, there seems to be no public transit between these two towns at all.

Of course, the town nearest to where you're really going is Nordegg, and this town has no public transit services at all. From my searching, I also was unable to find any shuttle services, as are common in the U.S. The hostel might know of such services; it may be worth giving them a call and asking if they know of anyone who can arrange a ride for you from Rocky Mountain House or Red Deer.

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If this is your first trip out there I would strongly suggest changing your one-way plans and rent a car. That part of the country is very empty, I've driven for an hour on the David Thompson and not seen another vehicle. Unless you have a huge amount of time available, and don't mind walking most of the way carrying your own supplies (not many stores out there either) a vehicle is more-or-less essential. Cost won't be much different than the bus either. Econoboxes are rentable in the $30 / day range.

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