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There are 4 ways to get from Banff to Alberta by bus, tram, or car

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Bus, line 201 tram
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1. Take the bus from Samesun Banff - Banff International Hostel to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-ITbus
2. Take the tram from SB Crowfoot CTrain Station to EB 8 Street SW Stationtram 201
1h 41m
Drive 124 km
cheapest
1. Drive from Banff to Calgarycar 124 km
1h 27m
$25–36
Bus via Crowfoot LRT Station
1. Take the bus from Red Carpet Inn & Suites to Crowfoot LRT Stationbus ABestX Canada
2h 27m
Bus
1. Take the bus from Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotel to Calgary, AB - The Westin Calgarybus Calgary to Banff
2h 58m
$34

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Map of how to get from Banff to Alberta.

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Distance: 132.9 km
Duration: 1h 41m

What companies run services between Banff, AB, Canada and Alberta, Canada?

ABestX operates a bus from Red Carpet Inn & Suites to Crowfoot LRT Station every 2 hours, and the journey takes 2h 1m.

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Calgary(opens in a new window), Canada(opens in a new window)

Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is the largest city in Alberta and the largest metro area within the three Prairie Provinces region. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Calgary

Heritage Park Historical Village(Opens in a new window)

Heritage Park Historical Village is a living history museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on 127 acre of parkland on the banks of the Glenmore Reservoir, in the city's southwestern quadrant. The Historical Village part of the park is open 7 days a week (10-5) from the Canadian May long weekend through to the September Labour Day long weekend, and then weekends from Labour Day through to Canadian Thanksgiving weekend in mid October. Gasoline Alley Museum and the Railway Café are open year-round. As one of Canada's largest living history museums, it is one of the city's most visited tourist attractions. Exhibits span western Canadian history from the 1860s to the 1950s. Many of the buildings are historical and were transported to the park to be placed on display. Others are re-creations of actual buildings. Most of the structures are furnished and decorated with genuine artifacts. Staff dress in historic costume, and antique automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles service the site. Calgary Transit provides regular shuttle service from Heritage C-Train station. The park opened on July 1, 1964.

Calaway Park(Opens in a new window)

Calaway Park is an amusement park and campground in Springbank, Alberta, Canada. The park occupies approximately 160 acre of land, although the amusement park only occupies 90 acre of it. The park is western Canada's largest amusement park, and is situated approximately 4 km west of Calgary's city limits.

Vortex (Calaway Park)(Opens in a new window)

The Vortex (previously known as Turn of the Century and Corkscrew) is a corkscrew roller coaster in Calaway Park in Alberta, Canada.

Places to stay in Calgary

Fairmont Palliser(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Hyatt Regency Calgary(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Hotel Arts(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Sandman Signature Calgary Downtown Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

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