There are 6 ways to get from Banff to Kearney by bus, plane, car, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Kearney Municipal Airport
best- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)plane YYC - EAR
8h 12m$163–518Bus, fly to Hays Municipal Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Hays Municipal Airport (HYS)plane YYC - HYS
- Drive from Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) to Kearneycar
14h 17m$153–513Bus, drive, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Banff to Calgarybus
- Take the bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Lethbridge - U of Lbus
- Drive from Lethbridge - U of L to Port of Sweet Grasscar
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Holdregetrain
- Take the taxi from Holdrege to Kearneytaxi
2d 4hDrive 1,326.8 mi
- Drive from Banff to Kearneycar 1,326.8 mi
22h 2m$304–439Bus, fly to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field
- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)plane YYC - LBF
- Take the bus from North Platte, NE to Kearneybus
14h 3m$226–598Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Banff, AB to Abbotsford, BCbus
- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Holdregetrain
- Take the taxi from Holdrege to Kearneytaxi
3d 3h$980–2,147
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Banff to Kearney is to bus and fly and drive which costs $150 - $550 and takes 14h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Banff to Kearney is to bus and fly which takes 8h 12m and costs $160 - $550.
The distance between Banff and Kearney is 1113 miles. The road distance is 1334.5 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Banff to Kearney, including transfers.
Kearney is 1h ahead of Banff. It is currently 10:52 AM in Banff and 11:52 AM in Kearney.
Yes, the driving distance between Banff to Kearney is 1335 miles. It takes approximately 22h 2m to drive from Banff to Kearney.
There are 33+ hotels available in Kearney.
What companies run services between Banff, AB, Canada and Kearney, NE, USA?
There is no direct connection from Banff to Kearney. However, you can take the bus to Calgary Airport, walk to Calgary International Airport (YYC) airport, fly to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR), then take the taxi to Kearney. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Calgary, take the bus to Lethbridge - U of L, drive to Port of Sweet Grass, take the bus to Shelby Transit Center, walk to Shelby Amtrak Station, take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to Holdrege, then take the taxi to Kearney.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–850
Flights from Calgary International Airport to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–850
Flights from Calgary International Airport to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field via Vancouver, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Hays Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–850
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Hays Municipal Airport via Vancouver, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $410–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Holdrege
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–430
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800 974 2850
- booking@banffexplorer.com
- Website
- banffexplorer.com
Bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- https://banffexplorer.com/
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Banff to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Lethbridge - U of L
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from North Platte, NE to Kearney
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Banff, AB to Abbotsford, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $65–150
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
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