There are 7 ways to get from Banff to Minnesota by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), train, or car
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Bus, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
best- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airport
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)YYC - MSP
6h 18m$155–746Bus, fly to Rochester
cheapest- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airport
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Rochester (RST)YYC - RST
9h 28m$124–463Bus
- Take the bus from Banff, AB to Vancouver, BC
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Everett
- Take the bus from Everett, WA to Spokane, WA
- Take the bus from Spokane to Billings
- Take the bus from Billings to Dickinson
- Take the bus from Dickinson to Minneapolis
2d 2h$317–808Bus, train
- Take the bus from Banff, AB to Vancouver, BC
- Take the train from Vancouver to Everett Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
2d 6h$295–741Drive 1,259.6 mi
- Drive from Banff to Minneapolis1,259.6 mi
22h 8m$289–417Bus, fly to Duluth International Airport
- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airport
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Duluth International Airport (DLH)YYC - DLH
11h 39m$124–435Bus, train via Jasper
- Take the bus from Banff High School Transit Hub to Lake Louise Village North8X
- Take the bus from Lake Louise, AB to Jasper, AB
- Take the train from Jasper to Vancouver
- Take the train from Vancouver to Everett Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
3d$309–812
Banff to Minnesota by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Banff to Minnesota is to bus and fly which costs $120 - $470 and takes 9h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Banff to Minnesota is to bus and fly which takes 6h 18m and costs $150 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Banff to Minnesota. However, there are services departing from Banff, AB and arriving at Minneapolis via Vancouver, Everett, WA, Spokane, Billings and Dickinson. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Banff and Minnesota is 1149 miles. The road distance is 1267 miles.
The best way to get from Banff to Minnesota without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs $310 - $850.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Banff to Minnesota, including transfers.
Banff to Minnesota bus services, operated by Rider Express, depart from Banff, AB station.
Banff to Minnesota bus services, operated by Rider Express, arrive at Vancouver, BC station.
Minnesota is 1h ahead of Banff. It is currently 6:27 PM in Banff and 7:27 PM in Minnesota.
Yes, the driving distance between Banff to Minnesota is 1267 miles. It takes approximately 22h 8m to drive from Banff to Minnesota.
What companies run services between Banff, AB, Canada and Minnesota, USA?
You can take a bus from Banff, AB to Minneapolis via Vancouver, BC, Vancouver, Everett, Everett, WA, Spokane, WA, Spokane, Billings, and Dickinson in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Regina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Rochester via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Rochester via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Rochester via Regina, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Rochester via Winnipeg, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Rochester via Edmonton, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Edmonton, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Winnipeg, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Regina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Rochester via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Rochester via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Rochester via Regina, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Rochester via Winnipeg, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Rochester via Edmonton, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Edmonton, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Winnipeg, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Vancouver to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $140–430
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $220–480
- Business - advance purchase
- $300–1,200
- Business Class
- $420–1,100
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Jasper to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $90–130
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $90–120
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $70–95
- Phone
- +1 800 974 2850
- Website
- banffexplorer.com
Bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- banffexplorer.com
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Banff, AB to Vancouver, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $110–150
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Vancouver to Everett
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Vancouver to Everett
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Everett, WA to Spokane, WA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–60
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Everett, WA to Spokane, WA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults 12 and over
- $45–100
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Everett, WA to Spokane, WA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Billings to Dickinson
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Dickinson to Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 403-762-0606
- Website
- roamtransit.com
Bus from Banff High School Transit Hub to Lake Louise Village North
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- http://www.roamtransit.com
- Adult Local and Regional Fares
- $6–8
- Phone
- 1-888-786-3641
- info@sundogtours.com
- Website
- sundogtours.com
Bus from Lake Louise, AB to Jasper, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- sundogtours.com
- Adult
- $55–80
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