There are 10 ways to get from Banff to Minot by bus, plane, car, or train
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 Brandon Municipal Airport, drive
best- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR)plane YYC - YBR
- Drive from Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) to Minotcar
7h 50m$528–753Bus, fly to Minot International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Minot International Airport (MOT)plane YYC - MOT
11h 44m$145–515Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Banff to Calgarybus
- Take the bus from Calgary to Lethbridgebus
- Drive from Lethbridge 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 Minot Stationtrain
19h 25m$160–346Drive 764.7 mi
- Drive from Banff to Minotcar 764.7 mi
13h 55m$175–253Bus, fly to Regina, drive
- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Regina (YQR)plane YYC - YQR
- Drive from Regina-Airport-YQR to Minotcar
8h 45m$258–728Bus, fly to Bismarck Municipal Airport, drive
- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS)plane YYC - BIS
- Drive from Bismarck-Airport-BIS to Minotcar
10h 48m$158–533Bus, fly to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport (YWG)plane YYC - YWG
- Drive from Winnipeg-Airport-YWG to Minotcar
10h 18m$173–738Bus, fly to Ring Rock Ranch Airport, drive
- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Ring Rock Ranch Airport (XWA)plane YYC - XWA
- Drive from Ring Rock Ranch Airport (XWA) to Minotcar
11h 55m$165–548Bus, fly to Devils Lake Municipal Airport, train
- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Devils Lake Municipal Airport (DVL)plane YYC - DVL
- Take the train from Devils Lake Amtrak Station to Minot Stationtrain
13h 53m$176–592Bus, fly to Dickinson Municipal Airport, drive
- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Dickinson Municipal Airport (DIK)plane YYC - DIK
- Drive from Dickinson Municipal Airport (DIK) to Minotcar
13h 53m$168–553
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Banff to Minot is to bus and drive and train which costs $160 - $350 and takes 19h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Banff to Minot is to bus and fly and drive which takes 7h 50m and costs $500 - $800.
The distance between Banff and Minot is 882 miles. The road distance is 769.2 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Banff to Minot, including transfers.
Minot is 1h ahead of Banff. It is currently 2:38 PM in Banff and 3:38 PM in Minot.
Yes, the driving distance between Banff to Minot is 769 miles. It takes approximately 13h 55m to drive from Banff to Minot.
There are 24+ hotels available in Minot.
What companies run services between Banff, AB, Canada and Minot, ND, USA?
There is no direct connection from Banff to Minot. However, you can take the bus to Calgary Airport, walk to Calgary International Airport (YYC) airport, fly to Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR), then drive to Minot. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Banff to Minot Station via Calgary, Lethbridge, Port of Sweet Grass, Shelby Transit Center, and Shelby Amtrak Station in around 19h 25m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Brandon Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Regina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minot International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minot International Airport via Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minot International Airport via Edmonton, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bismarck Municipal Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bismarck Municipal Airport via Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bismarck Municipal Airport via Edmonton, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Saskatoon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Regina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minot International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minot International Airport via Edmonton, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minot International Airport via Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bismarck Municipal Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bismarck Municipal Airport via Edmonton, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ring Rock Ranch Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ring Rock Ranch Airport via Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minot International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bismarck Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ring Rock Ranch Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Devils Lake Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Devils Lake Municipal Airport via Vancouver, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Dickinson Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bismarck Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Minot Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Devils Lake Amtrak Station to Minot Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Banff to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Calgary to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
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