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How to get fromBanff to Trailby bus, car, shuttle, or plane

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There are 6 ways to get from Banff to Trail by bus, car, shuttle, or plane

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  1. Bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St to Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Avebus bus Ebus
    2. Take the bus from Kelowna, BC to Trail, BCbus bus Kelowna to Nelson / ...
    13h 37m

  2. Drive  506.9 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Banff to Trailcar car 506.9 km
    6h 35m
    $103–149

  3. Shuttle, fly to Kelowna International Airport

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYCshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane plane YYC - YLW
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Kelowna International Airport to Red Mountain Resort, Rossland BCshuttle bus
    8h 54m

  4. Bus via Claresholm

    1. Take the bus from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SWbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Claresholm - Shell Gas Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Claresholm, AB to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Streetbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Nelson, BC to Trail, BCbus bus
    13h 48m

  5. Shuttle, fly to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYCshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)plane plane YYC - YXC
    3. Take the bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Streetbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Nelson, BC to Trail, BCbus bus
    9h 57m
    $487–1,034

  6. Shuttle, fly to Trail Airport

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYCshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Trail Airport (YZZ)plane plane YYC - YZZ
    6h 46m
    $637–1,059

Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW) flights

Calendar70Weekly Planes
Duration1h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket$47Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 917.8 km
  • Duration: 13h 37m

What companies run services between Banff, AB, Canada and Trail, BC, Canada?

You can take a bus from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St to Trail, BC via Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave, Queensway Exchange Bay B, Harvey Ave at Cooper Stn - Orchard Park, and Kelowna, BC in around 13h 37m.

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