There are 7 ways to get from Berkeley to Banff by subway, plane, shuttle, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly, shuttle
best- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane SFO - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
7h 23m$280–988Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
39h 11m$277–659Train
- Take the train from Emeryville to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Banfftrain
2d 18hDrive 1,946.6 km
- Drive from Berkeley to Banffcar 1,946.6 km
23h 17m$382–552Fly from Oakland International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane OAK - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
9h$561–729BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane SJC - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
10h 6m$569–1,287Train, bus
- Take the train from Berkeley Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattlebus
- Take the bus from Seattle to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Banffbus
39h 59m$362–574
Berkeley to Banff by subway and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Banff is to train and bus which costs $360 - $600 and takes 39h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Banff is to BART and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 23m and costs $280 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct train from Berkeley to Banff. However, there are services departing from Emeryville and arriving at Banff via Seattle, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1 and Vancouver. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Berkeley and Banff is 1822 km. The road distance is 1946.6 km.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Banff without a car is to bus which takes 39h 11m and costs $270 - $700.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Berkeley to Banff, including transfers.
Berkeley to Banff train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Emeryville station.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Banff is to bus which takes 39h 11m and costs $270 - $700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 2 days 18h.
Banff is 1h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 2:32 AM in Berkeley and 3:32 AM in Banff.
Berkeley to Banff train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Seattle station.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
You can take a subway from Downtown Berkeley to Banff, AB via West Oakland, Oakland, Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle Bus Station, Vancouver, and Vancouver, BC in around 39h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Emeryville to Banff via Seattle, Vancouver, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1, Granville Station @ Platform 1, and Vancouver in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Berkeley Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 877 460 3200
- reservations@rockymountaineer.com
- Website
- rockymountaineer.com
Train from Vancouver to Banff
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/
- Phone
- +1 403 762 0000
- info@banfftransportation.com
- Website
- banfftransportation.com
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.banfftransportation.com/
- Phone
- +1 403 800 0355
- info@fairybus.com
- Website
- fairybus.com
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://www.fairybus.com/
- Phone
- +1 403 754 6467
- info@mtnparktrans.com
- Website
- mtnparktrans.com
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- https://mtnparktrans.com/
- Schedules at
- https://mtnparktrans.com/schedules/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $100–210
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- customerservice@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–95
- Website
- https://www.redarrow.ca/
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Banff
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Adult
- $80–120
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