There are 3 ways to get from Brainerd to Calgary by plane, taxi, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane BRD - YYC
8h 13m$138–633Taxi, train, bus, drive
- Take the taxi from Brainerd to Staples Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Staples Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge - U of Lcar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*bus
23h 59mDrive 1,752.6 km
- Drive from Brainerd to Calgarycar 1,752.6 km
20h 1m$344–496
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brainerd to Calgary is to fly which costs $130 - $650 and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Brainerd to Calgary is to fly which takes 8h 13m and costs $130 - $650.
The distance between Brainerd and Calgary is 1572 km. The road distance is 1752.6 km.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Brainerd to Calgary, including transfers.
Calgary is 1h behind Brainerd. It is currently 9:07 AM in Brainerd and 8:07 AM in Calgary.
Yes, the driving distance between Brainerd to Calgary is 1753 km. It takes approximately 20h 1m to drive from Brainerd to Calgary.
There are 961+ hotels available in Calgary.
What companies run services between Brainerd, MN, USA and Calgary, AB, Canada?
Delta and WestJet fly from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis, Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
Flights from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,200
Flights from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis, Saskatoon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Staples Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- $90–120
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