There are 9 ways to get from Buffalo to Banff by shuttle, plane, bus, train, 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.
Shuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YYZ - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
10h 19m$280–819Train, bus to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Buffalo to Niagara Fallstrain
- Take the bus from Niagara Falls, ON to Hamilton Airportbus
- Fly from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YHM - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
11h 23m$226–1,039Bus, train via Saint Paul
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Everett to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
3d 4h$641–2,839Drive 3,457.1 km
- Drive from Buffalo to Banffcar 3,457.1 km
39h 21m$678–980Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane BUF - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
11h 43m$335–1,369Bus, bus to Kitchener/Waterloo Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Mississaugabus
- Take the bus from Winston Churchill Transitway Station to Sportsworld Dr. @ Hwy. 8 Park & Ridebus
- Fly from Kitchener/Waterloo Airport (YKF) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YKF - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
12h 19m$265–1,249Train, train to London International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Buffalo to Aldershottrain
- Take the train from Aldershot to Londontrain
- Fly from London International Airport (YXU) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YXU - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
14h 21m$260–1,296Bus, train
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Torontobus
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Jaspertrain
- Take the bus from Jasper, AB to Banff, ABbus
3d 7h$419–771Train
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Jaspertrain
- Take the train from Jasper to Banfftrain
9d 4h$7,331–12,666
Buffalo to Banff by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Banff is to shuttle and fly and bus which costs $280 - $850 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Banff is to shuttle and fly and bus which takes 10h 19m and costs $280 - $850.
No, there is no direct train from Buffalo to Banff. However, there are services departing from Buffalo and arriving at Banff via Toronto Union Station and Jasper. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9 days 4h.
The distance between Buffalo and Banff is 3007 km. The road distance is 3457.1 km.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Banff without a car is to bus and train via Saint Paul which takes 3 days 4h and costs $600 - $2,900.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Buffalo to Banff, including transfers.
Buffalo to Banff train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Buffalo station.
Banff is 2h behind Buffalo. It is currently 11:38 PM in Buffalo and 9:38 PM in Banff.
Buffalo to Banff train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Toronto Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Buffalo to Banff is 3457 km. It takes approximately 39h 21m to drive from Buffalo to Banff.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
You can take a train from Buffalo to Banff via Toronto Union Station and Jasper in around 9d 4h.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,200
Flights from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–750
Flights from Kitchener/Waterloo Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–1,100
Flights from London International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,000
Flights from London International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–2,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,200
Flights from London International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from London International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Kitchener/Waterloo Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–2,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo to Niagara Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $13–35
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $4–70
- Business - advance purchase
- $6–85
- Business Class
- $11–210
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Buffalo to Niagara Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–110
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $16–110
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $16–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $17–35
Train from Buffalo to Aldershot
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $27–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $27–85
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $25–45
Train from Aldershot to London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $28–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $28–85
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $26–45
Train from Toronto Union Station to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $300–550
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $300–550
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $400–550
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $380–440
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $35–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $35–90
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
- Phone
- 1-877-460-3200
- reservations@rockymountaineer.com
- Website
- rockymountaineer.com
Train from Jasper to Banff
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $7,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/routes_destinations
- 1 Guest
- $7,000–12,000
- Phone
- 905-374-8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Book at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800 974 2850
- Website
- banffexplorer.com
Bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $59
- Schedules at
- banffexplorer.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Everett to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Buffalo to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Everett to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- 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
- $160–210
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $160–210
- Phone
- 1-866-488-4452
- customerservice@megabus.com
- Website
- ca.megabus.com
Bus from Niagara Falls, ON to Hamilton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–75
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $15–75
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Buffalo to Mississauga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $27–70
- Flexible
- $55–70
Bus from Buffalo to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $30–80
- Flexible
- $60–85
- Phone
- +1 888-438-6646
- Website
- gotransit.com
Bus from Winston Churchill Transitway Station to Sportsworld Dr. @ Hwy. 8 Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $12–15
- Phone
- 1-888-786-3641
- info@sundogtours.com
- Website
- sundogtours.com
Bus from Jasper, AB to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- sundogtours.com
- Adult
- $95–140
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