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How to get fromButte to Banffby bus, car or plane

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There are 5 ways to get from Butte to Banff by bus, car, or plane

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  1. Bus, drive

    best
    1. Take the bus from Butte, MT to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Transit Centerbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus bus
    4. Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge - U of Lcar car
    5. Take the bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*bus bus
    6. Take the bus from Calgary, AB - Marriott Downtown Hotel to Banff, AB - Red Carpet Innbus bus
    15h 17m

  2. Drive 856.6 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Butte to Banffcar car 856.6 km
    8h 50m
    $166–240

  3. Fly from Bert Mooney Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane plane BTM - YYC
    2. Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus bus
    12h 17m
    $169–659

  4. Bus to Helena Regional Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MTbus bus
    2. Fly from Helena Regional Airport (HLN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane plane HLN - YYC
    3. Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus bus
    11h 39m
    $220–746

  5. Bus to Missoula International Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the bus from Butte to Missoulabus bus
    2. Fly from Missoula International Airport (MSO) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane plane MSO - YYC
    3. Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus bus
    11h 46m
    $205–629

Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration9h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket$117Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Butte, MT, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?

There is no direct connection from Butte to Banff. However, you can take the bus to Great Falls Transfer Center, take the bus to Shelby Transit Center, take the bus to Port of Sweet Grass, drive to Lethbridge - U of L, take the bus to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*, walk to Calgary, AB - Marriott Downtown Hotel, then take the bus to Banff, AB - Red Carpet Inn. Alternatively, you can drive from Butte to Banff in around 8h 50m.

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