There are 5 ways to get from Butte to Banff by bus, car, or plane
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Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- 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
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - Marriott Downtown Hotel to Banff, AB - Red Carpet Innbus
15h 17mDrive 856.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Butte to Banffcar 856.6 km
8h 50m$166–240Fly from Bert Mooney Airport, bus
- Fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane BTM - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
12h 17m$169–659Bus to Helena Regional Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MTbus
- Fly from Helena Regional Airport (HLN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane HLN - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
11h 39m$220–746Bus to Missoula International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Butte to Missoulabus
- Fly from Missoula International Airport (MSO) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane MSO - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
11h 46m$205–629
Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Butte to Banff is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Butte to Banff is to drive which takes 8h 50m and costs $160 - $240.
The distance between Butte and Banff is 937 km. The road distance is 856.6 km.
It takes approximately 15h 17m to get from Butte to Banff, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Butte to Banff is 857 km. It takes approximately 8h 50m to drive from Butte to Banff.
There are 1437+ hotels available in Banff.
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.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Missoula International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Missoula International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Missoula International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Missoula International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Missoula International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Butte, MT to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–70
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 403 668 9600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- thecanadabus.com
Bus from Calgary, AB - Marriott Downtown Hotel to Banff, AB - Red Carpet Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://www.thecanadabus.com/
- Phone
- +1 800 974 2850
- booking@banffexplorer.com
- Website
- banffexplorer.com
Bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $59
- Website
- https://banffexplorer.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Butte to Missoula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
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