There are 5 ways to get from Calgary to Brainerd by plane, bus, car, train, or taxi
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Fly to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport
best- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)plane YYC - BRD
9h 25m$105–424Bus, drive, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Calgary to Lethbridgebus
- Drive from Lethbridge to Port of Sweet Grasscar
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Staples Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Staples Station to Brainerdtaxi
24h 39m$178–409Drive 1,090.6 mi
- Drive from Calgary to Brainerdcar 1,090.6 mi
19h 54m$250–361Fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane YYC - MSP
- Take the bus from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport to Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Brainerdbus
9h 43m$183–763Fly to Bemidji-Beltrami County Airport, bus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Bemidji-Beltrami County Airport (BJI)plane YYC - BJI
- Take the bus from Bemidji to Brainerdbus
13h 2m$111–501
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calgary to Brainerd is to fly which costs $100 - $430 and takes 9h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Calgary to Brainerd is to fly which takes 9h 25m and costs $100 - $430.
The distance between Calgary and Brainerd is 981 miles. The road distance is 1096.9 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Calgary to Brainerd, including transfers.
Brainerd is 1h ahead of Calgary. It is currently 12:43 PM in Calgary and 1:43 PM in Brainerd.
Yes, the driving distance between Calgary to Brainerd is 1097 miles. It takes approximately 19h 54m to drive from Calgary to Brainerd.
There are 79+ hotels available in Brainerd.
What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Brainerd, MN, USA?
Delta and WestJet fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–850
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport via Regina, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–850
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport via Winnipeg, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–850
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport via Edmonton, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Regina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bemidji-Beltrami County Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bemidji-Beltrami County Airport via Winnipeg, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bemidji-Beltrami County Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bemidji-Beltrami County Airport via Denver, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bemidji-Beltrami County Airport via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Regina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Staples Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $80–230
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $110–270
- Business - advance purchase
- $160–650
- Business Class
- $250–650
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Calgary to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 320-316-0943
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport to Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Brainerd
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Bemidji to Brainerd
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–60
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $65–80
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