There are 8 ways to get from Cincinnati to Banff by car, plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly, bus
best- Drive from Cincinnati to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane SDF - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
11h 8m$276–948Bus to Indianapolis, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane IND - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
13h 32m$243–928Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
2d 21h$492–1,984Bus, train via Saint Paul
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Madisonbus
- Take the bus from Madison to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Everett Stationbus
- Take the bus from Everett to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
2d 23h$606–1,183Drive 3,146.8 km
- Drive from Cincinnati to Banffcar 3,146.8 km
33h 49m$621–897Fly from Covington, bus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane CVG - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
11h 8m$291–1,161Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane CMH - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
13h 37m$386–1,115Bus, train via Jasper
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Jaspertrain
- Take the bus from Jasper, AB to Banff, ABbus
3d 11h$541–2,196
Cincinnati to Banff by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cincinnati to Banff is to bus and fly which costs $240 - $950 and takes 13h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Banff is to fly and bus which takes 11h 8m and costs $290 - $1,200.
The distance between Cincinnati and Banff is 2941 km. The road distance is 3146.8 km.
The best way to get from Cincinnati to Banff without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 21h and costs $490 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 11h 8m to get from Cincinnati to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 2h behind Cincinnati. It is currently 11:10 PM in Cincinnati and 9:10 PM in Banff.
Yes, the driving distance between Cincinnati to Banff is 3147 km. It takes approximately 33h 49m to drive from Cincinnati to Banff.
There are 535+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Cincinnati to Banff. However, you can drive to Louisville-Airport-SDF airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, then take the bus to HI Banff Alpine Centre. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cincinnati to Banff, AB via Chicago Bus Station, Chicago Union Station, Everett Amtrak Station, Vancouver, and Vancouver, BC in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Covington to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Covington to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,600
Flights from Covington to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,900
Flights from Covington to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–2,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,400
Flights from Indianapolis to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,400
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Covington to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Covington to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,600
Flights from Covington to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Covington to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–2,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,400
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Covington to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Covington to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $210–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Vancouver to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $120–180
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $120–160
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $100–130
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $70–140
Bus from Madison to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Everett to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $20–120
- 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
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Spokane to Everett Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $140–180
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Spokane to Everett Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Spokane to Everett Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $65–80
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Everett to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- 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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