There are 6 ways to get from Courtenay to Banff by plane, bus, car ferry, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Comox Valley Airport, bus
best- Fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YQQ - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
5h 20m$172–762Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
- Take the car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BCcarferry
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Banffbus
20h 6m$229–434Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
- Take the car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BCcarferry
- Take the train from Vancouver to Banfftrain
44h 9mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Courtenay to Nanaimo Departure Baycar
- Take the car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BCcarferry
- Drive from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Banffcar
12h 52m$199–440Taxi to Campbell River Airport, fly, bus
- Take the taxi from Courtenay to Campbell River Airport (YBL)taxi
- Fly from Campbell River Airport (YBL) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YBL - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
4h 43m$245–972Bus to Nanaimo Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YCD - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
8h 19m$230–910
Courtenay to Banff by bus, car ferry, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Courtenay to Banff is to bus and car ferry which costs $220 - $440 and takes 20h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Courtenay to Banff is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 4h 43m and costs $240 - $1,000.
The distance between Courtenay and Banff is 941 km.
The best way to get from Courtenay to Banff without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 20h 6m and costs $220 - $440.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Courtenay to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 1h ahead of Courtenay. It is currently 10:17 PM in Courtenay and 11:17 PM in Banff.
There are 616+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Courtenay, BC, Canada and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Courtenay to Banff. However, you can take the line 11 bus to Comox Valley Airport, walk to Comox-Airport-YQQ 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 Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Banff via Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada, Nanaimo Departure Bay, Horseshoe Bay, BC, Keith Rd @ Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal, Eastbound W Georgia St @ Burrard St, Burrard Station @ Platform 2, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 2, Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station, and Kelowna Airport in around 20h 6m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Calgary International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Campbell River Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–800
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
- Phone
- +1 877 460 3200
- reservations@rockymountaineer.com
- Website
- rockymountaineer.com
Train from Vancouver to Banff
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.rockymountaineer.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/
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- customerservice@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–95
- Website
- https://www.redarrow.ca/
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Banff
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Adult
- $80–120
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $18–55
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $110–160
- Adult Passenger
- $20
- Standard Vehicle
- $75
- Motorcycle
- $38
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
Joe's Taxi
- Phone
- +1 250 792 5637
Comox Taxi
- Phone
- +1 250 339 7955
- Website
- comoxtaxi.com
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