There are 6 ways to get from East Lansing to Banff by plane, shuttle, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly from Capital Region International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane LAN - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
8h 47m$344–1,304Train, bus
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station 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 bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
2d 20h$1,022–2,282Bus
- Take the bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to Greyhound Benton Harborbus
- Take the bus from Benton Harbor Bus Stop to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
3d 3h$702–1,407Drive 3,036.3 km
- Drive from East Lansing to Banffcar 3,036.3 km
32h 34m$595–860Bus to Detroit, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane DTW - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
9h 49m$368–1,065Train
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Banfftrain
4d 3h
East Lansing to Banff by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from East Lansing to Banff is to bus and fly and shuttle which costs $360 - $1,100 and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from East Lansing to Banff is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 47m and costs $340 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from East Lansing to Banff. However, there are services departing from East Lansing Michigan Flyer and arriving at Banff, AB via Benton Harbor Bus Stop, Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Seattle Bus Station and Vancouver, BC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between East Lansing and Banff is 2544 km. The road distance is 3036.3 km.
The best way to get from East Lansing to Banff without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs $1,000 - $2,300.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from East Lansing to Banff, including transfers.
East Lansing to Banff bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from East Lansing Michigan Flyer station.
The best way to get from East Lansing to Banff is to bus which takes 3 days 3h and costs $700 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 4 days 3h.
East Lansing to Banff bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at Greyhound Benton Harbor station.
Banff is 2h behind East Lansing. It is currently 5:30 AM in East Lansing and 3:30 AM in Banff.
What companies run services between East Lansing, MI, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
You can take a bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to Banff, AB via Benton Harbor Bus Stop, Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Seattle Bus Station, Vancouver, and Vancouver, BC in around 3d 3h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from WBD Gr. River past MAC AVE to Banff via Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, East Lansing Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, Vancouver Station, Vancouver, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1, Granville Station @ Platform 1, and Vancouver in around 4d 3h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,200
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–2,200
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,200
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–2,200
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +1 403 762 0000
- info@banfftransportation.com
- Website
- banfftransportation.com
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.banfftransportation.com/
- Phone
- +1 403 800 0355
- info@fairybus.com
- Website
- fairybus.com
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://www.fairybus.com/
- Phone
- +1 403 754 6467
- info@mtnparktrans.com
- Website
- mtnparktrans.com
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- https://mtnparktrans.com/
- Schedules at
- https://mtnparktrans.com/schedules/
- 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
- $100–210
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $100–210
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to Greyhound Benton Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Benton Harbor Bus Stop to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–430
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $13–15
- Adult
- $30–45
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