There are 6 ways to get from East Lansing to Banff by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Capital Region International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane LAN - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
9h 4m$308–1,093Bus to Detroit, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane DTW - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
10h 12m$282–904Bus, train
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MIbus
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Everett to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
2d 23h$460–1,356Drive 3,036.3 km
- Drive from East Lansing to Banffcar 3,036.3 km
32h 34m$597–862Train, bus via Vancouver
- 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 bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
3d 1h$712–3,572Train, bus
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Port Huron Stationtrain
- Take the train from Sarnia to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Jaspertrain
- Take the bus from Jasper, AB to Banff, ABbus
3d 14h$455–956
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 which costs $280 - $950 and takes 10h 12m.
The fastest way to get from East Lansing to Banff is to fly and bus which takes 9h 4m and costs $300 - $1,100.
The distance between East Lansing and Banff is 2546 km. The road distance is 3036.3 km.
The best way to get from East Lansing to Banff without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 23h and costs $460 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from East Lansing to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 2h behind East Lansing. It is currently 3:02 AM in East Lansing and 1:02 AM in Banff.
Yes, the driving distance between East Lansing to Banff is 3036 km. It takes approximately 32h 34m to drive from East Lansing to Banff.
There are 518+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between East Lansing, MI, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from East Lansing to Banff. However, you can take the taxi to Lansing-Airport-LAN 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 East Lansing, MI to Banff, AB via Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI, BTC - Fourth Ave Stop 4, Amtrak Station, Ann Arbor, Milwaukee Intermodal Station, Milwaukee, Everett Amtrak Station, Everett, Vancouver, and Vancouver, BC in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,900
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,800
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,900
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–700
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,900
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,800
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–700
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $370–3,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Port Huron Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Sarnia to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $50–130
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $50–100
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $40–65
Train from Toronto Union Station to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $300–550
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $300–550
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $400–550
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $380–440
- 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
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $12–14
- Adult
- $23–35
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $13–15
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ann Arbor to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- 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
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
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
- 1-888-786-3641
- 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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