There are 5 ways to get from Estes Park to Banff by car, plane, bus, taxi, train, or shuttle
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Drive to Cheyenne Airport, fly, bus
best- Drive from Estes Park to Cheyenne-Airport-CYScar
- Fly from Cheyenne Airport (CYS) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane CYS - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
11h 48m$176–581Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Estes Park to Harmony Transfer Centretaxi
- Take the bus from Harmony Transfer Centre to Cheyennebus
- Take the bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MTbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Spokanebus
- Take the bus from Spokane to Everett Stationbus
- Take the bus from Everett to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
47h 45m$711–1,188Drive, train, bus
- Drive from Estes Park to Winter Park/Frasercar
- Take the train from Winter Park/Fraser to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
2d 23h$531–1,167Drive 1,844.7 km
- Drive from Estes Park to Banffcar 1,844.7 km
18h 52m$359–519Shuttle to Denver, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Estes Park, Co to Denver International Airport
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane DEN - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
8h 40m$382–1,462
Cheyenne Airport (CYS) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Estes Park to Banff is to drive and fly and bus which costs $170 - $600 and takes 11h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Estes Park to Banff is to shuttle and fly and bus which takes 8h 40m and costs $380 - $1,500.
The distance between Estes Park and Banff is 1593 km. The road distance is 1844.7 km.
The best way to get from Estes Park to Banff without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 47h 45m and costs $700 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 11h 48m to get from Estes Park to Banff, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Estes Park to Banff is 1845 km. It takes approximately 18h 52m to drive from Estes Park to Banff.
There are 548+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Estes Park, CO, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Estes Park to Banff. However, you can drive to Cheyenne-Airport-CYS airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, then take the bus to HI Banff Alpine Centre. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Harmony Transfer Centre, take the bus to Cheyenne, take the bus to Billings, MT, walk to Billings, take the bus to Spokane, take the bus to Everett Station, walk to Everett, take the bus to Vancouver, walk to Vancouver, BC, then take the bus to Banff, AB.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cheyenne Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Denver to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Denver to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cheyenne Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
Flights from Denver to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Denver to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Winter Park/Fraser to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $140–410
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $210–480
- Business - advance purchase
- $290–1,200
- Business Class
- $420–1,100
Train from Sacramento to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Harmony Transfer Centre to Cheyenne
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Everett to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $200–240
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Billings to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–260
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- 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
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $140–170
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Everett to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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 (970) 586-5151
- estesparkshuttle@aol.com
- Website
- estesparkshuttle.com
Shuttle from Estes Park, Co to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $103
- Website
- https://estesparkshuttle.com
- Schedules at
- https://estesparkshuttle.com/airport-shuttle-information/
- Book at
- https://reservations.estesparkshuttle.com/app/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Estimated price
- $150–180
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