There are 4 ways to get from Fargo to Banff by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Hector International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Hector International Airport (FAR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)FAR - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
8h 2m$206–679Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Fargo Amtrak Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge
- Take the bus from Lethbridge to Calgary
- Take the bus from Crowfoot LRT Station to Banff - Behind Mount Royal Hotel
25h 8m$259–444Drive 1,656.1 km
- Drive from Fargo to Banff1,656.1 km
18h 24m$333–480Drive to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport, fly, bus
- Drive from Fargo to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport (YWG)
- Fly from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport (YWG) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)YWG - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
8h 6m$211–763
Hector International Airport (FAR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fargo to Banff is to drive and fly and bus which costs $210 - $800 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Fargo to Banff is to fly and bus which takes 8h 2m and costs $200 - $700.
The distance between Fargo and Banff is 1477 km. The road distance is 1656.1 km.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Fargo to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 1h behind Fargo. It is currently 5:37 AM in Fargo and 4:37 AM in Banff.
Yes, the driving distance between Fargo to Banff is 1656 km. It takes approximately 18h 24m to drive from Fargo to Banff.
There are 442+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Fargo, ND, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Fargo to Banff. However, you can take the taxi to Hector International Airport (FAR) 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 train from Fargo Amtrak Station to Banff - Behind Mount Royal Hotel via Shelby Amtrak Station, Shelby Transit Center, Port of Sweet Grass, Lethbridge, Calgary, NB Anderson CTrain Station, NB Crowfoot CTrain Station, and Crowfoot LRT Station in around 25h 8m.
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- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Hector International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–1,200
Flights from Hector International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–650
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–650
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Saskatoon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–650
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Regina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hector International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Hector International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hector International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hector International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Fargo Amtrak Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- 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
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Lethbridge to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 587-968-5088
- info@vivogreen.ca
- Website
- vivogreentravel.com
Bus from Crowfoot LRT Station to Banff - Behind Mount Royal Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $109–117
- Website
- https://vivogreentravel.com/
- Schedules at
- https://vivogreentravel.com/public-shuttle/
- Calgary - Canmore
- $109
- Calgary - Banff
- $117
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