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)plane FAR - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
8h 1m$196–679Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Fargo Amtrak Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Southgate Stationcar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge - Ticket Office to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*bus
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - Marriott Downtown Hotel to Banff, AB - Red Carpet Innbus
25h 16mDrive 1,656.1 km
- Drive from Fargo to Banffcar 1,656.1 km
18h 30m$325–469Drive to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport, fly, bus
- Drive from Fargo to Winnipeg-Airport-YWGcar
- Fly from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport (YWG) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YWG - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
8h$229–961
Hector International Airport (FAR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fargo to Banff is to drive which costs $320 - $470 and takes 18h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Fargo to Banff is to drive and fly and bus which takes 8h and costs $220 - $1,000.
The distance between Fargo and Banff is 1477 km. The road distance is 1656.1 km.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Fargo to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 1h behind Fargo. It is currently 11:13 PM in Fargo and 10:13 PM in Banff.
Yes, the driving distance between Fargo to Banff is 1656 km. It takes approximately 18h 30m to drive from Fargo to Banff.
There are 611+ 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 Fargo-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, AB - Red Carpet Inn via Shelby Amtrak Station, Shelby Transit Center, Port of Sweet Grass, Southgate Station, Lethbridge - Ticket Office, Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*, and Calgary, AB - Marriott Downtown Hotel in around 25h 16m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Hector International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
Flights from Hector International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Hector International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–800
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–800
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–800
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Saskatoon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–800
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Regina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hector International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Hector International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Hector International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hector International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hector International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
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
- $320–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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/
- 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
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Lethbridge - Ticket Office to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 403 668 9600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- thecanadabus.com
Bus from Calgary, AB - Marriott Downtown Hotel to Banff, AB - Red Carpet Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://www.thecanadabus.com/
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