There are 6 ways to get from Fort Collins to Banff by taxi, plane, bus, train, or car
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Taxi to Cheyenne Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the taxi from Fort Collins to Cheyenne-Airport-CYStaxi
- Fly from Cheyenne Airport (CYS) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane CYS - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
10h 57m$317–752Bus, train
- Take the bus from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center to Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Denver 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
3d$514–1,608Bus, train via Paradise
- Take the bus from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center to Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Santa Barbarabus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Portlandtrain
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
3d 7hDrive 1,777.1 km
- Drive from Fort Collins to Banffcar 1,777.1 km
18h 4m$343–495Bus to Denver, fly, bus
- Take the bus from CSU Transit Center to Denver International Airport Dropoffsbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane DEN - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
8h$335–1,434Bus, train via Jasper
- Take the bus from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center to Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Denver to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Jaspertrain
- Take the bus from Jasper, AB to Banff, ABbus
3d 12h$549–1,718
Fort Collins to Banff by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Collins to Banff is to drive which costs $340 - $500 and takes 18h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Collins to Banff is to bus and fly which takes 8h and costs $330 - $1,500.
The distance between Fort Collins and Banff is 1525 km. The road distance is 1777.1 km.
The best way to get from Fort Collins to Banff without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 0h and costs $500 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 10h 57m to get from Fort Collins to Banff, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Collins to Banff is 1777 km. It takes approximately 18h 4m to drive from Fort Collins to Banff.
There are 540+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Fort Collins, CO, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Fort Collins to Banff. However, you can take the taxi 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 a bus from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center to Banff, AB via Union Station, Denver, Sacramento, Seattle, Vancouver, and Vancouver, BC in around 3d.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cheyenne Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
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 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cheyenne Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
Flights from Denver to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Vancouver to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $120–180
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $120–160
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $100–130
- 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
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://ridebustang.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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- (970) 226-5533
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from CSU Transit Center to Denver International Airport Dropoffs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–52
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/denver-airport/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/denver-airport/
- Phone
- +1 (888) 428-1149
- info@landline.com
- Website
- landline.com
Bus from CSU Transit Center to Denver International Airport Dropoffs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://landline.com/
- 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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