There are 8 ways to get from Gainesville to Banff by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport, bus
best- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane GNV - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
12h 27m$282–1,013Bus
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
3d 10h$769–1,567Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
4d 5h$1,509–3,434Drive 4,298.9 km
- Drive from Gainesville to Banffcar 4,298.9 km
46h 28m$839–1,212Bus to Orlando, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Orlando RedCoach Stationbus
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane MCO - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
12h 38m$385–890Bus to Jacksonville, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane JAX - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
14h 22m$374–1,385Bus to Valdosta, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Valdostabus
- Fly from Valdosta (VLD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane VLD - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
13h 37m$307–1,015Bus, bus to Brunswick Golden Isles Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Brunswickbus
- Fly from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane BQK - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
18h 5m$315–1,028
Gainesville to Banff by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gainesville to Banff is to bus and fly which costs $380 - $900 and takes 12h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Gainesville to Banff is to fly and bus which takes 12h 27m and costs $280 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Gainesville to Banff. However, there are services departing from Gainesville and arriving at Banff, AB via Atlanta Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Seattle Bus Station and Vancouver, BC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 10h.
The distance between Gainesville and Banff is 3690 km. The road distance is 4298.9 km.
The best way to get from Gainesville to Banff without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 10h and costs $750 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 12h 27m to get from Gainesville to Banff, including transfers.
Gainesville to Banff bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Gainesville station.
Gainesville to Banff bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Banff is 2h behind Gainesville. It is currently 9:24 PM in Gainesville and 7:24 PM in Banff.
Yes, the driving distance between Gainesville to Banff is 4299 km. It takes approximately 46h 28m to drive from Gainesville to Banff.
What companies run services between Gainesville, FL, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
You can take a bus from Gainesville to Banff, AB via Atlanta Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Seattle Bus Station, Vancouver, and Vancouver, BC in around 3d 10h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Orlando to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Orlando to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Orlando to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Orlando to Calgary International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Jacksonville to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–2,000
Flights from Jacksonville to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–2,000
Flights from Valdosta to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Valdosta to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Valdosta to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Valdosta to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Orlando to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Orlando to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Orlando to Calgary International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Jacksonville to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–2,000
Flights from Jacksonville to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–2,000
Flights from Valdosta to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Valdosta to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,500
Flights from Valdosta to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,500
Flights from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Calgary International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Jacksonville to Calgary International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Jacksonville to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Jacksonville to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Orlando to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Jacksonville to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Jacksonville to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Valdosta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Brunswick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- 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 Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–370
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- 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
- $100–210
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $100–210
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Gainesville to Orlando RedCoach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
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