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How to get fromGießen to Banffby train, plane, bus or shuttle

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There are 6 ways to get from Gießen to Banff by train, plane, bus, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Calgary International Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)planeFRA - YYC
    3. Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
    15h 7m
    $587–1,606

  2. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Hannover Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)planeHAJ - YYC
    3. Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
    19h 8m
    $564–1,513

  3. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)planeDUS - YYC
    4. Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
    18h 46m
    $782–1,554

  4. Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Calgary International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Luxembourgtrain
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)planeLUX - YYC
    4. Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
    21h 26m
    $640–1,502

  5. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Calgary International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)planeAMS - YYC
    5. Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
    19h 13m
    $627–1,784

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Edmonton International Airport, bus, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)planeFRA - YEG
    3. Take the bus from Edmonton Airport to Calgary, AB - Downtown 4 Ave SEbus
    4. Take a shuttle bus from North Calgary, AB - Crowfoot LRT Station to Samesun Hostelshuttle
    21h 23m
    $737–1,385

Frankfurt (FRA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights

Calendar15Weekly Planes
Duration11h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket$399Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Gießen, Germany and Banff, AB, Canada?

There is no direct connection from Gießen to Banff. However, you can take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) 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 train to Hannover Hbf, take the train to Hannover Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, then take the bus to HI Banff Alpine Centre.

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