There are 5 ways to get from Grande Prairie to Banff by plane, shuttle, bus (Flixbus), car, or bus
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Fly, shuttle
best- Fly from Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YQU - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
3h 18m$330–949Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Grande Prairie, AB to Edmonton, AB - Southgate Stationbus Grande Prairie / ...
- Take the bus from Edmonton to Banffbus FlixBus 2725
11h 50m$108–217Bus
- Take the bus from Grande Prairie, AB to Edmonton, AB - Southgate Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton to Calgary Int. Airportbus
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
10h 31m$151–246Drive 649.4 km
- Drive from Grande Prairie to Banffcar 649.4 km
8h 28m$129–186Bus via Edmonton
- Take the bus from Grande Prairie, AB - Podollan Inn & Spa to Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 Stbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Calgary - Airport YYCbus
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotelbus
11h 22m
Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grande Prairie to Banff is to drive which costs $120 - $190 and takes 8h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Grande Prairie to Banff is to fly and shuttle which takes 3h 18m and costs $330 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Grande Prairie to Banff. However, there are services departing from Grande Prairie, AB and arriving at HI Banff Alpine Centre via Edmonton and Calgary Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 31m.
The distance between Grande Prairie and Banff is 695 km. The road distance is 649.4 km.
The best way to get from Grande Prairie to Banff without a car is to bus which takes 10h 31m and costs $150 - $250.
It takes approximately 3h 18m to get from Grande Prairie to Banff, including transfers.
Grande Prairie to Banff bus services, operated by Rider Express, depart from Grande Prairie, AB station.
Grande Prairie to Banff bus services, operated by Rider Express, arrive at Edmonton, AB - Southgate Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grande Prairie to Banff is 649 km. It takes approximately 8h 28m to drive from Grande Prairie to Banff.
There are 623+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Grande Prairie, AB, Canada and Banff, AB, Canada?
You can take a bus from Grande Prairie, AB to HI Banff Alpine Centre via Edmonton, Calgary Int. Airport, and Calgary Airport in around 10h 31m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Grande Prairie Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Grande Prairie Airport to Calgary International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Grande Prairie Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–600
- Phone
- +1 403 762 0000
- info@banfftransportation.com
- Website
- banfftransportation.com
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.banfftransportation.com/
- Phone
- +1 403 800 0355
- info@fairybus.com
- Website
- fairybus.com
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://www.fairybus.com/
- Phone
- +1 403 754 6467
- info@mtnparktrans.com
- Website
- mtnparktrans.com
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- https://mtnparktrans.com/
- Schedules at
- https://mtnparktrans.com/schedules/
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Grande Prairie, AB to Edmonton, AB - Southgate Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $60–140
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Calgary Int. Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Banff
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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/
Bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $59
- Website
- https://banffexplorer.com/
Bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- https://banffgoldenxpress.com/index.php
Bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- https://banffgoldenxpress.com/index.php
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- customerservice@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Grande Prairie, AB - Podollan Inn & Spa to Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.redarrow.ca/
Bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Calgary - Airport YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.redarrow.ca/
- Phone
- +1 403 668 9600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- thecanadabus.com
Bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://www.thecanadabus.com/
- Phone
- +1 866 606 6700
- explorerockies@brewster.ca
- Website
- banffjaspercollection.com
Bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.banffjaspercollection.com/brewster-express/
- Adult
- $80–110
- Phone
- 587-968-5088
- info@vivogreen.ca
- Website
- vivogreentravel.com
Bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- 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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