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How to get fromInterlaken to Banffby train, plane or bus

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

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)planeZRH - YYC
    3. Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
    16h 5m
    $641–1,502

  2. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain
    2. Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)planeMXP - YYC
    4. Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
    20h 22m
    $527–988

  3. Train to Basel, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Interlaken West to Basel SBBtrain
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)planeBSL - YYC
    3. Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
    18h 36m
    $587–1,486

  4. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Interlaken West to Berntrain
    2. Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)planeGVA - YYC
    4. Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
    19h 3m
    $815–4,527

  5. Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain
    2. Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
    3. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)planeLIN - YYC
    4. Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
    21h 19m
    $568–1,403

  6. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly, bus

    1. Take the train from Interlaken West to Basel SBBtrain
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)planeFRA - YYC
    4. Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
    19h 55m
    $646–1,718

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration13h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket$349Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Interlaken, Switzerland and Banff, AB, Canada?

There is no direct connection from Interlaken to Banff. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 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 Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, then take the bus to HI Banff Alpine Centre.

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