There are 2 ways to get from Ketchikan to Banff by plane, shuttle, car ferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, shuttle
best- Fly from Ketchikan (KTN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane KTN - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
9h 46m$187–732Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Ketchikan to Bellingham, WAcarferry Jun
- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
2d 13h$347–1,018
Ketchikan (KTN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ketchikan to Banff is to fly and shuttle which costs $180 - $750 and takes 9h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Ketchikan to Banff is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 46m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Ketchikan and Banff is 1404 km.
The best way to get from Ketchikan to Banff without a car is to car ferry and train and bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $340 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Ketchikan to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 2h ahead of Ketchikan. It is currently 6:34 PM in Ketchikan and 8:34 PM in Banff.
There are 625+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Ketchikan, AK, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Ketchikan to Banff. However, you can take the bus to Tongass Ave/Across from Airport Parking Lot, walk to Airport Ferry/ Ketchikan "Town Side", take the ferry to Airport Ferry/ Ketchikan International Airport, walk to Ketchikan (KTN) airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, then take the shuttle to Banff, AB. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Front St/ Dock St/ Berth 2 to Banff, AB via Tongass Ave/ Pioneer Home/ Across from Post Office/ AMHS & IFA Ferry, Ketchikan, Bellingham, WA, Bellingham Amtrak Station, Vancouver, and Vancouver, BC in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ketchikan to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 Vancouver, BC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $100–210
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- dot.amhs.customer@alaska.gov
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Ketchikan to Bellingham, WA
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $220–750
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