There are 3 ways to get from Libby to Banff by car, plane, shuttle, 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.
Drive, fly, shuttle
best- Drive from Libby to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)car
- Fly from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YXC - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
5h 43m$281–821Drive 461.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Libby to Banffcar 461.7 km
6h 37m$84–121Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Libby Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge - University Transit Loopcar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge - University Transit Loop to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SWbus
- Take the bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher Stbus
14h 16m
Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Libby to Banff is to drive which costs $80 - $120 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Libby to Banff is to drive and fly and shuttle which takes 5h 43m and costs $280 - $850.
The distance between Libby and Banff is 542 km. The road distance is 461.7 km.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Libby to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 1h ahead of Libby. It is currently 9:04 AM in Libby and 10:04 AM in Banff.
Yes, the driving distance between Libby to Banff is 462 km. It takes approximately 6h 37m to drive from Libby to Banff.
There are 611+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Libby, MT, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Libby to Banff. However, you can drive to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary International Airport - YYC, then take the shuttle to Banff, AB. Alternatively, you can take a train from Libby Station to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St via Shelby Amtrak Station, Shelby Transit Center, Port of Sweet Grass, Lethbridge - University Transit Loop, and Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW in around 14h 16m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Libby Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–300
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 403 762 0000
- info@banfftransportation.com
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
- Phone
- +1 403 800 0355
- info@fairybus.com
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
Shuttle from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
- Phone
- +1 403 754 6467
- info@mtnparktrans.com
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
- Schedules at
- Mountain Park Transportation Schedules
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Lethbridge - University Transit Loop to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- customerservice@redarrow.ca
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Red Arrow
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