There are 6 ways to get from Malibu to Banff by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, tram, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Los Angeles International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane LAX - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
9h 15m$203–917Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
46h 52m$399–771Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
2d 7h$407–789Drive 2,445.8 km
- Drive from Malibu to Banffcar 2,445.8 km
29h 16m$484–700Line 134 bus, tram, train, line 43 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Civic Center / Webb to 5th / Coloradobus
- Take the tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Linestram
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Fullertontrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane SNA - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
13h 19m$332–1,186Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Malibu to Simi Valley Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Simi Valley Amtrak to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Jaspertrain
- Take the bus from Jasper, AB to Banff, ABbus
2d 15h$601–2,535
Malibu to Banff by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malibu to Banff is to fly and bus which costs $200 - $950 and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Malibu to Banff is to fly and bus which takes 9h 15m and costs $200 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Malibu to Banff. However, there are services departing from Civic Center / Webb and arriving at Banff, AB via 5th / Santa Monica, Los Angeles Union Station, Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle Bus Station and Vancouver, BC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 52m.
The distance between Malibu and Banff is 2125 km. The road distance is 2445.8 km.
The best way to get from Malibu to Banff without a car is to bus which takes 46h 52m and costs $390 - $800.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Malibu to Banff, including transfers.
Malibu to Banff bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Malibu to Banff bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Banff is 1h ahead of Malibu. It is currently 2:06 AM in Malibu and 3:06 AM in Banff.
Yes, the driving distance between Malibu to Banff is 2446 km. It takes approximately 29h 16m to drive from Malibu to Banff.
What companies run services between Malibu, CA, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
You can take a bus from Civic Center / Webb to Banff, AB via Santa Monica / 4th, 5th / Santa Monica, Los Angeles Union Station, Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle Bus Station, Vancouver, and Vancouver, BC in around 46h 52m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–850
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Calgary International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–850
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Simi Valley Amtrak to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–1,900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Vancouver to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $120–180
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $120–160
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $100–130
- Phone
- +1 800 974 2850
- Website
- banffexplorer.com
Bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $59
- Schedules at
- banffexplorer.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- $160–210
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $160–210
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Civic Center / Webb to 5th / Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- 1-888-786-3641
- info@sundogtours.com
- Website
- sundogtours.com
Bus from Jasper, AB to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- sundogtours.com
- Adult
- $95–140
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- $150–190
Santa Monica Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 877.733.3305
- Website
- layellowcab.com
Santa Monica Taxi
- Phone
- +1 310.444.4444
- Website
- facebook.com
Metro Cab Santa Monica
- Phone
- +1 310-444-7777
- Website
- metrocabsm.com
https://www.smgov.net/
- Website
- smgov.net
Rosie Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 805-258-8937
- Website
- rosietaxicab.com
Local Thousand Oaks Taxi
- Phone
- +1 805-410-4105
Gold Coast Cab
- Phone
- +1 805-444-6969
- Website
- goldcoastcab.com
Conejo Valley Eco Cab
- Phone
- +1 805-222-0144
- Website
- conejovalleyecocab.com
United Taxi Beverly Hills
- Phone
- +1 800-308-0700
- Website
- beverlyhills.unitedtaxi.com
Independent Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 800-521-8294
Beverly Hills Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 800-273-6611
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