There are 5 ways to get from Minnesota to Banff by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane MSP - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
7h 37m$244–1,266Fly from Rochester, bus
cheapest- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane RST - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
9h 28m$182–712Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge - U of Lcar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Downtown Ticket Officebus
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - The Westin Calgary to Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotelbus
32h 17mDrive 2,028.6 km
- Drive from Minneapolis to Banffcar 2,028.6 km
22h 17m$396–572Fly from Duluth International Airport, bus
- Fly from Duluth International Airport (DLH) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane DLH - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
10h 2m$191–713
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minnesota to Banff is to fly and bus which costs $180 - $750 and takes 9h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Minnesota to Banff is to fly and bus which takes 7h 37m and costs $240 - $1,300.
The distance between Minnesota and Banff is 1840 km. The road distance is 2028.6 km.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Minnesota to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 1h behind Minnesota. It is currently 6:54 PM in Minnesota and 5:54 PM in Banff.
Yes, the driving distance between Minnesota to Banff is 2029 km. It takes approximately 22h 17m to drive from Minnesota to Banff.
There are 1429+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Minnesota, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Minnesota to Banff. However, you can take the vehicle to Terminal 1 Station, walk to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, take the bus to HI Banff Alpine Centre, walk to Tunnel Mountain Hotels, then take the line 2 bus to Muskrat North. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Washington Ave S & 3rd Ave / 4th Ave to Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotel via Union Depot Station & Terminal, St. Paul-Minneapolis, Shelby Amtrak Station, Shelby Transit Center, Port of Sweet Grass, Lethbridge - U of L, Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office, and Calgary, AB - The Westin Calgary in around 32h 17m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Regina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
Flights from Rochester to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,300
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–1,300
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Regina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
Flights from Rochester to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Rochester to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,300
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $390–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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/
- 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
- myebus.ca
Bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 403 668 9600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- thecanadabus.com
Bus from Calgary, AB - The Westin Calgary to Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://www.thecanadabus.com/
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