There are 9 ways to get from Minot 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 to Brandon Municipal Airport, fly, shuttle
best- Drive from Minot to Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR)car
- Fly from Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YBR - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
7h 38m$268–1,047Fly from Minot International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Minot International Airport (MOT) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane MOT - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
9h 29m$207–822Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Minot 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 - U of Lcar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Downtown Ticket Officebus
- Take the bus from Calgary to Banffbus
18h 36mDrive 1,232.9 km
- Drive from Minot to Banffcar 1,232.9 km
13h 57m$242–350Drive to Bismarck Municipal Airport, fly, shuttle
- Drive from Minot to Bismarck-Airport-BIScar
- Fly from Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane BIS - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
9h 37m$233–811Drive to Regina, fly, shuttle
- Drive from Minot to Regina-Airport-YQRcar
- Fly from Regina (YQR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YQR - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
8h 27m$252–1,081Drive to Ring Rock Ranch Airport, fly, shuttle
- Drive from Minot to Ring Rock Ranch Airport (XWA)car
- Fly from Ring Rock Ranch Airport (XWA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane XWA - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
10h 38m$236–865Drive to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Drive from Minot to Winnipeg-Airport-YWGcar
- Fly from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport (YWG) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YWG - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
9h 59m$274–1,049Train, bus, drive via Lethbridge
- Take the train from Minot Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Southgate Stationcar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge to Calgarybus
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - Marriott Downtown Hotel to Banff, AB - Red Carpet Innbus
20h 17m$288–556
Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minot to Banff is to drive which costs $240 - $350 and takes 13h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Minot to Banff is to drive and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 38m and costs $260 - $1,100.
The distance between Minot and Banff is 1409 km. The road distance is 1232.9 km.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Minot to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 1h behind Minot. It is currently 1:10 PM in Minot and 12:10 PM in Banff.
Yes, the driving distance between Minot to Banff is 1233 km. It takes approximately 13h 57m to drive from Minot to Banff.
There are 624+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Minot, ND, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Minot to Banff. However, you can drive to Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, then take the shuttle to Banff, AB. Alternatively, you can take a train from Minot Station to Banff via Shelby Amtrak Station, Shelby Transit Center, Port of Sweet Grass, Lethbridge - U of L, and Calgary in around 18h 36m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Brandon Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Bismarck Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–1,300
Flights from Bismarck Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Minot International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Minot International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Minot International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Regina to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–900
Flights from Ring Rock Ranch Airport to Calgary International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Ring Rock Ranch Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–900
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Regina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Saskatoon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bismarck Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Bismarck Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Minot International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Minot International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Regina to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–900
Flights from Ring Rock Ranch Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Ring Rock Ranch Airport to Calgary International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Ring Rock Ranch Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Saskatoon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bismarck Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minot International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Ring Rock Ranch Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bismarck Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Bismarck Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Minot Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- 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
- +1 406-470-0727
- 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/
Bus from Calgary to Banff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Lethbridge to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 403 668 9600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- thecanadabus.com
Bus from Calgary, AB - Marriott Downtown Hotel to Banff, AB - Red Carpet Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://www.thecanadabus.com/
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