There are 4 ways to get from Nanaimo to Banff by plane, bus, ferry, train, or car
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Fly from Nanaimo Airport, bus
best- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)YCD - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
5h$272–712Fly from Nanaimo, bus
cheapest- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)ZNA - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
4h 55m$126–455Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Vancouver Ferry TerminalNan/Van
- Take the train from Vancouver to BanffRainforest to Gold Rush Grand Adventure / ...
9d 23hFerry, drive
- Take the ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe BayWest Vancouver - Nanaimo
- Drive from Horseshoe Bay to Banff
11h 31m$188–401
Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nanaimo to Banff is to fly and bus which costs $120 - $460 and takes 4h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Nanaimo to Banff is to fly and bus which takes 4h 55m and costs $120 - $460.
The distance between Nanaimo and Banff is 891 km.
The best way to get from Nanaimo to Banff without a car is to ferry and train which takes 9 days 23h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h to get from Nanaimo to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 1h ahead of Nanaimo. It is currently 1:42 AM in Nanaimo and 2:42 AM in Banff.
There are 434+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Nanaimo, BC, Canada and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Nanaimo to Banff. However, you can take the line 70 bus to Nanaimo Airport, walk to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, then take the bus to HI Banff Alpine Centre. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Banff via Vancouver Ferry Terminal and Vancouver in around 9d 23h.
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- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Nanaimo to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–900
Flights from Nanaimo to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver, Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Nanaimo to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–600
- Phone
- 1-877-460-3200
- reservations@rockymountaineer.com
- Website
- rockymountaineer.com
Train from Vancouver to Banff
- Ave. Duration
- 9d 22h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $8,441
- Website
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/routes_destinations
- 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
- Phone
- 236-362-1045
- support@hullo.com
- Website
- hullo.com
Ferry from Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Vancouver Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://hullo.com/
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $18–55
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $110–160
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