There are 5 ways to get from Nelson to Banff by plane, bus, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly Nelson Airport to Calgary International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane NSN - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
23h 42m$933–3,298Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane BHE - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
24h 56m$822–3,103Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane CHC - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
28h 31m$872–3,357Fly Nelson Airport to Kelowna International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane NSN - YLW
- Take a shuttle bus from Kelowna International Airport to Revelstoke, BC - Downtown
- Take the bus from Revelstoke, BC to Banff, ABbus
30h 23m$954–3,508Fly Nelson Airport to Kamloops Airport, shuttle, taxi, bus
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)plane NSN - YKA
- Take a shuttle bus from Kamloops Airport to Sun Peaks Resort, BC
- Take the taxi from Sun Peaks Resort, BC to Chase, BCtaxi
- Take the bus from Chase, BC to Banff, ABbus
32h 25m$1,495–5,024
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Banff is to bus and fly which costs $800 - $3,100 and takes 24h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Banff is to fly and bus which takes 23h 42m and costs $900 - $3,300.
The distance between Nelson and Banff is 12597 km.
It takes approximately 23h 42m to get from Nelson to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 19h behind Nelson. It is currently 5:19 PM in Nelson and 10:19 PM in Banff.
There are 1396+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Nelson to Banff. However, you can take the line 4 bus to Nelson Airport Terminal, walk to Nelson Airport (NSN) airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, then take the bus to HI Banff Alpine Centre. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Woodbourne, walk to Woodbourne Airport (BHE) airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, then take the bus to HI Banff Alpine Centre.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Calgary International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Calgary International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Calgary International Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kamloops Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kamloops Airport via Auckland, San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kamloops Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Calgary International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- 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
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Nelson to Woodbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Shuttle from Nelson to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $159–794
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $794
- Per person
- $159
- Phone
- 1-888-569-1969
- info@revelstoketransfers.com
- Website
- revelstoketransfers.com
Shuttle from Kelowna International Airport to Revelstoke, BC - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–156
- Website
- https://revelstoketransfers.com/
- Adult
- $2
- Adult (13+) One-Way
- $156
- Child (3-12) One-Way
- $78
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Revelstoke, BC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $75–95
Bus from Chase, BC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $95–130
- Phone
- (250) 554-8005
- info@sunstarshuttle.com
- Website
- sunstarshuttle.com
Shuttle from Kamloops Airport to Sun Peaks Resort, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.sunstarshuttle.com/
- Adult One-Way
- $55
- Adult Round Trip
- $110
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Estimated price
- $90–120
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