There are 5 ways to get from Port Hardy to Banff by plane, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly Port Hardy Airport to Calgary International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Port Hardy Airport (YZT) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YZT - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
7h 8m$390–960Bus, bus to Nanaimo Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Port Hardy, BC - Pier Slide Landing to Campbell River, BC - 401, 11th Avebus
- Take the bus from Campbell River, BC - 11th Ave at Cedar St to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YCD - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
12h 57m$251–976Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Port Hardy to Nanaimo Departure Baycar
- Take the car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BCcarferry
- Drive from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Banffcar
16h 6m$253–518Fly Port Hardy Airport to Kelowna International Airport, bus
- Fly from Port Hardy Airport (YZT) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane YZT - YLW
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Banffbus
13h 13m$431–621Bus, bus to Comox Valley Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport
- Take the bus from Port Hardy, BC - Pier Slide Landing to Campbell River, BC - 401, 11th Avebus
- Take the bus from Campbell River, BC - 11th Ave at Cedar St to Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mallbus
- Fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YQQ - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
11h 22m$272–712
Port Hardy Airport (YZT) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Port Hardy to Banff is to bus and fly which costs $270 - $750 and takes 11h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Port Hardy to Banff is to fly and bus which takes 7h 8m and costs $390 - $1,000.
The distance between Port Hardy and Banff is 1090 km.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Port Hardy to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 1h ahead of Port Hardy. It is currently 12:51 PM in Port Hardy and 1:51 PM in Banff.
There are 1434+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Port Hardy, BC, Canada and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Port Hardy to Banff. However, you can take the line 4 bus to Port Hardy Airport, walk to Port Hardy Airport (YZT) 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 vehicle from Port Hardy to Banff via Nanaimo Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay, BC in around 16h 6m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Port Hardy Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–700
Flights from Port Hardy Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver, Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–700
Flights from Port Hardy Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver, Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–700
Flights from Port Hardy Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Calgary International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–800
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Port Hardy Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Port Hardy Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver, Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Port Hardy Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver, Comox Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Port Hardy Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- 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
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Banff
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Adult
- $80–120
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Port Hardy, BC - Pier Slide Landing to Campbell River, BC - 401, 11th Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $60
Bus from Campbell River, BC - 11th Ave at Cedar St to Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $37
Bus from Campbell River, BC - 11th Ave at Cedar St to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $51
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $51
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- 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
- Adult Passenger
- $20
- Standard Vehicle
- $75
- Motorcycle
- $38
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