There are 6 ways to get from Puget Sound to Banff by unknown, tram, plane, bus, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly, bus
best- Walk from Puget Sound to Mountlake Terrace
- Take the tram from Mountlake Terrace to SeaTac/Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)SEA - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
7h 25mTravel, train, bus
- Walk from Puget Sound to Edmonds
- Take the train from Edmonds to Vancouver
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, AB
16h 54mTravel, train to Vancouver International Airport, fly, bus
- Walk from Puget Sound to Edmonds
- Take the train from Edmonds to Vancouver
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)YVR - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
9h 3mTravel, train, bus to Abbotsford International Airport, fly, bus
- Walk from Puget Sound to Edmonds
- Take the train from Edmonds to Vancouver
- Take the bus from Scott Road Skytrain Station to Abbotsford International Airport
- Fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)YXX - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
10h 21mTravel, ferry to Victoria International Airport, fly, bus
- Walk from Puget Sound to Seattle Clipper Terminal
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)YYJ - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
10h 41mTravel, bus
- Walk from Puget Sound to Lynnwood City Center Station Bay D4
- Take the bus from Everett to Vancouver
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, AB
18h 4m
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Puget Sound and Banff is 922 km.
The best way to get from Puget Sound to Banff without a car is to travel and train and bus which takes 16h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Puget Sound to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 1h ahead of Puget Sound. It is currently 6:32 AM in Puget Sound and 7:32 AM in Banff.
There are 449+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Puget Sound, WA, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Puget Sound to Banff. However, you can travel to Mountlake Terrace, take the vehicle to SeaTac/Airport, walk to SeaTac Station, take the line 574 bus to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, walk to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) 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 Puget Sound to Banff, AB via Edmonds, Vancouver, and Vancouver, BC in around 16h 54m.
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- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–120
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from Mountlake Terrace to SeaTac/Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Edmonds to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–210
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $160–210
- info@reliablebus.ca
- Website
- reliablebus.ca
Bus from Scott Road Skytrain Station to Abbotsford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://reliablebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Everett to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Everett to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $170–300
- Child
- $110–150
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