There are 4 ways to get from Slocan to Banff by bus, car, car ferry, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Harold St at Delany Ave to Nelson Exchange Bay Abus 20
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SEbus
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - The Westin Calgary to Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotelbus
15h 38m$226–286Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Slocan to Balfour, BCcar
- Take the car ferry from Balfour, BC to Kootenay Bay, BCcarferry
- Drive from Kootenay Bay, BC to Banffcar
8h 36m$77–118Bus, bus to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Harold St at Delany Ave to Nelson Exchange Bay Abus
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St Northbus
- Fly from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YXC - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
9h 29m$342–1,057Bus, bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Harold St at Delany Ave to Nelson Exchange Bay Abus
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC to Kelowna, BCbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YLW - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
12h 10m$248–778
Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Slocan to Banff is to drive and car ferry which costs $75 - $120 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Slocan to Banff is to drive and car ferry which takes 8h 36m and costs $75 - $120.
The distance between Slocan and Banff is 899 km.
The best way to get from Slocan to Banff without a car is to bus which takes 15h 38m and costs $220 - $290.
It takes approximately 15h 38m to get from Slocan to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 1h ahead of Slocan. It is currently 10:56 PM in Slocan and 11:56 PM in Banff.
There are 1429+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Slocan, BC, Canada and Banff, AB, Canada?
You can take a bus from Harold St at Delany Ave to Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotel via Nelson Exchange Bay A, Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street, Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE, SB 24 ST @ Douglas Glen GA SE, Anderson LRT Station, NB Anderson CTrain Station, WB 4 Street SW Station, and Calgary, AB - The Westin Calgary in around 15h 38m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–310
- Phone
- +1 855 993 3100
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Harold St at Delany Ave to Nelson Exchange Bay A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/west-kootenay/
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–250
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
Bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Phone
- +1 403 668 9600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- thecanadabus.com
Bus from Calgary, AB - The Westin Calgary to Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://www.thecanadabus.com/
- 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
- +1 778 760 1891
- info@fritztravels.com
- Website
- fritztravels.com
Bus from Nelson, BC to Kelowna, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–100
- Website
- https://fritztravels.com/
- Book at
- https://book.fritztravels.com/
- Adult
- $85–100
- Phone
- 1 800 663 7867
- Website
- www2.gov.bc.ca
Car ferry from Balfour, BC to Kootenay Bay, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- www2.gov.bc.ca
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