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 Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher Stbus
13h 36mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Slocan to Balfour, BCcar
- Take the carferry from Balfour, BC to Kootenay Bay, BCcarferry
- Drive from Kootenay Bay, BC to Banffcar
8h 36m$83–128Bus, 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 International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
9h 21m$412–967Bus, 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 Visitor Centre to Orchard Park Mall - Kelownabus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YLW - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
11h 43m$232–749
Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Slocan to Banff is to drive and car ferry which costs $80 - $130 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 $80 - $130.
No, there is no direct bus from Slocan to Banff. However, there are services departing from Harold St at Delany Ave and arriving at Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St via Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street, SB 24 ST @ Douglas Glen GA SE and Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 36m.
The distance between Slocan and Banff is 874 km.
The best way to get from Slocan to Banff without a car is to bus which takes 13h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 36m to get from Slocan to Banff, including transfers.
Slocan to Banff bus services, operated by BC Transit - West Kootenay, depart from Harold St at Delany Ave station.
Slocan to Banff bus services, operated by BC Transit - West Kootenay, arrive at Nelson Exchange Bay A station.
Banff is 1h ahead of Slocan. It is currently 3:03 AM in Slocan and 4:03 AM in Banff.
There are 611+ 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 - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St 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 Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW in around 13h 36m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–550
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
- Phone
- +1 855 993 3100
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- West Kootenay
Bus from Harold St at Delany Ave to Nelson Exchange Bay A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- West Kootenay
Bus from Harold St at Delany Ave to Nelson Exchange Bay A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- West Kootenay
Bus from Harold St at Delany Ave to Nelson Exchange Bay A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- West Kootenay
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
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
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
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
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- customerservice@redarrow.ca
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Red Arrow
- Phone
- +1 403 762 0000
- info@banfftransportation.com
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
- Phone
- +1 403 800 0355
- info@fairybus.com
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
Shuttle from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
Shuttle from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
- Phone
- +1 403 754 6467
- info@mtnparktrans.com
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
- Schedules at
- Mountain Park Transportation Schedules
Shuttle from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
- Schedules at
- Mountain Park Transportation Schedules
- Phone
- +1 778 760 1891
- info@fritztravels.com
- Website
- Fritz Travels
Bus from Nelson Visitor Centre to Orchard Park Mall - Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–120
- Website
- Fritz Travels
- Book at
- Fritz Travels
- Adult
- $95–120
- 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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