There are 5 ways to get from St. Louis to Banff by plane, shuttle, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane STL - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
9h 48m$958–2,073Train to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, fly, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from St. Louis to Springfieldtrain
- Fly from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane SPI - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
12h 28m$359–1,370Bus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
2d 15h$617–1,231Train, bus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Banff, ABbus
2d 20h$1,052–2,339Drive 2,884.1 km
- Drive from St. Louis to Banffcar 2,884.1 km
31h 57m$565–817
St. Louis to Banff by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Banff is to drive which costs $550 - $850 and takes 31h 57m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Banff is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 48m and costs $950 - $2,100.
No, there is no direct bus from St. Louis station to Banff. However, there are services departing from St Louis Bus Station and arriving at Banff, AB via Denver Union Station, Seattle Bus Station and Vancouver, BC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between St. Louis and Banff is 2455 km. The road distance is 2884.1 km.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Banff without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs $600 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from St. Louis to Banff, including transfers.
St. Louis to Banff bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from St Louis Bus Station.
St. Louis to Banff bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Banff is 1h behind St. Louis. It is currently 5:25 PM in St. Louis and 4:25 PM in Banff.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Louis to Banff is 2884 km. It takes approximately 31h 57m to drive from St. Louis to Banff.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
You can take a bus from St Louis Bus Station to Banff, AB via Denver Union Station, Seattle Bus Station, Vancouver, and Vancouver, BC in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,900
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–2,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,900
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–2,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–370
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- $100–210
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $100–210
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