There are 5 ways to get from Sydney to Banff by plane, bus, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly to Calgary International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)SYD - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
21h 18m$1,026–2,479Fly to Edmonton International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)SYD - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton International Airport to Red Deer - The Quality Inn
- Take the bus from Red Deer, AB - Quality Inn to Calgary - Airport YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
26h 44m$711–2,194Fly to Kelowna International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)SYD - YLW
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Salmon Arm, BC
- Take the bus from Salmon Arm, BC to Banff, AB
28h 2m$1,152–1,705Fly to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)SYD - YXC
- Take the bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE
- Take a shuttle bus from North Calgary, AB - Crowfoot LRT Station to Samesun Hostel
34h 32m$836–2,643Fly to Kamloops Airport, shuttle, taxi, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)SYD - YKA
- Take a shuttle bus from Kamloops Airport to Sun Peaks Resort, BC
- Take the taxi from Sun Peaks Resort, BC to Chase, BC
- Take the bus from Chase, BC to Banff, AB
29h 30m$912–2,800
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Banff is to fly and bus which costs $700 - $2,200 and takes 26h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Banff is to fly and bus which takes 21h 18m and costs $1,000 - $2,500.
The distance between Sydney and Banff is 13335 km.
It takes approximately 21h 18m to get from Sydney to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 18h behind Sydney. It is currently 11:14 AM in Sydney and 5:14 PM in Banff.
There are 430+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to Banff. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, then take the bus to HI Banff Alpine Centre. Alternatively, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Kelowna International Airport (YLW), walk to Kelowna Airport, take the bus to Salmon Arm, BC, then take the bus to Banff, AB.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver, Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Vancouver, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Los Angeles, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Calgary International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- 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 Kelowna Airport to Salmon Arm, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $45–65
Bus from Salmon Arm, BC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $90–120
Bus from Chase, BC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $95–130
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Book at
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/routes-fares/
- Phone
- +1 403 800 0355
- info@fairybus.com
- Website
- fairybus.com
Shuttle from North Calgary, AB - Crowfoot LRT Station to Samesun Hostel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $39–43
- Website
- https://www.fairybus.com/
- Website
- https://www.fairybus.com/shared-shuttle-services
- Adult
- $39–43
- Phone
- (250) 554-8005
- info@sunstarshuttle.com
- Website
- sunstarshuttle.com
Shuttle from Kamloops Airport to Sun Peaks Resort, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.sunstarshuttle.com/
- Single Passenger - One Way
- $130
- Two or More Passengers - Per Person.
- $60
- Phone
- 1-877-769-3287
- info@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Edmonton International Airport to Red Deer - The Quality Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- 1-800-232-1958
- info@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Red Deer, AB - Quality Inn to Calgary - Airport YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://redarrow.ca/
- Book at
- https://www.redarrow.ca/order/reservation/
- Adult
- $55–70
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Estimated price
- $90–120
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