There are 4 ways to get from Wellington to Banff by plane, bus, or train
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Fly from Wellington, bus
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane WLG - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
22h 23m$665–2,268Bus to Wanganui Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane WAG - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
26h 47m$592–2,126Bus to Palmerston, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane PMR - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
24h 33m$678–2,406Train to Paraparaumu, fly, bus
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane PPQ - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
24h 52m$719–2,643
Wellington (WLG) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Banff is to bus and fly which costs $550 - $2,200 and takes 26h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Banff is to fly and bus which takes 22h 23m and costs $650 - $2,300.
The distance between Wellington and Banff is 12512 km.
It takes approximately 22h 23m to get from Wellington to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 18h behind Wellington. It is currently 7:06 PM in Wellington and 1:06 AM in Banff.
There are 611+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Wellington to Banff. However, you can take the bus to Wellington International Airport, walk to Wellington (WLG) 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 bus to Palmerston North, walk to MSBH - Platform 2, take the line 101 bus to Airport - Outer Stop 3, walk to Palmerston (PMR) airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, then take the bus to HI Banff Alpine Centre.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Wellington to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Palmerston to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Palmerston to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Palmerston to Calgary International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Paraparaumu to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Paraparaumu to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 19m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Paraparaumu to Calgary International Airport via Blenheim, Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Wellington to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Palmerston to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Paraparaumu to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Wellington to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Palmerston to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Paraparaumu to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Wellington to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Palmerston to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Paraparaumu to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Paraparaumu to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 19m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- info@metlink.org.nz
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- capital.connection@kiwirail.co.nz
- Website
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $79
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- bookings@greatjourneysnz.com
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–31
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
- Phone
- +1 800 974 2850
- booking@banffexplorer.com
- Website
- banffexplorer.com
Bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $59
- Website
- https://banffexplorer.com/
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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