There are 5 ways to get from Winona to Banff by taxi, plane, bus, train, 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.
Taxi to La Crosse, fly, bus
best- Take the taxi from Winona to La-Crosse-Airport-LSEtaxi
- Fly from La Crosse (LSE) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane LSE - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
9h 16m$280–816Bus to Rochester, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Winona State Univ. to Rochesterbus
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane RST - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
11h 22m$166–725Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Winona to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridgecar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge to Calgarybus
- Take the bus from Crowfoot LRT Station to Banff - Behind Mount Royal Hotelbus
32h 41m$290–647Drive 2,217.8 km
- Drive from Winona to Banffcar 2,217.8 km
24h 37m$433–626Train to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Winona to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane MSP - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
9h 58m$252–1,059
La Crosse (LSE) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Winona to Banff is to bus and fly which costs $160 - $750 and takes 11h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Winona to Banff is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 9h 16m and costs $280 - $850.
The distance between Winona and Banff is 2061 km. The road distance is 2217.8 km.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Winona to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 1h behind Winona. It is currently 2:48 AM in Winona and 1:48 AM in Banff.
Yes, the driving distance between Winona to Banff is 2218 km. It takes approximately 24h 37m to drive from Winona to Banff.
There are 536+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Winona, MN, USA and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Winona to Banff. However, you can take the taxi to La-Crosse-Airport-LSE airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, then take the bus to HI Banff Alpine Centre. Alternatively, you can take a train from Winona to Banff - Behind Mount Royal Hotel via Shelby Amtrak Station, Shelby Transit Center, Port of Sweet Grass, Lethbridge, Calgary, NB Anderson CTrain Station, NB Crowfoot CTrain Station, and Crowfoot LRT Station in around 32h 41m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from La Crosse to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Regina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Saskatoon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Rochester to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–1,100
Flights from Rochester to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Rochester to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from La Crosse to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Regina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Saskatoon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Rochester to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Rochester to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Rochester to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from La Crosse to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Rochester to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from La Crosse to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Rochester to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Winona to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $140–390
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $200–460
- Business - advance purchase
- $280–1,100
- Business Class
- $410–1,000
Train from Winona to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Lethbridge to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 587-968-5088
- info@vivogreen.ca
- Website
- vivogreentravel.com
Bus from Crowfoot LRT Station to Banff - Behind Mount Royal Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $109–117
- Website
- https://vivogreentravel.com/
- Schedules at
- https://vivogreentravel.com/public-shuttle/
- Calgary - Canmore
- $109
- Calgary - Banff
- $117
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Winona State Univ. to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–65
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Estimated price
- $90–110
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