There are 7 ways to get from Banff National Park to Flathead Lake by bus, car, unknown, shuttle, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, drive, travel via Claresholm
best- Take the bus from Banff to Calgarybus
- Take the bus from Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino* to Claresholm - Shell Gas Stationbus
- Take the bus from Claresholm, AB to Pincher Creek, ABbus
- Drive from Pincher Creek, AB to Logan Passcar
- Walk from Apgar Visitor Center to Flathead Lakeunknown
12h 23mShuttle, fly to Glacier Park International Airport, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary Airport
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane YYC - FCA
- Walk from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Flathead Lakeunknown
9h 36mBus, drive, train, travel
- Take the bus from Banff to Calgarybus
- Take the bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Lethbridge - U of Lbus
- Drive from Lethbridge - U of L to Port of Sweet Grasscar
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Essex Stationtrain
- Walk from Essex Station to Flathead Lakeunknown
12h 36mBus, drive, travel
- Take the bus from Banff Town Center to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-ITbus
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE to Pincher Creek, ABbus
- Drive from Pincher Creek, AB to Logan Passcar
- Walk from Apgar Visitor Center to Flathead Lakeunknown
12h 53mBus, drive, travel #2
- Take the bus from Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotel to Calgary, AB - 210 4 Ave SEbus
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE to Pincher Creek, ABbus
- Drive from Pincher Creek, AB to Logan Passcar
- Walk from Apgar Visitor Center to Flathead Lakeunknown
14hShuttle, fly to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary Airport
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)plane YYC - YXC
- Walk from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Flathead Lakeunknown
8h 5mShuttle, fly to Missoula International Airport, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary Airport
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane YYC - MSO
- Walk from Missoula-Airport-MSO to Flathead Lakeunknown
10h 29m
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Banff National Park and Flathead Lake is 382 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 23m to get from Banff National Park to Flathead Lake, including transfers.
There are 19+ hotels available in Flathead Lake.
What companies run services between Banff National Park, AB, Canada and Flathead Lake, MT, USA?
There is no direct connection from Banff National Park to Flathead Lake. However, you can walk to Banff, take the bus to Calgary, walk to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*, take the bus to Claresholm - Shell Gas Station, walk to Claresholm, AB, take the bus to Pincher Creek, AB, drive to Logan Pass, take the bus to Apgar Visitor Center, then travel to Flathead Lake. Alternatively, you can walk to Banff, AB, take the shuttle to Calgary Airport, walk to Calgary International Airport (YYC) airport, fly to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA), then travel to Flathead Lake.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Essex Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Banff to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino* to Claresholm - Shell Gas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Banff to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Lethbridge - U of L
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- [email protected]
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Claresholm, AB to Pincher Creek, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE to Pincher Creek, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE to Pincher Creek, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
- Phone
- +1 403 762 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
- Phone
- +1 403 800 0355
- [email protected]
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $41–46
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $41–46
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $41–46
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
- Phone
- +1 403 754 6467
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
- Schedules at
- Mountain Park Transportation Schedules
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
- Schedules at
- Mountain Park Transportation Schedules
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
- Schedules at
- Mountain Park Transportation Schedules
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- [email protected]
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 403 285 3004
- [email protected]
- Website
- Banff Golden Xpress
Bus from Banff Town Center to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $42
- Website
- Banff Golden Xpress
- Phone
- +1 855 757 3222
- [email protected]
- Website
- ABestX
Bus from Banff Town Center to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- ABestX
- Phone
- 587-968-5088
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vivo Green Travel
Bus from Banff Town Center to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $79–85
- Website
- Vivo Green Travel
- Schedules at
- Vivo Green Travel
- Calgary - Canmore
- $79
- Calgary - Banff
- $85
- Phone
- +1 403 668 9600
- [email protected]
- Website
- The Canada Bus
Bus from Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotel to Calgary, AB - 210 4 Ave SE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- The Canada Bus
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