There are 9 ways to get from Banff to Elma by shuttle, plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Calgary International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane YYC - SEA
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Olympiabus
- Take the bus from Olympia Transit Center to Elma Transit Centerbus
9h 33m$198–1,166Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Banff to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) - International Terminalbus
- Take the bus from River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond to Seattle-Tacoma International Airportbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Olympiabus
- Take the bus from Olympia Transit Center to Elma Transit Centerbus 40
22h 16m$135–225Bus, train
- Take the bus from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mallbus
- Take the bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Vancouver - Pacific Stationbus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Centralia Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Centralia - Amtrak to Elma Transit Centerbus 45
19h 42mDrive 681.8 mi
- Drive from Banff to Elmacar 681.8 mi
12h 42m$156–226Shuttle to Calgary International Airport, fly to Portland International Airport, train, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane YYC - PDX
- Take the train from Portland to Centralia Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Centralia - Amtrak to Elma Transit Centerbus
11h 1m$344–1,035Shuttle to Calgary International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, train, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YYC - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver to Centralia Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Centralia - Amtrak to Elma Transit Centerbus
14h 5m$225–622Bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St to Kelowna Airport - east gate of short term parking between Arrivals and Departuresbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane YLW - SEA
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Olympiabus
- Take the bus from Olympia Transit Center to Elma Transit Centerbus
13h 32m$525–648Shuttle to Calgary International Airport, fly to Abbotsford International Airport, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Abbotsford International Airport (YXX)plane YYC - YXX
- Take the bus from Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrance to Vancouver - Pacific Stationbus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Centralia Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Centralia - Amtrak to Elma Transit Centerbus
14h 22m$239–752Bus via Kamloops
- Take the bus from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mallbus
- Take the bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Vancouver - Pacific Stationbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Olympiabus
- Take the bus from Olympia Transit Center to Elma Transit Centerbus 40
20h 18m
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Banff to Elma is to drive which costs $150 - $230 and takes 12h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Banff to Elma is to shuttle and fly and bus which takes 9h 33m and costs $190 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Banff to Elma. However, there are services departing from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St and arriving at Elma Transit Center via Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall, Vancouver, Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport and Olympia Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 18m.
The distance between Banff and Elma is 620 miles. The road distance is 685.8 miles.
The best way to get from Banff to Elma without a car is to bus and train which takes 19h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Banff to Elma, including transfers.
Banff to Elma bus services, operated by EBus Canada, depart from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St station.
Banff to Elma bus services, operated by EBus Canada, arrive at Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall station.
Elma is 1h behind Banff. It is currently 7:40 PM in Banff and 6:40 PM in Elma.
Yes, the driving distance between Banff to Elma is 686 miles. It takes approximately 12h 42m to drive from Banff to Elma.
What companies run services between Banff, AB, Canada and Elma, WA, USA?
You can take a bus from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St to Elma Transit Center via Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall, Vancouver, Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport, Olympia, and Olympia Transit Center in around 20h 18m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,200
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–410
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Abbotsford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,200
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–410
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Abbotsford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–490
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Portland International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Abbotsford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–420
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver to Centralia Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Centralia Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver to Centralia Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver to Centralia Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 403 762 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- 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 International Airport - YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–45
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–45
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–45
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–45
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
- Phone
- +1 403 754 6467
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $49
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
- Schedules at
- Mountain Park Transportation Schedules
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $49
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
- Schedules at
- Mountain Park Transportation Schedules
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $49
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
- Schedules at
- Mountain Park Transportation Schedules
Shuttle from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $49
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
- Schedules at
- Mountain Park Transportation Schedules
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Vancouver to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- (360) 532-2770
- Website
- Grays Harbor Transit
Bus from Olympia Transit Center to Elma Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Grays Harbor Transit
Bus from Centralia - Amtrak to Elma Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Grays Harbor Transit
Bus from Centralia - Amtrak to Elma Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Grays Harbor Transit
Bus from Centralia - Amtrak to Elma Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Grays Harbor Transit
Bus from Olympia Transit Center to Elma Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Grays Harbor Transit
Bus from Centralia - Amtrak to Elma Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Grays Harbor Transit
Bus from Olympia Transit Center to Elma Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Grays Harbor Transit
Bus from Olympia Transit Center to Elma Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Grays Harbor Transit
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Vancouver - Pacific Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St to Kelowna Airport - east gate of short term parking between Arrivals and Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- EBus
- Adult
- $55–85
Bus from Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrance to Vancouver - Pacific Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Vancouver - Pacific Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrance to Vancouver - Pacific Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–40
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $13–40
Bus from Banff to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) - International Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $70–160
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- [email protected]
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrance to Vancouver - Pacific Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Quick Shuttle
Bus from River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $52
- Website
- Quick Shuttle
- Schedules at
- Quick Shuttle Schedule
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