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How to get fromBanff to Oaklandby shuttle, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, car, subway, or train (Amtrak)

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There are 8 ways to get from Banff to Oakland by shuttle, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, car, subway, or train (Amtrak)

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  1. Shuttle, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    best
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYCshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane YYC - SFO
    7h 18m
    $231–962

  2. Shuttle, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART

    cheapest
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYCshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane plane YYC - SJC
    3. Take the subway from Milpitas to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway subway
    10h 6m
    $140–521

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mallbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Vancouver - Pacific Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Vancouver to Seattle Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Oaklandbus bus
    35h 58m

  4. Bus, train via Kamloops

    1. Take the bus from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St to Kamloops - back of Sahali Mallbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Vancouver - Pacific Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Vancouver to Seattletrain train
    4. Take the train from Seattle to Oaklandtrain train
    39h 37m

  5. Drive  1,212.9 mi

    1. Drive from Banff to Oaklandcar car 1,212.9 mi
    22h 58m
    $278–401

  6. Shuttle, fly to Oakland International Airport

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary International Airport - YYCshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane plane YYC - OAK
    8h 59m
    $144–545

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Banff to Vancouverbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vancouver to Seattlebus bus
    3. Take the train from Seattle to Oaklandtrain train
    41h 1m
    $314–736

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Banff Train Station to Vancouvertrain train
    2. Take the train from Vancouver to Seattletrain train
    3. Take the train from Seattle to Oaklandtrain train
    2d 19h

Calgary International Airport (YYC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights

Calendar81Weekly Planes
Duration4h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket$61Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,128.4 mi
  • Duration: 7h 18m

What companies run services between Banff, AB, Canada and Oakland, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St to Oakland via Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall, Vancouver, Seattle Bus Station, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 35h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Banff Train Station to Oakland via Vancouver, Granville Station @ Platform 2, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 2, Vancouver, and Seattle in around 2d 19h.

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