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There are 4 ways to get from Banff to Red Deer by bus or car

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Bus
best
1. Take the bus from Banff International Hostel to Calgary International Airport - YYCbus Calgary
2. Take the bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Red Deer, AB - Quality Innbus Calgary
3h 45m
Drive 254.8 km
cheapest
1. Drive from Banff to Red Deercar 254.8 km
2h 58m
$51–74
Bus via Red Deer
1. Take the bus from Moose Hotel & Suites to Calgary International Airport - YYCbus ABestX Canada
2. Take the bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC Domestic Terminal to Red Deerbus Cal-Edm
5h 15m
$89–129
Bus via Calgary
1. Take the bus from Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotel to Calgary Delta Hotelbus Calgary to Banff
2. Take the bus from Calgary Delta Hotel to Red Deerbus Cal-Edm
6h
$64–109

Banff to Red Deer by bus

27Weekly Buses

5h 15mAverage Duration

$89Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Banff to Red Deer.

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Distance: 275.9 km
Duration: 3h 45m

What companies run services between Banff, AB, Canada and Red Deer, AB, Canada?

You can take a bus from Banff International Hostel to Red Deer, AB - Quality Inn via Calgary International Airport - YYC in around 3h 45m.

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Red Deer(opens in a new window), Canada(opens in a new window)

Red Deer is a city in Alberta, Canada, located midway on the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Red Deer serves central Alberta, and its key industries include health care, retail trade, construction, oil and gas, hospitality, manufacturing and education. It is surrounded by Red Deer County and borders on Lacombe County. The city is in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills, alongside the Red Deer River.

Things to do in Red Deer

Wild Rapids Waterslide Park(Opens in a new window)

Wild Rapids Waterslide Park was located on the shores of Sylvan Lake in the resort town of Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada. Wild Rapids opened to the public in 1982, and it was Alberta's second-largest water park after the World Waterpark in West Edmonton Mall. Wild Rapids Waterslide was one of five waterslide parks in Alberta, and the last outdoor water park to operate until it closed in 2016. The park contained 12 slides, many small pools, three hot tubs, and a children's water playground. The park closed at the end of the 2016 season, after operating for 34 years. The park was located near Red Deer, between Edmonton and Calgary, along Alberta Highway 11A. Wild Rapids was the largest water park of its kind in western Canada.

Places to stay in Red Deer

Sandman Hotel Red Deer(Opens in a new window)

7.8Good

Red Deer Resort & Casino(Opens in a new window)

7.7Good

Holiday Inn Express Red Deer by IHG(Opens in a new window)

7.7Good

Prairie Crest Red Deer by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

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