There are 9 ways to get from Banff to San Francisco Airport (SFO) by shuttle, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, subway, 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.
Shuttle to Calgary International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary Airport
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YYC - SFO
6h 24m$241–950Shuttle to Calgary International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary Airport
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane YYC - OAK
9h 37m$165–621Bus
- Take the bus from Banff to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
39h 30m$220–446Bus, train
- Take the bus from Banff to Vancouverbus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Oaklandtrain
42h 27m$412–880Shuttle to Calgary International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary Airport
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane YYC - SJC
10h 10m$171–555Shuttle, bus to Edmonton International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Banff, AB to Calgary Airport
- Take the bus from Calgary YYC Airport to Edmonton Airport - YEGbus
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YEG - SFO
10h 26m$351–870Bus, train, BART
- Take the bus from Banff to Kelowna Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the subway from MacArthur to San Francisco International Airportsubway
43h 54m$440–878Train, BART
- Take the train from Banff to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the subway from MacArthur to San Francisco International Airportsubway
2d 20hDrive 1,229.9 mi
- Drive from Banff to San Francisco Airport (SFO)car 1,229.9 mi
23h 23m$282–407
Banff to San Francisco Airport (SFO) by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Banff to San Francisco Airport (SFO) is to bus which costs $220 - $450 and takes 39h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Banff to San Francisco Airport (SFO) is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $240 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Banff to San Francisco Airport (SFO). However, there are services departing from Banff and arriving at SFO Airport Terminal A-Lower Level via Vancouver, Seattle Bus Station, Sacramento Bus Station and Mission St & 1st St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Banff to San Francisco Airport (SFO). However, there are services departing from Banff and arriving at San Francisco International Airport via Granville Station @ Platform 2, Vancouver, Seattle and MacArthur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Banff and San Francisco Airport (SFO) is 1111 miles. The road distance is 1237.1 miles.
The best way to get from Banff to San Francisco Airport (SFO) without a car is to bus which takes 39h 30m and costs $220 - $450.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Banff to San Francisco Airport (SFO), including transfers.
Banff to San Francisco Airport (SFO) bus services, operated by Rider Express, depart from Banff station.
Banff to San Francisco Airport (SFO) train services, operated by Rocky Mountaineer, depart from Banff station.
Banff to San Francisco Airport (SFO) bus services, operated by Rider Express, arrive at Vancouver station.
What companies run services between Banff, AB, Canada and San Francisco Airport (SFO), USA?
You can take a bus from Banff to SFO Airport Terminal A-Lower Level via Vancouver, Seattle Bus Station, Sacramento Bus Station, and Mission St & 1st St in around 39h 30m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–750
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–330
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from MacArthur to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $11–14
Subway from MacArthur to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $11–14
- Phone
- +1 877 460 3200
- [email protected]
- Website
- HOME Rocky Mountaineer
Train from Banff to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- HOME Rocky Mountaineer
- 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
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
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
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
- +1 833 583 3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Banff to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $70–160
Bus from Banff to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $70–160
Bus from Calgary YYC Airport to Edmonton Airport - YEG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $30–70
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Vancouver to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Vancouver to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Banff to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- EBus
- Adult
- $55–85
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- [email protected]
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- Red Arrow
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco Airport (SFO) is 1h behind Banff. It is currently 11:31 PM in Banff and 10:31 PM in San Francisco Airport (SFO).
Banff to San Francisco Airport (SFO) train services, operated by Rocky Mountaineer, arrive at Vancouver station.
Yes, the driving distance between Banff to San Francisco Airport (SFO) is 1237 miles. It takes approximately 23h 23m to drive from Banff to San Francisco Airport (SFO).
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