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How to get fromCalgary to Lake Placidby plane, car, bus, train, or taxi

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There are 9 ways to get from Calgary to Lake Placid by plane, car, bus, train, or taxi

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  1. Fly to Burlington International Airport, drive

    best
    1. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Burlington International Airport (BTV)plane plane YYC - BTV
    2. Drive from Burlington-Airport-BTV to Lake Placidcar car
    11h 14m
    $252–909

  2. Fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, bus, drive

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane plane YYC - YOW
    2. Take the bus from Ottawa, ON - St. Laurent Station to Brockville, ONbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Brockville, ON to Cornwall, ONbus bus
    4. Drive from Cornwall, ON to Massena, Nycar car
    5. Take the bus from Massena, Ny to Lake Placidbus bus
    14h 8m
    $181–819

  3. Bus, drive, train, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino* to Lethbridge - U of Lbus bus
    2. Drive from Lethbridge - U of L to Port of Sweet Grasscar car
    3. Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus bus
    4. Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    5. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectadytrain train
    6. Take the train from Schenectady to Westport Stationtrain train
    7. Take the taxi from Westport Station to Lake Placidtaxi taxi
    2d 7h

  4. Drive 2,201.1 mi

    1. Drive from Calgary to Lake Placidcar car 2,201.1 mi
    42h 23m
    $504–728

  5. Fly to Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport, train, taxi

    1. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU)plane plane YYC - YHU
    2. Take the train from St-Lambert Amtrak Station to Westport Stationtrain train
    3. Take the taxi from Westport Station to Lake Placidtaxi taxi
    12h 48m
    $337–1,186

  6. Fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, bus, drive

    1. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane plane YYC - YUL
    2. Take the bus from Montreal-West Island to Cornwall, ONbus bus
    3. Drive from Cornwall, ON to Massena, Nycar car
    4. Take the bus from Massena, Ny to Lake Placidbus bus
    12h 20m
    $227–767

  7. Fly to Saranac Lake

    1. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Saranac Lake (SLK)plane plane YYC - SLK
    13h 11m
    $201–645

  8. Fly to Plattsburg International Airport, taxi

    1. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Plattsburg International Airport (PBG)plane plane YYC - PBG
    2. Take the taxi from Plattsburg International Airport (PBG) to Lake Placidtaxi taxi
    13h 26m
    $326–895

  9. Bus, train, drive

    1. Take the bus from Calgary to Reginabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Regina to Winnipegbus bus
    3. Take the train from Winnipeg to Toronto Union Stationtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Cornwall, ONbus bus
    5. Drive from Cornwall, ON to Massena, Nycar car
    6. Take the bus from Massena, Ny to Lake Placidbus bus 119
    2d 20h
    $502–1,075

Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Burlington International Airport (BTV) flights

Calendar33Weekly Planes
Duration8h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket$211Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 2,023.6 mi
  • Duration: 11h 14m

What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Lake Placid, NY, USA?

WestJet, Cape Air, and two other airlines fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Saranac Lake (SLK) every 4 hours.

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