There are 4 ways to get from Canmore to Balfour by bus, car, car ferry, or plane
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Bus via Claresholm
best- Take the bus from Canmore to Calgarybus
- Take the bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Claresholm - Shell Gas Stationbus
- Take the bus from Claresholm, AB to Balfour, BC - 350 Balfour Ferrybus
12h 3mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Canmore to Kootenay Bay, BCcar
- Take the car ferry from Kootenay Bay, BC to Balfour, BCcarferry Kootney Bay to Balfour
7h 12m$76–109Bus, fly
- Take the bus from The Malcolm Hotel Canmore, Canmore to Calgary Int'l Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)plane YYC - YXC
- Take the bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Balfour, BC - 350 Balfour Ferrybus
8h 19m$428–1,063Bus
- Take the bus from Solara Resort Canmore to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-ITbus
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE to Balfour, BC - 350 Balfour Ferrybus Calgary
12h 55m$248–361
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canmore to Balfour is to drive and car ferry which costs $75 - $110 and takes 7h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Canmore to Balfour is to drive and car ferry which takes 7h 12m and costs $75 - $110.
No, there is no direct bus from Canmore to Balfour. However, there are services departing from Canmore and arriving at Balfour, BC - 350 Balfour Ferry via Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office and Claresholm, AB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 3m.
The distance between Canmore and Balfour is 802 km.
The best way to get from Canmore to Balfour without a car is to bus via Claresholm which takes 12h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 3m to get from Canmore to Balfour, including transfers.
Canmore to Balfour bus services, operated by EBus Canada, depart from Canmore station.
Canmore to Balfour bus services, operated by EBus Canada, arrive at Calgary station.
Balfour is 1h behind Canmore. It is currently 1:52 PM in Canmore and 12:52 PM in Balfour.
There are five+ hotels available in Balfour.
What companies run services between Canmore, AB, Canada and Balfour, BC, Canada?
You can take a bus from Canmore to Balfour, BC - 350 Balfour Ferry via Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office, Claresholm - Shell Gas Station, and Claresholm, AB in around 12h 3m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Canmore to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Claresholm - Shell Gas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- [email protected]
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from Claresholm, AB to Balfour, BC - 350 Balfour Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–220
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
Bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Balfour, BC - 350 Balfour Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
Bus from Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE to Balfour, BC - 350 Balfour Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–260
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Phone
- +1 403 285 3004
- [email protected]
- Website
- banffgoldenxpress.com
Bus from The Malcolm Hotel Canmore, Canmore to Calgary Int'l Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- https://banffgoldenxpress.com/index.php
Bus from Solara Resort Canmore to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- https://banffgoldenxpress.com/index.php
- Phone
- +1 855 757 3222
- [email protected]
- Website
- abestx.ca
Bus from Solara Resort Canmore to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://abestx.ca/
- Phone
- 587-968-5088
- [email protected]
- Website
- vivogreentravel.com
Bus from Solara Resort Canmore to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $94–101
- Website
- https://vivogreentravel.com/
- Schedules at
- https://vivogreentravel.com/public-shuttle/
- Calgary - Canmore
- $94
- Calgary - Banff
- $101
- Phone
- 1 800 663 7867
- Website
- www2.gov.bc.ca
Car ferry from Kootenay Bay, BC to Balfour, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- www2.gov.bc.ca
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