There are 7 ways to get from Columbia Falls to Banff National Park by car, bus, plane, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus
best- Drive from Logan Pass to Pincher Creek, ABcar
- Take the bus from Pincher Creek, AB to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SEbus
- Take the bus from Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT to Banff Town Centerbus
10h 50m$254–386Drive 466.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Columbia Falls to Banff National Parkcar 466.6 km
6h 1m$92–133Fly from Glacier Park International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane FCA - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
6h 33m$637–1,808Drive, bus via Claresholm
- Drive from Logan Pass to Pincher Creek, ABcar
- Take the bus from Pincher Creek, AB to Claresholm, ABbus
- Take the bus from Claresholm - Shell Gas Station to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*bus
- Take the bus from Calgary to Banffbus
11h 27mDrive, bus #2
- Drive from Logan Pass to Pincher Creek, ABcar
- Take the bus from Pincher Creek, AB to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SEbus
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - The Westin Calgary to Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotelbus
11h 55m$233–300Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Whitefish Amtrak Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge - U of Lcar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*bus
- Take the bus from Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT to Moose Hotel & Suitesbus
13h 17mDrive to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Drive from Columbia Falls to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)car
- Fly from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YXC - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
5h 19m$317–931
Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbia Falls to Banff National Park is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 6h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Columbia Falls to Banff National Park is to drive and fly and shuttle which takes 5h 19m and costs $310 - $950.
The distance between Columbia Falls and Banff National Park is 586 km. The road distance is 466.6 km.
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Columbia Falls to Banff National Park, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Columbia Falls to Banff National Park is 467 km. It takes approximately 6h 1m to drive from Columbia Falls to Banff National Park.
There are 659+ hotels available in Banff National Park.
What companies run services between Columbia Falls, MT, USA and Banff National Park, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Columbia Falls to Banff National Park. However, you can take the taxi to Apgar Visitor Center, take the bus to Logan Pass, drive to Pincher Creek, AB, take the bus to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE, walk to SB 24 ST @ Douglas Glen GA SE, take the line 92 bus to Anderson LRT Station, walk to NB Anderson CTrain Station, take the line 201 vehicle to NB Crowfoot CTrain Station, walk to Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT, take the bus to Banff Town Center, then walk to Banff National Park. Alternatively, you can drive from Columbia Falls to Banff National Park in around 6h 1m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Whitefish Amtrak Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- [email protected]
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Pincher Creek, AB to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Pincher Creek, AB to Claresholm, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Pincher Creek, AB to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
- Phone
- +1 403 285 3004
- [email protected]
- Website
- Banff Golden Xpress
Bus from Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT to Banff Town Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- Banff Golden Xpress
Bus from Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT to Moose Hotel & Suites
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- Banff Golden Xpress
- Phone
- 587-968-5088
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vivo Green Travel
Bus from Crowfoot LRT Station | ON-IT to Banff Town Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $109–117
- Website
- Vivo Green Travel
- Schedules at
- Vivo Green Travel
- Calgary - Canmore
- $109
- Calgary - Banff
- $117
- Phone
- +1 403 762 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
- Phone
- +1 403 800 0355
- [email protected]
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- The Fairy Bus
- Phone
- +1 403 754 6467
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
- Schedules at
- Mountain Park Transportation Schedules
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
- Schedules at
- Mountain Park Transportation Schedules
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Claresholm - Shell Gas Station to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Calgary to Banff
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 403 668 9600
- [email protected]
- Website
- The Canada Bus
Bus from Calgary, AB - The Westin Calgary to Banff, AB - Mount Royal Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- The Canada Bus
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- [email protected]
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
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