There are 3 ways to get from Elkford to Banff by bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Michel Rd at Fording Dr to Mountain View Manufactured Home Parkbus 41
- Take the bus from Sparwood, BC - 101c Aspen Dr to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SEbus
- Take the bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher Stbus
8h 34mDrive 253 km
cheapest- Drive from Elkford to Banffcar 253 km
6h 15m$51–73Bus, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Michel Rd at Fording Dr to Mountain View Manufactured Home Parkbus
- Take the bus from Sparwood, BC - 101c Aspen Dr to Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St Northbus
- Fly from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YXC - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
7h 27m
Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Elkford to Banff is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 6h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Elkford to Banff is to drive which takes 6h 15m and costs $50 - $75.
No, there is no direct bus from Elkford to Banff. However, there are services departing from Michel Rd at Fording Dr and arriving at Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St via Sparwood, BC - 101c Aspen Dr, Nb 24 St Se @ 114 Av Se and Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 34m.
The distance between Elkford and Banff is 485 km. The road distance is 253 km.
The best way to get from Elkford to Banff without a car is to bus which takes 8h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Elkford to Banff, including transfers.
Elkford to Banff bus services, operated by BC Transit - East Kootenay, depart from Michel Rd at Fording Dr station.
Elkford to Banff bus services, operated by BC Transit - East Kootenay, arrive at Mountain View Manufactured Home Park station.
Yes, the driving distance between Elkford to Banff is 253 km. It takes approximately 6h 15m to drive from Elkford to Banff.
There are 594+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Elkford, BC, Canada and Banff, AB, Canada?
You can take a bus from Michel Rd at Fording Dr to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St via Mountain View Manufactured Home Park, Sparwood, BC - 101c Aspen Dr, Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE, Nb 24 St Se @ 114 Av Se, Wb 6 Av Sw @ 5 St Sw, and Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW in around 8h 34m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Phone
- +1 855 417 4636
- [email protected]
- Website
- Columbia Valley
Bus from Michel Rd at Fording Dr to Mountain View Manufactured Home Park
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Columbia Valley
- Website
- Cranbrook
- Website
- Elk Valley
Bus from Michel Rd at Fording Dr to Mountain View Manufactured Home Park
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Columbia Valley
- Website
- Cranbrook
- Website
- Elk Valley
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- [email protected]
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Sparwood, BC - 101c Aspen Dr to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Sparwood, BC - 101c Aspen Dr to Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- [email protected]
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Red Arrow
- Phone
- +1 403 762 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary International Airport - YYC 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 International Airport - YYC 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 International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- Mountain Park Transportation
- Schedules at
- Mountain Park Transportation Schedules
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