There are 6 ways to get from Emerald Lake to Banff by taxi, bus, car, plane, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Emerald Lake to Edmonton Millwoods - 2633 66 St NWtaxi
- Take the bus from Edmonton Millwoods - 2633 66 St NW to Calgary Airportbus
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
5h 41m$259–308Drive 457.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Emerald Lake to Banffcar 457.9 km
5h 15m$91–131Bus, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Elk Island National Park to Edmontonbus
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YEG - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
7h$231–696Bus via HI Banff Alpine Centre
- Take the bus from Elk Island National Park to Edmontonbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton to Calgary Int. Airportbus
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
8h 41m$153–195Bus
- Take the bus from Elk Island National Park to Edmontonbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton to Calgary Int. Airportbus
- Take the bus from Calgary Int'l Airport to Moose Hotel & Suitesbus
9h 25m$152–192Bus #2
- Take the bus from Elk Island National Park to Edmontonbus Elk Island National Park to Edmonton
- Take the bus from Edmonton to Banffbus FlixBus 2725
9h 40m$114–174
Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Emerald Lake to Banff is to drive which costs $90 - $130 and takes 5h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Emerald Lake to Banff is to drive which takes 5h 15m and costs $90 - $130.
No, there is no direct bus from Emerald Lake to Banff. However, there are services departing from Elk Island National Park and arriving at Muskrat North via Edmonton, Calgary Airport and Tunnel Mountain Hotels. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 41m.
The distance between Emerald Lake and Banff is 487 km. The road distance is 457.9 km.
The best way to get from Emerald Lake to Banff without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 5h 41m and costs $250 - $310.
It takes approximately 5h 41m to get from Emerald Lake to Banff, including transfers.
Emerald Lake to Banff bus services, operated by Parkbus, depart from Elk Island National Park station.
Emerald Lake to Banff bus services, operated by Parkbus, arrive at Edmonton station.
Yes, the driving distance between Emerald Lake to Banff is 458 km. It takes approximately 5h 15m to drive from Emerald Lake to Banff.
There are 628+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Emerald Lake, AB, Canada and Banff, AB, Canada?
You can take a vehicle from Emerald Lake to Muskrat North via Elk Island National Park, Edmonton, Edmonton, Calgary Int. Airport, Calgary Airport, HI Banff Alpine Centre, and Tunnel Mountain Hotels in around 8h 41m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Phone
- +1 403 668 9600
- [email protected]
- Website
- thecanadabus.com
Bus from Edmonton Millwoods - 2633 66 St NW to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.thecanadabus.com/
- Phone
- +1 800 974 2850
- [email protected]
- Website
- banffexplorer.com
Bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $59
- Website
- https://banffexplorer.com/
Bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $59
- Website
- https://banffexplorer.com/
- Phone
- +1 403 285 3004
- [email protected]
- Website
- banffgoldenxpress.com
Bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- https://banffgoldenxpress.com/index.php
Bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- https://banffgoldenxpress.com/index.php
Bus from Calgary Int'l Airport to Moose Hotel & Suites
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- https://banffgoldenxpress.com/index.php
- Phone
- +1 800 928 7101
- [email protected]
- Website
- parkbus.ca
Bus from Elk Island National Park to Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.parkbus.ca/
- Adult
- $0
- Student
- $0
- Senior
- $0
- Children
- $0
Bus from Elk Island National Park to Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.parkbus.ca/
- Adult
- $0
- Student
- $0
- Senior
- $0
- Children
- $0
Bus from Elk Island National Park to Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.parkbus.ca/
- Adult
- $0
- Student
- $0
- Senior
- $0
- Children
- $0
Bus from Elk Island National Park to Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.parkbus.ca/
- Adult
- $0
- Student
- $0
- Senior
- $0
- Children
- $0
- Phone
- +1 403 762 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- banfftransportation.com
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.banfftransportation.com/
- Phone
- +1 403 800 0355
- [email protected]
- Website
- fairybus.com
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://www.fairybus.com/
- Phone
- +1 403 754 6467
- [email protected]
- Website
- mtnparktrans.com
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- https://mtnparktrans.com/
- Schedules at
- https://mtnparktrans.com/schedules/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Calgary Int. Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Calgary Int. Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Banff
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $150–190
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