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How to get fromSylvan Lake to Banffby bus, car, plane, or shuttle

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There are 5 ways to get from Sylvan Lake to Banff by bus, car, plane, or shuttle

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  1. Bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Red Deer - Tim Hortons 6620 Orr Dr to YYC-Calgary International Airportbus bus Edm-Cgy-X
    2. Take the bus from Calgary - Airport YYC to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher Stbus bus Ebus
    3h 40m

  2. Drive  258.8 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Sylvan Lake to Banffcar car 258.8 km
    3h 7m
    $52–75

  3. Bus, fly, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Red Deer to Edmonton Airport - YEGbus bus
    2. Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane plane YEG - YYC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, ABshuttle bus
    5h 7m
    $229–790

  4. Bus via Banff International Hostel

    1. Take the bus from Red Deer - Tim Hortons 6620 Orr Dr to YYC-Calgary International Airportbus bus Edm-Cgy-X
    2. Take the bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff International Hostelbus bus Calgary
    3h 56m
    $146–169

  5. Bus via Banff

    1. Take the bus from Red Deer to Calgary International Airport - YYC Domestic Terminalbus bus Edm-Cal
    2. Take the bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banffbus bus Brewster
    4h 15m
    $130–235

Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights

Calendar82Weekly Planes
Duration1h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket$49Cheapest Price
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Map of how to get from Sylvan Lake to Banff.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 307.1 km
  • Duration: 3h 40m

What companies run services between Sylvan Lake, AB, Canada and Banff, AB, Canada?

You can take a vehicle from Sylvan Lake to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St via Red Deer - Tim Hortons 6620 Orr Dr, YYC-Calgary International Airport, and Calgary - Airport YYC in around 3h 40m.

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