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Getting Here

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Getting to Banff

 

By air

 

Fly to Calgary International airport and take one of the shuttles to the Banff centre (estimated travel time: 1-2 hours). You must book the shuttle separately.

 

Fly to Vancouver International airport or Seattle (SEA-TAC), rent a car and drive through the mountains. Estimated travel time: 15 hours if you drive straight through. Or, take a bus from Vancouver.

 

 

Shuttles from Calgary International Airport

 

BANFF AIRPORTER offers shuttle service between the Calgary Airport and the Banff Centre.

 

Receive a 15% discount on the Banff Airporter’s scheduled shuttle service between the Calgary Airport and Banff. Click www.banffairporter.com. Proceed through the reservation and type - thinkingmountains - in the Promo Code section on the final payment page to receive the discount.

 

 

 

 

By car

 

From the east: take the TransCanada Highway (Highway 1) west from Calgary to Banff. Estimated travel time: 1-2 hours

 

From the west: take Highway 1 from Golden, BC to Banff

 

From the south: take Highway 95 (the Kootenay Highway), then take Highway 93 through Kootenay National Park to Hwy 1.

 

From the north:  take Highway 93 (the Icefields Parkway) south from Jasper, through Lake Louise, then take Hwy 1 east to Banff.

 

By bus

 

Greyhound Canada

 

By train

 

Rocky Mountaineer. Very scenic, very luxurious and very expensive.

 

 

 

 

Getting to the Banff Centre

 

The Banff Centre is on Tunnel Mountain road, half-way up Tunnel Mountain in Banff. For information about getting there, parking (if you have a car) and maps of the facilities, click here.

 

 

 

The Park Pass

If you drive to the Banff Centre, your parking is included. But, you need to buy a Parks Canada Pass for the time you are in the national parks area. When you enter the park area, you'll be able to purchase a pass.

 


Getting Here

Getting Here

Getting Here

Getting to Banff

 

By air

 

Fly to Calgary International airport and take one of the shuttles to the Banff centre (estimated travel time: 1-2 hours). You must book the shuttle separately.

 

Fly to Vancouver International airport or Seattle (SEA-TAC), rent a car and drive through the mountains. Estimated travel time: 15 hours if you drive straight through. Or, take a bus from Vancouver.

 

 

Shuttles from Calgary International Airport

 

BANFF AIRPORTER offers shuttle service between the Calgary Airport and the Banff Centre.

 

Receive a 15% discount on the Banff Airporter’s scheduled shuttle service between the Calgary Airport and Banff. Click www.banffairporter.com. Proceed through the reservation and type - thinkingmountains - in the Promo Code section on the final payment page to receive the discount.

 

 

 

By car

 

From the east: take the TransCanada Highway (Highway 1) west from Calgary to Banff. Estimated travel time: 1-2 hours

 

From the west: take Highway 1 from Golden, BC to Banff

 

From the south: take Highway 95 (the Kootenay Highway), then take Highway 93 through Kootenay National Park to Hwy 1.

 

From the north:  take Highway 93 (the Icefields Parkway) south from Jasper, through Lake Louise, then take Hwy 1 east to Banff.

 

By bus

 

Greyhound Canada

 

By train

 

Rocky Mountaineer. Very scenic, very luxurious and very expensive.

 

 

 

 

Getting to the Banff Centre

 

The Banff Centre is on Tunnel Mountain road, half-way up Tunnel Mountain in Banff. For information about getting there, parking (if you have a car) and maps of the facilities, click here.

 

 

 

The Park Pass

If you drive to the Banff Centre, your parking is included. But, you need to buy a Parks Canada Pass for the time you are in the national parks area. When you enter the park area, you'll be able to purchase a pass.

 


Getting Here