There are 5 ways to get from Whistler to Banff National Park by bus, plane, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Whistler Village Centre to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) - International Terminalbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YVR - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
6h 29m$172–630Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Whistler Village Centre to Burrard Skytrain Stationbus Southbound / ...
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Banffbus Van-Cal
15h 27m$143–306Drive 792.2 km
- Drive from Whistler to Banff National Parkcar 792.2 km
10h 15m$160–231Bus, shuttle to Abbotsford International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Whistler Village Centre to Burrard Skytrain Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Vancouver Downtown to Abbotsford Airport
- Fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YXX - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
7h 20m$205–834Bus via Kelowna
- Take the bus from Whistler Village Centre to Burrard Skytrain Stationbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Avebus
- Take the bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher Stbus
16h 29m
Whistler to Banff National Park by bus, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Whistler to Banff National Park is to drive which costs $150 - $230 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Whistler to Banff National Park is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 6h 29m and costs $170 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Whistler to Banff National Park. However, there are services departing from Whistler Village Centre and arriving at Banff via Vancouver. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 27m.
The distance between Whistler and Banff National Park is 957 km. The road distance is 792.2 km.
The best way to get from Whistler to Banff National Park without a car is to bus which takes 15h 27m and costs $140 - $310.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Whistler to Banff National Park, including transfers.
Whistler to Banff National Park bus services, operated by YVR Skylynx, depart from Whistler Village Centre station.
Whistler to Banff National Park bus services, operated by YVR Skylynx, arrive at Burrard Skytrain Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Whistler to Banff National Park is 792 km. It takes approximately 10h 15m to drive from Whistler to Banff National Park.
There are 642+ hotels available in Banff National Park.
What companies run services between Whistler, BC, Canada and Banff National Park, AB, Canada?
You can take a bus from Whistler Village Centre to Banff National Park via Burrard Skytrain Station, Burrard Station @ Platform 2, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 2, Vancouver, and Banff in around 15h 27m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–600
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Phone
- +1 604 326 1616
- info@YVRSkylynx.com
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
Bus from Whistler Village Centre to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) - International Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–60
Bus from Whistler Village Centre to Burrard Skytrain Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
Bus from Whistler Village Centre to Burrard Skytrain Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
Bus from Whistler Village Centre to Burrard Skytrain Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Executive/Express
- $55–80
- Standard
- $40–55
- Phone
- +1 866 923 0516
- hello@whistlershuttle.com
- Website
- Whistler Shuttle
Bus from Whistler Village Centre to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) - International Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70
- Website
- Whistler Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 403 762 0000
- info@banfftransportation.com
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- 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
- info@fairybus.com
- 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
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
- info@mtnparktrans.com
- 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
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
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Vancouver to Banff
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $100–220
- Phone
- +1 604 229 1232
- info@reliablebus.ca
- Website
- Reliable Bus
Shuttle from Vancouver Downtown to Abbotsford Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- Reliable Bus
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
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