Banff National Park
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Geography
Sights and Activities
Events and Festivals
Weather
Getting There
The following connections are all related to Banff town, located within the park.
By Plane
Calgary International Airport, (airport code: YYC) is the nearest airport, almost 2 hours away from Banff. Air Canada connects Calgary to more destinations across Canada, the USA and the rest of the world direct from here. WestJet flies from Calgary to destinations across Canada, as well as select places in North America. In addition, many US airlines fly to Calgary.
By Train
By Car
Banff is easily reached by car along the Trans-Canada Highway. It's best to pick up a car at the airport in Calgary where there is much more competition and choice.
By Bus
Greyhound Canada has buses to Calgary (almost 2 hours) and Vancouver (14 hours) and many places in between.
Brewster Transportation offers pick up from the hotel to Lake Louise (1 hour) and Jasper (4,5 hours). Sundog Tours has transfers to Jasper as well.
By Boat
Eat
Drink
Sleep
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWA Hotel HC Banff | 419 Banff Avenue, Box 700 | Hotel | 100 |
| Banff Chalet - SameSun | 433 Banff Avenue | Hostel | 86 |
| Banff Y Mountain Lodge | PO Box 520 102 Spray Ave. | Hostel | 75 |
| HI Lake Louise | Village Road, Box 115 Lake Louise Lake Louise, Alberta | Hostel | 86 |
| HI-Banff Alpine Centre | #801 Hidden Ridge Way Banff, Alberta | Hostel | 83 |
| HI-Castle Mountain | Box 1358 Banff, T1L 1B3 (Banff National Park) | Hostel | 100 |
| HI-Mosquito Creek | Highway 93 c/o PO Box 1358, Banff, Alberta | Hostel | 70 |
| HI-Rampart Creek | Highway 93 c/o PO Box 1358 | Hostel | 70 |
| HI-Whiskey Jack (Yoho) | Yoho National Park, c/o Box 1358 | Hostel | 85 |
| SameSun Backpacker Lodge - Banff | 449 Banff Avenue, T0L 0C0 Banff, Alberta | Hostel | 72 |
| The AWA Hotel Driftarrow Banff | 377 Banff Avenue Banff, Alberta | Hotel | 87 |
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