BANFF NATIONAL PARK TRANSIT GUIDE 2017
YOUR GUIDE TO USING TRANSIT AND SHUTTLES TO EXPLORE BANFF NATIONAL PARK. KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE SCENERY
5. LAKE LOUISE
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1. BANFF
4. CALGARY
Banff National Park’s many transit and shuttle options will take you out of your vehicle and quickly into nature – without missing a thing. Leave the car behind, relax and enjoy the incredible views as you travel by comfortable coach to the park, then on to your chosen adventure using one of Banff’s many transit options.
Use this guide to find information about transit and shuttle options that will take you:
1. BETWEEN CALGARY AND BANFF NATIONAL PARK PAGE 03
2. BETWEEN THE TOWN OF BANFF AND THE VILLAGE OF LAKE LOUISE PAGE 05
3. AROUND TOWN OF BANFF PAGE 06
4. WITHIN BANFF NATIONAL PARK FOR SIGHTSEEING PAGE 11
5. AROUND LAKE LOUISE PAGE 14
Refer to the information for each region to find route descriptions, fares, operating frequency and contact information for all transit and shuttle service providers.
2 1. BETWEEN CALGARY AND BANFF NATIONAL PARK
You have several choices for travelling between Calgary and Banff National Park. These services allow you to relax and enjoy the scenery even before you reach the park. When you are in the park, local transit and shuttle options will take you to all the places you want to explore. See sections #2 through #5 for more about these options.
PUBLIC TRANSIT
SERVICE PROVIDER/ DESTINATION FARES AND FREQUENCY MORE INFORMATION
BETWEEN CALGARY (CROWFOOT FREQUENCY ON-IT REGIONAL TRANSIT LRT STATION) AND THE TOWN OF 10 departures from Reserve seats and purchase BANFF Calgary and 13 departures e-tickets in advance online On-It is a weekend transit from Banff per day on at: service. Two morning Saturdays, Sundays and www.on-it.ca long weekends from June runs and three evening 403-938-3966 runs also stop in Okotoks, 17 to September 4. Cochrane and Canmore. At Travellers can buy tickets FARES least one morning run and on the bus if seats are one afternoon run stop at One-way prices: available, using credit or Somerset-Bridlewood LRT -- Adult (5+): $10 debit card. Station. -- Child* (2-5): free
* Children ages 2-5 must register for a free ticket to reserve a seat on the bus. Infants under the age of 2 ride on the lap of a passenger 15 years or older, no need to register. On-It ticket holders ride free on Roam Public Transit in Banff and Canmore. Simply show your valid ticket to the Roam driver.
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3 1. BETWEEN CALGARY AND BANFF NATIONAL PARK
PRIVATELY RUN TRANSPORTATION
SERVICE PROVIDER/ DESTINATION FARES AND FREQUENCY MORE INFORMATION BETWEEN CALGARY FREQUENCY BANFF AIRPORTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND 10 daily departures Visitors can request a BANFF/CANMORE. from Banff and Calgary drop off or pickup at International Airport. home addresses or hotels in Banff, or the Coast FARES Canmore Hotel. One-way prices: -- Adult (13+): $63.99 www.banffairporter.com -- Senior (65+): $57.59 1-888-449-2901 -- Child (2-12): $31.99 -- Infants (0-2): free Return prices: -- Adult (13+): $127.98 -- Senior (65+): $115.18 -- Child (2-12): $63.99 -- Infants (0-2): free CALGARY (DOWNTOWN AND FREQUENCY BREWSTER BANFF AIRPORT AIRPORT), KANANASKIS, 10 daily departures from EXPRESS CANMORE, BANFF, LAKE LOUISE, Calgary International www.brewster.ca/ AND JASPER. Airport and Banff. transportation/brewster- banff-airport-express/ FARES One-way from Calgary: 1-888-285-0376 -- Adult (16+): from $69 -- Child (6-15): $35 -- Infant (under 6): free Return prices: -- Adult (16+): from $118 -- Child (6-15): $60 -- Infant (under 6): free CALGARY, BANFF, CANMORE, FREQUENCY GREYHOUND AND LAKE LOUISE. 4 daily departures from www.greyhound.ca Calgary and Banff (subject 1-800-661-8747 to change). Tickets purchased by FARES phone must be paid with Prices vary. a Canadian credit card.
4 2. BETWEEN THE TOWN OF BANFF AND THE VILLAGE OF LAKE LOUISE
The free Parks Canada Shuttle makes it easy to move between Banff National Park’s two popular hubs, Banff and the village of Lake Louise. From each hub, you can continue to popular attractions within the park or stay to eat or shop.
PUBLIC TRANSIT
SERVICE PROVIDER/ DESTINATION FARES AND FREQUENCY MORE INFORMATION
BETWEEN BANFF TRAIN STATION FREQUENCY PARKS CANADA AND SAMSON MALL IN THE -- Hourly service every Find shuttle VILLAGE OF LAKE LOUISE. day between May 19 schedules at: The Parks Canada shuttle and October 9. pc.gc.ca/banff-transit links with the shuttles -- Starting 7 a.m. Banff Visitor Centre: connecting the village from the Banff Train 403-762-1550 with Lake Louise (May Station to the Samson 19 to September 10) and Mall in the village of Lake Louise Visitor Moraine Lake (September Lake Louise. Centre: 403-522-3833 11 to October 9). -- Starting 8 a.m. from the Samson Mall in the village of Lake Louise to the Banff Train Station. -- Last pick up from the Banff Train Station heading to Samson Mall at 5 p.m. -- Last pick up from the Samson Mall heading to the Banff Train Station at 6 p.m.
FARES Free in 2017
5 3. AROUND TOWN OF BANFF
SHOPPING Roam Zone: 10-12 mins walk RESTAURANTS Free parking: 9 hour HOTELS
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Roam Zone: 6-8 mins walk Free parking: 9 hour
Roam Zone: 3-5 mins walk Free parking: 9 hour
Roam Zone: 1-2 mins walk Free parking: 8 hour
TO CAVE AND BASIN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
TO BANFF SPRINGS HOTEL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE AND BOW FALLS VIEWPOINT TO BANFF HOT SPRINGS AND BANFF GONDOLA 6 TO MINNEWANKA PARK AND RIDE LAKE MINNEWANKA TO LAKE MINNEWANKA AND TWO JACK LAKE CAMPGROUND LAKE MINNEWANKA TO CANMORE
TO TUNNEL LOWER BANKHEAD TWO JACK MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND DAY USE AND HOTELS AREA TWO JACK MAIN CAMPGROUND TWO JACK BANFF ROAM TRANSIT DESTINATIONS LAKESIDE CAMPGROUND MINNEWANKA ROUTE 1 ROUTE 4 PARK & RIDE Free parking: 12 hour • Banff Hot Springs • Cave and Basin Banff Gondola National Historic • Site CASCADE JOHNSON • Rimrock Hotel PONDS LAKE ROAD ROUTE 6
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Parking Coin laundry TUNNEL MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND RV parking Roam Customer Service Center RV street parking Visitor Center Campground Supermarket BANFF AVE VILLAGE 1 Bike rental VILLAGE 2 CAMPGROUND AND TRAILER COURT CAMPGROUND GET REAL TIME BUS ARRIVAL TIMES FOR ANY ROAM STOP
Download the NextBus app TUNNEL MOUNTAIN RD for iOS or Android - search “nextbus” in the app store or visit nextbus.com on any device. 7 3. AROUND TOWN OF BANFF Roam Public Transit service allows you to get conveniently around Banff, Canmore and Banff National Park destinations like Lake Minnewanka. You can use Roam Transit throughout your trip with single fares or multi-ride passes. The map of Roam Transit routes is on page 6.
PUBLIC TRANSIT
SERVICE PROVIDER/ DESTINATION FARES AND FREQUENCY MORE INFORMATION
SIX BUS ROUTES WITH FREQUENCY ROAM TRANSIT SERVICE THROUGH BANFF, Frequency varies by route Find schedules, fares, maps, CANMORE, AND AREA number, please see the a trip planner, and live bus ATTRACTIONS. section below for specific tracker at: times. parkandroam.ca FARES 403-762-0606 REGULAR FARES: Get current arrival times for Unlimited day pass: any Roam stop at nextbus.com, -- Adults (19+): $5 or download the Nextbus app -- Senior (65+) or child/ for iOS or Android devices. youth (6-18): $2.50 -- Children (under 6): free Unlimited day pass can be purchased on the bus, cash One-way prices: only. -- Adult (19+): $2 Where to purchase Roam -- Senior (65+) or child/ Transit passes and redeem youth (6-18): $1 change vouchers: -- Children (under 6): free -- Bow Valley Regional Transit REGIONAL FARES: Customer Service Centre -- Adult (19+): $6 -- Banff Town Hall -- Senior (65+) or child/ -- Rundle Gift Shop youth (6-18): $3 -- Wild Rose -- Children under 6: free -- Elk & Avenue Hotel -- Canmore Civic Centre Purchase fares or passes and -- Shoppers Drug Mart redeem vouchers at the Roam Canmore Transit customer service -- Rusticana Grocery center, participating partners, -- The Market Bistro or on the bus with exact change. -- Trail Sports Inc. -- Fergies Bakery & Convenience
8 SERVICE PROVIDER/ DESTINATION FARES AND FREQUENCY MORE INFORMATION
BANFF AVENUE TO SULPHUR FREQUENCY ROAM TRANSIT MOUNTAIN / BANFF UPPER Every 20 to 40 minutes Runs from Banff Avenue up HOT SPRINGS: ROAM ROUTE #1 daily. Sulphur Mountain to the historic Banff Upper Hot FARES Springs, Rimrock Resort See page 8 for regular Hotel, and Sulphur Mountain fares. Gondola.
TUNNEL MOUNTAIN TO FREQUENCY ROAM TRANSIT BANFF SPRINGS HOTEL: Every 40 minutes daily. Runs from Tunnel Mountain ROAM ROUTE #2 Village 1 and Village 2 FARES campgrounds to town centre Free from campgrounds to and Banff Springs Hotel. town while campgrounds Tunnel Mountain Village 2 are open. Regular fares operates year round. apply from town to campgrounds.
REGIONAL SERVICE TO FREQUENCY ROAM TRANSIT CANMORE: ROAM ROUTE #3 -- Every 30 minutes from Connects the towns of Banff Monday to Friday. and Canmore, from downtown -- Every 60 minutes on to downtown. Saturday, Sunday and holidays.
REGIONAL FARES See page 8 for regional fares.
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9 3. BANFF SHUTTLES AND TRANSIT
SERVICE PROVIDER/ DESTINATION FARES AND FREQUENCY MORE INFORMATION
CAVE AND BASIN NATIONAL FREQUENCY ROAM TRANSIT HISTORIC SITE: Every 30 minutes from Runs from the Banff Train ROAM ROUTE #4 Friday to Sunday and Station to Cave and Basin holidays until October 28. National Historic Site, with stops at Luxton Museum and FARES Banff Recreation Grounds. See page 8 for regular fares.
CANMORE LOCAL SERVICE: FREQUENCY ROAM TRANSIT ROAM ROUTE #5 -- Every 33 to 60 minutes Provides service throughout from Monday to Friday. the Town of Canmore, -- Every 37 minutes on including downtown, Three Saturday. Sisters, and Cougar Creek. -- Every 75 minutes on Sunday and holidays.
FARES See page 8 for regular fares.
MINNEWANKA ROAD: FREQUENCY ROAM TRANSIT * ROAM ROUTE #6 Every 30 minutes from Connects Lake Minnewanka, *This service is augmented by a Banff High School daily Two Jack Lake campgrounds, Parks Canada shuttle. until September 11. Cascade Ponds and Lower Bankhead day use areas with FARES Town of Banff, and links to Free in 2017. all other Roam routes. The service is augmented by a Parks Canada shuttle to increase frequency.
10 4. WITHIN BANFF NATIONAL PARK FOR SIGHTSEEING
Several private companies provide access to the key attractions and hidden gems throughout Banff National Park. Services may charge fares, sell passes or offer rides only in conjunction with admission to an attraction. (All schedules are subject to change).
PRIVATELY RUN TRANSPORTATION
SERVICE PROVIDER/ DESTINATION FARES AND FREQUENCY MORE INFORMATION
BANFF GONDOLA FREQUENCY BREWSTER TRAVEL CANADA -- Departs Elk + Avenue Hotel brewster.ca/attractions- (333 Banff Avenue) every 20 sightseeing/banff-gondola/ minutes from 9:20 a.m. to getting-here/ 5:40 p.m. daily from May 19 1-866-606-6700 to September 3. -- Departs Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel (405 Spray Avenue) on weekends and holidays. -- Departs Banff Gondola to return downtown every 20 to 30 minutes daily until 5:55 p.m. -- All schedules subject to change. FARES Free with admission to the Banff Gondola
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11 4. WITHIN BANFF NATIONAL PARK FOR SIGHTSEEING
SERVICE PROVIDER/ DESTINATION FARES AND FREQUENCY MORE INFORMATION
MULTIPLE KEY ATTRACTIONS FREQUENCY HOP ON BANFF IN BANFF NATIONAL PARK -- 4 times per day in each This privately run Stops include Banff direction from May 25 to sightseeing bus service (Train Station and Moose October 2. offers two bus routes Hotel), Lake Louise -- Visitors can begin their that take visitors to (Village, Gondola, and travel at any of the listed major Banff National Chateau), Johnston stops at any time during Park attractions. Canyon, and Moraine the schedule beginning at Knowledgeable onboard Lake. 7:45 a.m. All buses return to hosts answer questions Banff after their last stop. about the park and assist FARES with additional travel planning. $50 for a day pass. www.hoponbanff.com 403-609-5242 Tickets are limited each day, so book ahead of time.
LAKE LOUISE SIGHTSEEING FREQUENCY LAKE LOUISE SKI RESORT GONDOLA Daily departures from and www.skilouise.com/ This complimentary bus return trips to Chateau Lake getting-here/lake- service transfers guests Louise and Samson Mall every louise-bus.php 30 to 45 minutes between 8:45 between Chateau Lake 1-877-956-8473 Louise, Samson Mall, a.m. and 6:45 p.m. and the Lake Louise FARES Sightseeing Gondola. Free for guests going to the Lake Louise Sightseeing Gondola.
12 MOUNT NORQUAY FREQUENCY MOUNT NORQUAY -- 10 shuttles daily from June This shuttle service summer.banffnorquay. 10 to October 9. offers transportation com/plan-your-visit/ between downtown -- Shuttles depart hourly from shuttle-service/ Banff Train Station from Banff (Banff Train 1-844-667-7829 7:55 a.m. to 4:50 p.m. Station, Banff Avenue at Elk Street, Banff Park -- Additional shuttles run Reservations are not Lodge), the Juniper Hotel, between Juniper Hotel and required. and Mount Norquay. Banff Train Station between From Mount Norquay, 5:27 p.m. and 7:35 p.m. guests can explore the FARES Sightseeing Chairlift, Free in 2017 Via Ferrata, and hiking adventures. SUNSHINE VILLAGE FREQUENCY SUNSHINE MOUNTAIN LODGE SIGHTSEEING 8 shuttles run daily from 7 a.m. sunshinemountainlodge. to 5:45 p.m. from June 30 to Gondola and Banff to com/sunshine-gondola- September 24. Sunshine Shuttle and-sightseeing The Sunshine Village FARES 1-877-542-2633 shuttle bus operates One-way prices: Reservations are between Banff and -- Adult (16+): $10 recommended. Sunshine Village Resort. -- Child (6-15): $10 There are pickup points -- Toddlers (0-5): free convenient to all Banff Return prices: hotels. The shuttle offers -- Adult (16+): $12 return trips to Banff -- Child (6-15): $12 throughout the day. -- Toddlers (0-5): free
WHITE MOUNTAIN ADVENTURES FREQUENCY BIKE ‘N HIKE SHUTTLE BIKE AND HIKE SHUTTLE -- 1 to 3 daily stops at each bikeandhikeshuttle.com site. Shuttle service from 403-762-2282 Banff to popular hiking -- Stops include: Sunshine and cycling trails within Village, Banff Train Station, Banff National Park. Canmore (Downtown, Legacy Trailhead, The Nordic Centre) Goat Creek/Ha Ling, Spray Dam, Mt. Buller and Mt. Shark Trailhead.
FARES -- One-way prices: From $5* -- Return prices: From $85*
*Depending on destination.
13 5. LAKE LOUISE TRANSIT
Parks Canada Shuttles make it easy to branch out from the village of Lake Louise to explore either Upper Lake Louise or Moraine Lake. And they’re free.
PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE PROVIDER/ DESTINATION FARES AND FREQUENCY MORE INFORMATION
THE VILLAGE OF LAKE LOUISE FREQUENCY PARKS CANADA AND UPPER LAKE LOUISE -- Daily until September Shuttles depart the Lake 10. Louise overflow parking lot -- Departs the parking located on Highway 1, lot every 15 minutes 5.5 km east of the exit to from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lake Louise. returning every 15 pc.gc.ca/banff-transit minutes until 6 p.m. Lake Louise Visitor Centre: FARES 403-522-3833 Free in 2017
THE VILLAGE OF LAKE LOUISE FREQUENCY PARKS CANADA AND MORAINE LAKE -- Daily from September Shuttles leave the Lake 11 to October 9. Louise overflow parking lot -- Departs the parking located on Highway 1, lot every 15 minutes 5.5 km east of the exit to from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lake Louise. returning every 15 pc.gc.ca/banff-transit minutes until 6 p.m. Lake Louise Visitor Centre: FARES 403-522-3833 Free in 2017
14 CHATEAU TO ICEFIELDS PARKWAY LAKE LOUISE HISTORIC RAILWAY STATION LAKE Parking time: 12 hours LOUISE SAMSON MALL VILLAGE OF Parking time: 3 hours LAKE LOUISE
LAKE LOUISE Parking time: 12 hours TO LAKE LOUISE SKI RESORT & SUMMER SIGHTSEEING GONDOLA LAKE LOUISE CAMPGROUND
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