Driving Instructions - Banff National Park
Banff National Park is located in the Canadian Rocky
Mountains on the Alberta side of the Continental Divide. It is situated 128
kilometres (80 miles) west of Calgary, 401 kilometres (250 miles) southwest of
Edmonton and 850 kilometres (530 miles) east of Vancouver. Commercial airlines service
each of these three Canadian cities, and buses to Banff and Lake Louise run
year round.
If you are driving into the park, the Trans-Canada Highway
(#1) runs west from Calgary into the park and through Banff and Lake Louise,
then continues west towards Vancouver. From the town of Banff, Lake Louise is
located 55 kilometres (35 miles) to the west, while the town of Jasper in
Jasper National Park is 287 kilometres (180 miles) to the northwest.
Tour buses operate within the Four Mountain Parks (Banff
National Park is bordered by Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper National Parks). There
are also several car rental agencies in Banff and Jasper townsites, as well as
in the neighbouring cities.
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