Western Canada Travel Distances
Banff National Park is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains on the Alberta side of the Continental Divide. It is 128 kilometres (80 miles) west of Calgary, 401 kilometres (250 miles) southwest of Edmonton and 850 kilometres (530 miles) east of Vancouver. For more distance information, please see the chart below.
If you are driving to Banff, the Trans-Canada Highway (#1) runs west from Calgary into the park and through Banff and Lake Louise, continuing west to Vancouver. Lake Louise is located 55 kilometres (35 miles) to the west of the town of Banff, and Jasper in Jasper National Park is 287 kilometres (180 miles) to the northwest.
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Chart of Distances & Travel Times
| Miles | Kilometers | Hours |
| Banff to Calgary | 80 | 128 | 2 |
| Banff to Columbia Icefield | 112 | 180 | 3 |
| Banff to Jasper | 179 | 288 | 4.5 |
| Banff to Kamloops | 305 | 491 | 7-8 |
| Banff to Lake Louise | 34 | 55 | 1 |
| Banff to Vancouver | 532 | 857 | 13-14 |
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| Calgary to Banff | 80 | 128 | 2 |
| Calgary to Columbia Icefield | 192 | 308 | 5 |
| Calgary to Jasper | 259 | 416 | 6.5 |
| Calgary to Kamloops | 385 | 619 | 8-9 |
| Calgary to Lake Louise | 114 | 183 | 3 |
| Calgary to Vancouver | 612 | 985 | 15-16 |
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| Columbia Icefield to Banff | 112 | 180 | 3 |
| Columbia Icefield to Calgary | 192 | 308 | 5 |
| Columbia Icefield to Jasper | 67 | 108 | 1.5 |
| Columbia Icefield to Lake Louise | 78 | 125 | 2 |
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| Jasper to Banff | 179 | 288 | 4.5 |
| Jasper to Calgary | 259 | 416 | 6.5 |
| Jasper to Columbia Icefield | 67 | 108 | 1.5 |
| Jasper to Kamloops | 292 | 499 | 6 |
| Jasper to Lake Louise | 145 | 233 | 3.5 |
| Jasper to Vancouver | 519 | 865 | 12 |
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| Kamloops to Banff | 305 | 491 | 7-8 |
| Kamloops to Calgary | 385 | 619 | 8-9 |
| Kamloops to Jasper | 292 | 499 | 6 |
| Kamloops to Lake Louise | 271 | 436 | 6-7 |
| Kamloops to Vancouver | 227 | 366 | 6 |
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| Lake Louise to Banff | 34 | 55 | 1 |
| Lake Louise to Calgary | 114 | 183 | 3 |
| Lake Louise to Columbia Icefield | 78 | 125 | 2 |
| Lake Louise to Jasper | 145 | 233 | 3.5 |
| Lake Louise to Kamloops | 271 | 436 | 6-7 |
| Lake Louise to Vancouver | 498 | 802 | 12-13 |
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| Vancouver to Banff | 532 | 857 | 13-14 |
| Vancouver to Calgary | 612 | 985 | 15-16 |
| Vancouver to Jasper | 519 | 865 | 12 |
| Vancouver to Kamloops | 227 | 366 | 6 |
| Vancouver to Lake Louise | 498 | 802 | 12-13 |