Good to know
- Tickets
- Gondola tickets required; current prices listed on the official Banff Gondola site.
- Time needed
- Allow 2 to 3 hours including the ride and ridge walk.
- Best time
- Early morning for clearest skies and shorter lines.
- Getting there
- The lower gondola station sits 10 minutes by car or bus from Banff town center.
Itineraries with Sulphur Mountain
Sulphur Mountain is on day 3
Day 3 of Banff & the Rockies
Sulphur Mountain and Spray River
How Sulphur Mountain fits into a day.- 8:00Sulphur Mountain Summit via GondolaBanff Gondola
- 12:30Banff Park Museum WalkBanff Park Museum
- 14:00Spray River Trail BikeSpray River Trail
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Sulphur Mountain questions
How long is the gondola ride?
The ascent takes about eight minutes each way.
Can you hike Sulphur Mountain instead?
A steep trail reaches the top in two to three hours one way.
What is at the summit?
Viewing platforms, a restaurant, and the old cosmic ray station occupy the ridge.
