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GETTING TO WHITEFISH
Mileage from Whitefish to:
I-90 126
Banff 280
Billings 434
Calgary 315
Glacier National Park 24
Great Falls 222
Lake Louise 320
Missoula 130
Seattle 550
Spokane 269
West Yellowstone 385
*all distances are in miles

DRIVING DIRECTIONS
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BY TRAIN: Amtrak
Phone: 406-862-2268 or toll free 800-872-7245

Location: Whitefish Depot, 500 Depot Street,

on the north end of Central Avenue.
Office Hours: 6:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m.

From Seattle (Eastbound) every day:
Arrive: 7:15 am
Depart: 7:35 am
From Chicago (Westbound) every day:
Arrive: 9:20 pm
Depart: 9:40 pm

BY AIRLINE: Glacier Park International Airport
Whitefish is served by Glacier Park International Airport (FCA), just 15 minutes from Whitefish.  Leaving the airport, you make a left turn on Hwy. 2.  At the traffic light, you turn left onto Hwy 40.  Hwy 40 dead-ends into Hwy 93.  Turn right and continue into Whitefish.
Delta/SkyWest – (800) 221-1212 serves the south and central U.S. providing daily service through Salt Lake City via their air link Sky West.
Horizon/Alaska – (800) 547-9308 serves the west coast providing connections through Seattle.
Northwest Airlines – (800) 225-2525 serves the eastern U.S. and upper Midwest providing daily flights from Minneapolis/St. Paul.
United Express/SkyWest – (800) 864-8331 Serves Denver direct and Chicago.
Glacier Jet Center - 406-755-5362 - A general aviation service center that operates out of Glacier Park International Airport offering air charter, fuel service, engine and airframe repair and flight training with the Cessna Program.

BY CAR:
Car Rentals
Whitefish is served by several car rental agencies, taxi service, chartered tours, limousine rental, and several vacation planning companies eager to make your vacation to Whitefish a delightful experience.
Budget Rent-A-Car800-248-7604,
406-862-8170
Dollar Rent-A-Car800-457-5335,
406-892-0009
Enterprise Rent-A-Car406-862-5790,
800-rent-a-car
Rocky Mountain Transportation / Hertz800-654-3131,
406-863-1210
Taxi Service
Brown Bear800-366-0532
406-892-9822
Wild Horse Limousine406-756-2290
Flathead Glacier Transportation (Airport Service)406-892-3390

BY BUS:
Rimrock Bus Service arrives daily in Whitefish at 11:25 am at the Amtrak Depot from Missoula & Kalispell.  The bus leaves Whitefish from the Amtrak Depot at 11:35am daily for Kalispell & Missoula. Call (406) 755-4011.
Eagle transport provides local service in Whitefish, Columbia Falls and Kalispell. Call (406) 758-5728.

Driving Distances to Whitefish:
Billings:434 mi / 698.44 km
Missoula:129 mi / 209.21 km
Helena:210 mi / 337.95 km
Great Falls:220 mi / 354.05 km
Seattle:543 mi / 874 km
Spokane:245 mi / 394 km
Calgary:315 mi / 507 km

Driving Distances from Whitefish:
Whitefish Mountain Resort:7.9 mi
Glacier National Park:24 mi
Glacier Park International Airport:11.2 mi
Kalispell:15 mi
Flathead Community College:12.5 mi
Columbia Falls:7 mi
West Yellowstone:385 mi
 
Canadian Locations:
Canadian Border (Port of Roosville): 55 mi
Baniff:280 mi / 450.61 km
Edmonton:504 mi / 811 km
Fernie:122 mi / 196 km
Lethbridge:200 mi / 322 km
Cranbrook:138 mi / 221 km

What to Wear
The best advice is to be prepared for both warm and cool weather. For spring and summer bring shorts, walking shoes, light weight slacks, and your most comfortable pair of jeans, but don't for get your favorite sweatshirt or jacket for the evening. Dress in layers and bring rain gear wherever you go.

Weather-Wise
With an elevation of 3,033 feet and the top of Whitefish Mountain Resort at 6817 feet, there is no acclimation to elevation when visiting Whitefish. The area climate is relatively mild year round. Summer temperatures average in the high 70's, but the evenings are cool. The average temperature for the coldest month of the year is in the low 30's as compared to the other side of the Continental Divide, where the average is 15 degrees colder. The wind hardly ever blows in Whitefish! You know it's true by looking at the fence posts-the snow piles straight up!

VISITING CANADA
If you're planning a short trip to Canada during your stay you MUST HAVE A VALID PASSPORT or a GOVERNMENT BOARDER CROSSING CARD.
WHITEFISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | 520 East Second Street, Whitefish, MT 59937 | Phone: 406.862.3501
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