There are 8 ways to get from Edmonton to Whitefish by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)plane YEG - YXC
- Drive from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Whitefishcar
7h 29m$144–601Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Edmonton to Lethbridgebus
- Drive from Lethbridge to Port of Sweet Grasscar
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to North Valley Hospital - Whitefishbus
14h 35m$67–106Drive 435.1 mi
- Drive from Edmonton to Whitefishcar 435.1 mi
8h 30m$100–144Fly to Glacier Park International Airport
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane YEG - FCA
10h 1m$121–481Fly to Lethbridge Airport, drive
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Lethbridge Airport (YQL)plane YEG - YQL
- Drive from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) to Whitefishcar
8h 33m$161–611Bus, drive via Calgary
- Take the bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5th Ave SWbus
- Take the bus from Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE to Pincher Creek, ABbus
- Drive from Pincher Creek, AB to Lake McDonald Lodgecar
14h 56m$119–181Bus, drive #2
- Take the bus from Edmonton to Fort Macleodbus
- Take the bus from Fort Macleod, AB to Pincher Creek, ABbus
- Drive from Pincher Creek, AB to Lake McDonald Lodgecar
15h 8m$105–177Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Edmonton to Calgarybus
- Take the bus from Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino* to Lethbridge - U of Lbus
- Drive from Lethbridge - U of L to Port of Sweet Grasscar
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Whitefish Amtrak Stationtrain
16h 11m
Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edmonton to Whitefish is to bus and drive which costs $65 - $110 and takes 14h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Edmonton to Whitefish is to fly and drive which takes 7h 29m and costs $140 - $600.
The distance between Edmonton and Whitefish is 421 miles. The road distance is 437.6 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Edmonton to Whitefish, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Edmonton to Whitefish is 438 miles. It takes approximately 8h 30m to drive from Edmonton to Whitefish.
There are 1680+ hotels available in Whitefish.
What companies run services between Edmonton, AB, Canada and Whitefish, MT, USA?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Whitefish Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Fort Macleod
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to North Valley Hospital - Whitefish
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- 1-800-232-1958
- info@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5th Ave SW
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://redarrow.ca/
- Book at
- https://www.redarrow.ca/order/reservation/
- Adult
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE to Pincher Creek, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Book at
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/routes-fares/
Bus from Fort Macleod, AB to Pincher Creek, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Book at
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/routes-fares/
- Phone
- +1 403 668 9600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- thecanadabus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- https://www.thecanadabus.com/
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino* to Lethbridge - U of L
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
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