There are 9 ways to get from Gainesville to Whitefish by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport
best- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane GNV - FCA
11h 6m$186–696Bus, train via Saint Paul
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to North Valley Hospital - Whitefishbus
2d 7h$280–572Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gainesville Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Whitefish Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 10h$286–702Drive 2,543.4 mi
- Drive from Gainesville to Whitefishcar 2,543.4 mi
43h 10m$465–671Bus to Jacksonville, fly
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane JAX - FCA
11h 40m$272–969Bus to Orlando, fly
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Orlando RedCoach Stationbus
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane MCO - FCA
11h 20m$190–730Bus to Tallahassee, fly
- Take the bus from Gainesville - Commuter Lot Parking Garage @ Gale Lemerand to Tallahassee - FSU - Old St Augustine at Intramural Fieldbus
- Fly from Tallahassee (TLH) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane TLH - FCA
11h 47m$298–1,154Bus to Tampa, fly
- Take the bus from Gainesville - Commuter Lot Parking Garage @ Gale Lemerand to University of South Florida Tampabus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane TPA - FCA
13h 51m$204–861Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Whitefish Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 23h$377–894
Gainesville to Whitefish by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gainesville to Whitefish is to bus and fly which costs $190 - $750 and takes 11h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Gainesville to Whitefish is to fly which takes 11h 6m and costs $180 - $700.
The distance between Gainesville and Whitefish is 2149 miles. The road distance is 2558.3 miles.
The best way to get from Gainesville to Whitefish without a car is to bus and train via Saint Paul which takes 2 days 7h and costs $280 - $600.
It takes approximately 11h 6m to get from Gainesville to Whitefish, including transfers.
Whitefish is 2h behind Gainesville. It is currently 3:27 PM in Gainesville and 1:27 PM in Whitefish.
Yes, the driving distance between Gainesville to Whitefish is 2558 miles. It takes approximately 43h 10m to drive from Gainesville to Whitefish.
There are 323+ hotels available in Whitefish.
What companies run services between Gainesville, FL, USA and Whitefish, MT, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Atlanta, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Charlotte, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Jacksonville to Glacier Park International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Jacksonville to Glacier Park International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Orlando to Glacier Park International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Tampa to Glacier Park International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Tampa to Glacier Park International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Atlanta, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Atlanta, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Charlotte, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Orlando to Glacier Park International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Orlando to Glacier Park International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Tallahassee to Glacier Park International Airport via Atlanta, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Tampa to Glacier Park International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Tampa to Glacier Park International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Jacksonville to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Jacksonville to Glacier Park International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Orlando to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Orlando to Glacier Park International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Tallahassee to Glacier Park International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Tampa to Glacier Park International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Tampa to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Whitefish Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Gainesville Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- 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
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Gainesville to Orlando RedCoach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–140
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $22–140
Bus from Gainesville - Commuter Lot Parking Garage @ Gale Lemerand to Tallahassee - FSU - Old St Augustine at Intramural Field
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–140
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $23–140
Bus from Gainesville - Commuter Lot Parking Garage @ Gale Lemerand to University of South Florida Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–140
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $22–140
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