There are 8 ways to get from Grande Prairie to Whitefish by plane, car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)plane YQU - YXC
- Drive from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Whitefishcar
5h 49m$163–1,362Bus, drive via Shelby
cheapest- Take the bus from Grande Prairie, AB to Edmonton, AB - Southgate Stationbus
- 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
19h 50m$110–205Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Grande Prairie, AB to Edmonton, AB - Southgate Stationbus
- 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
19h 34m$148–270Drive 645.8 mi
- Drive from Grande Prairie to Whitefishcar 645.8 mi
13h 27m$148–214Fly to Lethbridge Airport, drive
- Fly from Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) to Lethbridge Airport (YQL)plane YQU - YQL
- Drive from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) to Whitefishcar
8h 4m$530–1,022Fly to Glacier Park International Airport
- Fly from Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane YQU - FCA
7h 48m$190–762Bus, drive, train via Calgary
- Take the bus from Grande Prairie, AB to Edmonton, AB - Southgate Stationbus
- 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
20h 37mBus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Grande Prairie, AB - Podollan Inn & Spa to Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 Stbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Calgary - Airport YYCbus
- Take the bus from Calgary - YYC International Airport 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
22h 5m
Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grande Prairie to Whitefish is to bus and drive via Shelby which costs $110 - $210 and takes 19h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Grande Prairie to Whitefish is to fly and drive which takes 5h 49m and costs $160 - $1,400.
The distance between Grande Prairie and Whitefish is 538 miles. The road distance is 649.6 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Grande Prairie to Whitefish, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Grande Prairie to Whitefish is 650 miles. It takes approximately 13h 27m to drive from Grande Prairie to Whitefish.
There are 273+ hotels available in Whitefish.
What companies run services between Grande Prairie, AB, Canada and Whitefish, MT, USA?
WestJet, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Delta fly from Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Grande Prairie Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–1,300
Flights from Grande Prairie Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–950
Flights from Grande Prairie Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Edmonton, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Grande Prairie Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Calgary, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,400
Flights from Grande Prairie Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Edmonton, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Grande Prairie Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Edmonton, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,500
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
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Grande Prairie, AB to Edmonton, AB - Southgate Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $45–100
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Fort Macleod
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- 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
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
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
- +1 406-470-0727
- 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
- +1 403 668 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/
Bus from Calgary - YYC International Airport to Lethbridge - U of L
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Phone
- 1-800-232-1958
- info@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Grande Prairie, AB - Podollan Inn & Spa to Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://redarrow.ca/
- Book at
- https://www.redarrow.ca/order/reservation/
- Adult
- $45–75
Bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Calgary - Airport YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://redarrow.ca/
- Book at
- https://www.redarrow.ca/order/reservation/
- Adult
- $29–45
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