There are 6 ways to get from Slave Lake to Whitefish by bus, car, train, or plane
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Bus, drive, train
best- Take the bus from Slave Lake - Highway 88 to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NWbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Calgary - Centex 4 St NEbus
- Take the bus from Calgary to Lethbridgebus
- Drive from Lethbridge 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
19h 5m$175–234Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Slave Lake, AB to Edmonton, ABbus
- 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 24m$127–185Drive 586.2 mi
- Drive from Slave Lake to Whitefishcar 586.2 mi
11h 16m$135–194Bus, fly to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Slave Lake - Highway 88 to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NWbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Edmonton Intl Airportbus
- 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
12h 9m$193–645Bus, fly to Glacier Park International Airport
- Take the bus from Slave Lake - Highway 88 to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NWbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Edmonton Intl Airportbus
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane YEG - FCA
13h 59m$195–555Bus, fly to Lethbridge Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Slave Lake - Highway 88 to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NWbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Edmonton Intl Airportbus
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Lethbridge Airport (YQL)plane YEG - YQL
- Drive from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) to Whitefishcar
13h 42m$325–855
Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Slave Lake to Whitefish is to bus and drive which costs $120 - $190 and takes 19h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Slave Lake to Whitefish is to drive which takes 11h 16m and costs $130 - $200.
The distance between Slave Lake and Whitefish is 735 miles. The road distance is 589.6 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 5m to get from Slave Lake to Whitefish, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Slave Lake to Whitefish is 590 miles. It takes approximately 11h 16m to drive from Slave Lake to Whitefish.
There are 325+ hotels available in Whitefish.
What companies run services between Slave Lake, AB, Canada and Whitefish, MT, USA?
There is no direct connection from Slave Lake to Whitefish. However, you can take the bus to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW, take the bus to Calgary - Centex 4 St NE, walk to Calgary, take the bus to Lethbridge, drive to Port of Sweet Grass, take the bus to Shelby Transit Center, walk to Shelby Amtrak Station, then take the train to Whitefish Amtrak Station. Alternatively, you can drive from Slave Lake to Whitefish in around 11h 16m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Grande Prairie, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Kamloops, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–850
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Grande Prairie, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Kamloops, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Kelowna, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–950
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
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 587-557-7719
- support@coldshot.ca
- Website
- coldshot.ca
Bus from Slave Lake - Highway 88 to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.coldshot.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.coldshot.ca/routes
- Adult
- $50–70
Bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Calgary - Centex 4 St NE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- https://www.coldshot.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.coldshot.ca/routes
- Adult
- $60–75
Bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Edmonton Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Website
- https://www.coldshot.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.coldshot.ca/routes
- Adult
- $27–35
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Calgary to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- 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
- 780-983-8225
- Website
- northernexpress.ca
Bus from Slave Lake, AB to Edmonton, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- http://northernexpress.ca/
- Schedules at
- http://northernexpress.ca/
- Adult
- $55–70
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