There are 6 ways to get from Whitefish to Salmon by plane, car, bus, taxi, or train
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Fly to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum, drive
best- Fly from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN)plane FCA - SUN
- Drive from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN) to Salmoncar
7h 53m$131–472Drive 270.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Whitefish to Salmoncar 270.1 mi
5h 32m$50–72Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from North Valley Hospital - Whitefish to Shelby Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MTbus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Dillon, MTbus
- Take the taxi from Dillon, MT to Salmontaxi
15h 12m$187–291Fly to Bert Mooney Airport, drive
- Fly from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane FCA - BTM
- Drive from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Salmoncar
8h 27m$136–492Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Whitefish Amtrak Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MTbus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Dillon, MTbus
- Take the taxi from Dillon, MT to Salmontaxi
16h 7m$210–323Train, bus, taxi via Spokane
- Take the train from Whitefish Amtrak Station to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Buttebus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Dillon, MTbus
- Take the taxi from Dillon, MT to Salmontaxi
16h 51m$213–410
Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Whitefish to Salmon is to drive which costs $45 - $75 and takes 5h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Whitefish to Salmon is to drive which takes 5h 32m and costs $45 - $75.
The distance between Whitefish and Salmon is 493 miles. The road distance is 271.7 miles.
The best way to get from Whitefish to Salmon without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 15h 12m and costs $180 - $300.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Whitefish to Salmon, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Whitefish to Salmon is 272 miles. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Whitefish to Salmon.
There are 11+ hotels available in Salmon.
What companies run services between Whitefish, MT, USA and Salmon, ID, USA?
There is no direct connection from Whitefish to Salmon. However, you can take the taxi to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) airport, fly to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN), then drive to Salmon. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to North Valley Hospital - Whitefish, take the bus to Shelby Amtrak Station, take the bus to Great Falls Transfer Center, take the bus to Butte, MT, take the bus to Dillon, MT, then take the taxi to Salmon.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Whitefish Amtrak Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Whitefish Amtrak Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from North Valley Hospital - Whitefish to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Butte, MT to Dillon, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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