There are 6 ways to get from Whitefish to Slave Lake by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly from Glacier Park International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane FCA - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus
10h 26m$253–747Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from North Valley Hospital - Whitefish to Shelby Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridgecar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge to Edmontonbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton, AB to Slave Lake, ABbus
19h 18m$177–254Drive 943.3 km
- Drive from Whitefish to Slave Lakecar 943.3 km
11h 14m$184–266Drive to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, fly, bus
- Drive from Whitefish to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)car
- Fly from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane YXC - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus
10h 47m$264–896Drive to Lethbridge Airport, fly, bus
- Drive from Whitefish to Lethbridge Airport (YQL)car
- Fly from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane YQL - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus
12h 1m$453–1,159Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Whitefish Amtrak Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridgecar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge to Calgarybus
- Take the bus from Calgary - Centex 4 St NE to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NWbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus
19h 29m$244–333
Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Whitefish to Slave Lake is to bus and drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 19h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Whitefish to Slave Lake is to fly and bus which takes 10h 26m and costs $250 - $750.
The distance between Whitefish and Slave Lake is 860 km. The road distance is 943.3 km.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Whitefish to Slave Lake, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Whitefish to Slave Lake is 943 km. It takes approximately 11h 14m to drive from Whitefish to Slave Lake.
There are five+ hotels available in Slave Lake.
What companies run services between Whitefish, MT, USA and Slave Lake, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Whitefish to Slave Lake. However, you can take the taxi to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) airport, fly to Edmonton International Airport (YEG), walk to Edmonton Intl Airport, take the bus to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW, then take the bus to Slave Lake - Highway 88. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Whitefish to Slave Lake, AB via North Valley Hospital - Whitefish, Shelby Amtrak Station, Shelby Transit Center, Port of Sweet Grass, Lethbridge, Edmonton, Southgate Transit Centre, West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre, 166 Street & Stony Plain Road, and Edmonton, AB in around 19h 18m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Lethbridge Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
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
- $45–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 587-557-7719
- support@coldshot.ca
- Website
- coldshot.ca
Bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Website
- https://www.coldshot.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.coldshot.ca/routes
- Adult
- $70–90
Bus from Calgary - Centex 4 St NE to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.coldshot.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.coldshot.ca/routes
- Adult
- $80–110
- 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 Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Lethbridge to Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Lethbridge to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 780-983-8225
- Website
- northernexpress.ca
Bus from Edmonton, AB to Slave Lake, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Website
- http://northernexpress.ca/
- Schedules at
- http://northernexpress.ca/
- Adult
- $75–95
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