There are 5 ways to get from Ann Arbor to Whitefish by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Detroit, fly
best- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane DTW - FCA
7h 50m$242–912Train to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Kalamazootrain
- Fly from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane AZO - FCA
11h 24m$222–816Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus FlixBus 2550
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Whitefish Amtrak Stationtrain Empire Builder
38h 6m$553–1,086Drive 1,831.6 mi
- Drive from Ann Arbor to Whitefishcar 1,831.6 mi
29h 35m$335–483Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly
- Drive from Ann Arbor to Lansing-Airport-LANcar
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane LAN - FCA
8h 22m$248–963
Ann Arbor to Whitefish by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ann Arbor to Whitefish is to drive which costs $330 - $490 and takes 29h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Ann Arbor to Whitefish is to bus and fly which takes 7h 50m and costs $240 - $950.
The distance between Ann Arbor and Whitefish is 1599 miles. The road distance is 1842.3 miles.
The best way to get from Ann Arbor to Whitefish without a car is to bus and train which takes 38h 6m and costs $550 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Ann Arbor to Whitefish, including transfers.
Whitefish is 2h behind Ann Arbor. It is currently 5:19 AM in Ann Arbor and 3:19 AM in Whitefish.
Yes, the driving distance between Ann Arbor to Whitefish is 1842 miles. It takes approximately 29h 35m to drive from Ann Arbor to Whitefish.
There are 294+ hotels available in Whitefish.
What companies run services between Ann Arbor, MI, USA and Whitefish, MT, USA?
There is no direct connection from Ann Arbor to Whitefish. However, you can take the bus to Detroit Metro Airport, walk to North Terminal, take the bus to McNamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) airport, fly to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA), then take the taxi to Whitefish. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ann Arbor to Whitefish Amtrak Station via Milwaukee Intermodal Station and Milwaukee in around 38h 6m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Glacier Park International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Detroit to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Glacier Park International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Detroit to Glacier Park International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Detroit to Glacier Park International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Detroit to Glacier Park International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Detroit to Glacier Park International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Whitefish Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $10–15
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Ann Arbor to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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