There are 6 ways to get from Bellingham to Columbia Falls by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Bellingham International Airport
best- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane BLI - FCA
5h 19m$214–779Drive 555.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Bellingham to Columbia Fallscar 555.2 mi
12h 36m$102–147Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Everett Amtrak Stationbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Whitefish Amtrak Stationtrain Empire Builder
14h 44m$219–424Bus, train via Spokane
- Take the bus from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Everett Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Everett, WA to Spokane, WAbus
- Take the train from Spokane to Whitefish Amtrak Stationtrain
14h 44m$179–364Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane SEA - FCA
5h 10m$246–1,091Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane YVR - FCA
8h 6m$357–1,078
Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bellingham to Columbia Falls is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 12h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Bellingham to Columbia Falls is to shuttle and fly which takes 5h 10m and costs $240 - $1,100.
The distance between Bellingham and Columbia Falls is 395 miles. The road distance is 558.4 miles.
The best way to get from Bellingham to Columbia Falls without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 44m and costs $210 - $430.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Bellingham to Columbia Falls, including transfers.
Columbia Falls is 1h ahead of Bellingham. It is currently 11:53 AM in Bellingham and 12:53 PM in Columbia Falls.
Yes, the driving distance between Bellingham to Columbia Falls is 558 miles. It takes approximately 12h 36m to drive from Bellingham to Columbia Falls.
There are 296+ hotels available in Columbia Falls.
What companies run services between Bellingham, WA, USA and Columbia Falls, MT, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Allegiant Air fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Phoenix esa Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Whitefish Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Spokane to Whitefish Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Everett, WA to Spokane, WA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–60
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Everett, WA to Spokane, WA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $100–130
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Everett, WA to Spokane, WA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- [email protected]
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
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