There are 6 ways to get from Missoula to Orcas Island by plane, shuttle, ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle, ferry
best- Fly from Missoula International Airport (MSO) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane MSO - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
9h$199–510Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Missoula to Spokanebus
- Take the bus from Spokane to Everett Stationbus
- Take the bus from Everett Station to Chuckanut P&Rbus 90X
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
18h 5m$110–244Bus, ferry via Seattle Airport (SEA)
- Take the bus from Missoula to Spokanebus
- Take the bus from Spokane Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Take the bus from SeaTac Airport - Departures to NAS Whidbey - Gateway Innbus
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
17h 12m$183–303Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Missoula to Spokanebus
- Take the train from Spokane to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Mount Vernon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
17h 57m$170–325Fly to Orcas Island Airport
- Fly from Missoula International Airport (MSO) to Orcas Island Airport (ESD)plane MSO - ESD
10h 33m$180–800Fly to Bellingham International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Missoula International Airport (MSO) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI)plane MSO - BLI
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
11h 9m$174–743
Missoula International Airport (MSO) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Missoula to Orcas Island is to bus and ferry which costs $110 - $250 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Missoula to Orcas Island is to fly and shuttle and ferry which takes 9h and costs $190 - $550.
The distance between Missoula and Orcas Island is 515 miles.
The best way to get from Missoula to Orcas Island without a car is to bus and ferry via Seattle Airport (SEA) which takes 17h 12m and costs $180 - $310.
It takes approximately 9h to get from Missoula to Orcas Island, including transfers.
Orcas Island is 1h behind Missoula. It is currently 10:51 AM in Missoula and 9:51 AM in Orcas Island.
There are 109+ hotels available in Orcas Island.
What companies run services between Missoula, MT, USA and Orcas Island, WA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., San Juan Airlines, and Allegiant Air fly from Missoula International Airport (MSO) to Orcas Island Airport (ESD) twice daily.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Missoula International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Missoula International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Missoula International Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Missoula International Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Missoula International Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Portland, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- sanjuanairlines.com
Flights from Missoula International Airport to Orcas Island Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Bellingham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Missoula International Airport to Orcas Island Airport via Portland, Bellingham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Missoula International Airport to Orcas Island Airport via Phoenix esa Gateway, Bellingham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Missoula International Airport to Orcas Island Airport via Las Vegas, Bellingham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Missoula International Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Phoenix esa Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Missoula International Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Spokane to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Mount Vernon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- [email protected]
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Missoula to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Missoula to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Missoula to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Spokane Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Spokane Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 360-679-4003
- Website
- seatacshuttle.com
Bus from SeaTac Airport - Departures to NAS Whidbey - Gateway Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.seatacshuttle.com
- Youth 0-15
- $26–40
- Seniors 60+
- $30–45
- Adult 16-59
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Spokane to Everett Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $100–130
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Spokane to Everett Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $45–60
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Spokane to Everett Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Spokane to Everett Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 360-757-4433
- [email protected]
- Website
- skagittransit.org
Bus from Everett Station to Chuckanut P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.skagittransit.org
- Youth 8-17
- $1
- Adult
- $1–2
- Phone
- +1 360 705 7000
- Website
- wsdot.wa.gov
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $9–17
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–35
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $9–17
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–35
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $9–17
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–35
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $9–17
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–35
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $9–17
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–35
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