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How to get fromWhitefish to Slave Lakeby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 5 ways to get from Whitefish to Slave Lake by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train, bus, drive

    best
    1. Take the train from Whitefish Amtrak Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus bus
    3. Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge - 705 5 Ave S Park and Ride Transit Terminalcar car
    4. Take the bus from Lethbridge - 705 5 Ave S Park and Ride Transit Terminal to Calgary - Airport YYCbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Calgary - Cold Shot Terminal 44 Ave NE to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NWbus bus
    6. Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus bus
    19h 26m

  2. Bus, drive

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from North Valley Hospital - Whitefish to Shelby Amtrak Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus bus
    3. Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridgecar car
    4. Take the bus from Lethbridge to Edmontonbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus bus
    20h 3m
    $173–251

  3. Drive  943.3 km

    1. Drive from Whitefish to Slave Lakecar car 943.3 km
    11h 15m
    $191–276

  4. Fly from Glacier Park International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane plane FCA - YEG
    2. Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus bus
    13h 24m
    $315–1,000

  5. Drive to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, fly, bus

    1. Drive from Whitefish to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)car car
    2. Fly from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane plane YXC - YEG
    3. Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus bus
    10h 50m
    $295–998

Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG) flights

Calendar50Weekly Planes
Duration10h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket$168Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,216.1 km
  • Duration: 19h 26m

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 train to Shelby Amtrak Station, walk to Shelby Transit Center, take the bus to Port of Sweet Grass, drive to Lethbridge - 705 5 Ave S Park and Ride Transit Terminal, take the bus to Calgary - Airport YYC, take the taxi to Calgary - Cold Shot Terminal 44 Ave NE, take the bus to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW, then take the bus to Slave Lake - Highway 88. Alternatively, you can drive from Whitefish to Slave Lake in around 11h 15m.

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