There are several options for getting to Coram, MT. There is the Glacier International Airport (FCA) in Kalispell, MT, which is a 25 minute drive from Glacier Homestead.

There is also the Missoula Montana Airport (MSO) in — you guessed it — Missoula, Montana, around 2.5 hours from Glacier Homestead.

If a plane isn’t your jam, Amtrak runs the Empire Builder train line between Portland, OR and Chicago, IL, with a stop right along our venue in West Glacier, MT.

A summary of options and helpful links is below.

There are quite a few direct flights available from major cities in the northern Midwest and the central west for both FCA and MSO. For folks coming from the Illinois/Wisconsin/Minnesota region, direct flights to both Missoula and Kalispell are available from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) and O'hare International Airport (ORD) for around $250 to $600 round trip.

Other direct flight locations from FCA can be seen here: https://www.flightsfrom.com/explorer/FCA?mapview

And here for MSO:

https://www.flightsfrom.com/explorer/MSO?mapview

Connecting flights are possible through these airports as well for folks coming from the east coast. Denver and O'hare in particular seem to be popular for connections.

Heads Up: You can't bring bear spray on a plane, but we'll have some to share!

The Empire Builder Train runs on a route right along Glacier National Park and has several stops close to the wedding venue. The route runs from the east in Chicago, IL and ends in Portland, OR or Seattle, WA. The journey between Chicago, IL and West Glacier, MT takes around 31 hours to complete. The train has coach seat tickets that start at around $300 for a round trip. The coach seats do recline but not fully and have plenty of leg room. Also, private rooms with beds are available, but the cost is considerably higher.

Please check out Amtrak's website for more details: https://www.amtrak.com/empire-builder-train

If you love a long road trip and want to see some sights along the way, driving to Glacier might appeal to you. While it is a long journey from most major US cities, most roads to get you there pass through some beautiful scenery or get close to other famed national parks and forests such as Badlands NP, Theodore Roosevelt NP, and Yellowstone NP. To give an idea of drive time to Coram, MT, a summary of some major cities' one-way mileage and drive times in hours are below:

Columbus, OH - 1,930 miles, 29 hours via I-70, I-65, and I-94.

Minneapolis, MN - 1,170 miles, 18 hours via I-94.

Denver, CO - 1,000 miles, 15 hours via I-25 to I-90.

New York, NY - 2,400 miles, 36 hours I-80, I-70, I-65, and I-94.

We will try to help with transportation from FCA to Glacier Homestead if guests are staying on site. This will be dependent on time of day and vehicle availability, so let us know as far in advance as possible when you will need a ride!

Having your own vehicle to use while visiting the area is going to give you the best access to seeing the park and surrounding area. Most roads are paved, but a few far corners of the park are only accessibly with a high clearance vehicle.

Several rental car companies are available at the FCA airport. These include Avis, National, Budget, Thrifty, and Alamo. There is also an Enterprise located off-site but close-by with a shuttle service. We've also used the service Turo previously, which facilitates peer-to-peer vehicle rentals.