Travel to Glacier National Park

Portland through northern Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin to Chicago. The Empire Builder westbound arrives in the evening; the Eastbound train arrives in the morning, daily at the three stations serving the park.

West Glacier Park Station (Amtrak station code: WGL) - This historic railroad depot has a small historical museum but no ticketing office or automated ticketing machines.

Hwy 2 and Going-to-the-Sun Rd., West Glacier.

East Glacier Park Station (Amtrak station code: GPK) - This station is open from May 1 through October 1.

400 Highways 49 North, East Glacier Park, MT 59434. (After October 1 and prior to May 1, Amtrak trains stop at Browning instead of Glacier Park.

In addition, trains will stop at the Izaak Walton Inn at Essex Station. The train does not wait longer than 10 minutes; therefore passengers should be ready to board immediately upon the train’s arrival.

As noted above, the train ride from Seattle/Portland is overnight and arrives in Glacier National Park in the morning; the train from Chicago arrives in the evening. The seats' ample legroom and lack of seat belts make them far superior to their airplane counterparts, and in combination with the train's Sightseer Lounge Car and reasonably-priced dining car contribute to a relatively comfortable journey.

A full-service Amtrak terminal (and one of their busiest) is available at Whitefish, west of West Glacier, and north of Kalispell. The station at East Glacier is also staffed May 1-October 1.

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From the East: Take