Whitefish → Seattle

1 a dayfastest 14h08AmtrakNight train

Direct trains · no change

22:21 → 11:29⁺¹
Empire Builder 7 Night train
Whitefish Amtrak Station → Seattle · via Spokane
14h088 stops
Runs: DailyAmtrak ↗

Local times at each station. Times from official open data: Amtrak (file of 26 Oct 2026). Checked Mon 26 Oct 2026; they cover 26 Oct to 22 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 22:21, arrive 11:29

The plane is 8h45 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct14h20

To Whitefish Amtrak Station1 min
Before departure10 min
Empire Builder 714h08
From Seattle1 min

Plane · nonstop FCA to SEA5h35

To Glacier Park (FCA)40 min
Check-in & security2h00
Flight FCA to SEA1h35
Landing to exit35 min
From SEA45 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 2h before, 35 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance.

Flying instead? Whitefish → Seattle

1 airline fly it nonstop. Book direct on the airline's own site:

Alaska AirlinesFCA→SEABook direct ↗

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