There are no speedy driving routes in and around Glacier National Park. Drive times found through online mapping services are based on best-case scenario, clear roads, moderate traffic and if you don’t stop along the way. Please check road status here and allow time for stopping, taking pictures, enjoying the view or other amazing distractions you might come across in Glacier National Park. The driving times listed below are based on our decades of experiences traveling through the park during the peak of summer traffic. Travel through the park will be faster early in the morning and late evenings; if you need to quickly get from one side of the park to the other during the day, it is recommended to take Highway 2. 

to West Glacier From:

Location	Distance	Estimated Time
Whitefish	27 miles	40 min
Kalispell	35 miles	45 min
East Glacier	60 miles	1.25 hours – HWY 2
Many Glacier	70 miles	2.5 hours – Going-to-the-Sun Road
Many Glacier	118 miles	2.75 hours – US 89 and HWY 2
Two Medicine	84 miles	2.75 hours – Going-to-the-Sun Road
Two Medicine	70 miles	1.75 hours – HWY 2
Rising Sun	44 miles	1.75 hours – Going-to-the-Sun Road
Rising Sun	108 miles	2.25 hours – US 89 and HWY 2
Lake McDonald Lodge	11 miles	25 minutes

to East Glacier From:

Location	Distance	Estimated Time
Whitefish	81 miles	1.75 hours
Kalispell	88 miles	1.75 hours
West Glacier	60 miles	1.25 hours – HWY 2
Many Glacier	65 miles	1.5 hours – US 89
Rising Sun	50 miles	1.25 hours – US 89
Two Medicine	12 miles	30 min
Lake McDonald Lodge	66 miles	1.5 hours – HWY 2

 

to Many Glacier* From:

*(11.4 miles off US-89)

Location	Distance	Estimated Time
Rising Sun	28 miles	1 hour
Two Medicine	54 miles	1.75 hours – US 89
East Glacier	65 miles	1.5 hours – US 89
West Glacier	70 miles	2.5 hours – Going-to-the-Sun Road
West Glacier	118 miles	2.75 hours – HWY 2 and US 89
Lake McDonald Lodge	60 miles	2 hours – Going to the Sun Road

to Two Medicine From:

Location	Distance	Estimated Time
Many Glacier	54 miles	1.75 hours – US 89
Rising Sun	40 miles	1.25 hours
East Glacier	12 miles	30 min
West Glacier	84 miles	2.75 hours – Going-to-the-Sun Road
West Glacier	70 miles	1.75 hours – HWY 2
Lake McDonald Lodge	77 miles	2 hours – HWY 2

to Rising Sun* From:

*6 miles off US-89

Location	Distance	Estimated Time
Many Glacier	28 miles	1 hour
Two Medicine	40 miles	1.25 hours
East Glacier	50 miles	1.25 hours – US 89
West Glacier	44 miles	1.75 hours – Going-to-the-Sun Road
West Glacier	108 miles	2.25 hours – HWY 2
Lake McDonald Lodge	33 miles	1 hour

to Lake McDonald Lodge From:

Location	Distance	Estimated Time
West Glacier	11 miles	25 min
Rising Sun	33 miles	1 hour
Many Glacier	60 miles	2 hours – Going to the Sun Road
Two Medicine	77 miles	2 hours – HWY 2

to Glacier National Park:

Missoula to West Glacier	138 miles	2.75 hours
Bozeman to East Glacier	282 miles	4.5 hours
Great Falls to East Glacier	141 miles	2.25 hours
Calgary to St. Mary	288 miles	3.25 hours
Spokane to West Glacier	274 miles	4.5 hours
Seattle to West Glacier	550 miles	8.5 hours

 

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