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Okay, if you don't know how to get here, the rest of our information is kind of moot. So here's a link to Montana maps, and other information about the various modes of transportation you can use to get here: planes, trains, automobiles, group tours, canoes, pogo sticks...whatever.
Billings (BIL) is the largest and busiest airport in the state, but there are also regular flights into Bozeman (BZN), Butte (BTM), Great Falls (GTF), Helena (HLN,) Kalispell (FCA) and Missoula (MSO). Rental cars are available at each airport. A good way to see the state is to fly to Montana, rent a car and do a loop tour.
Amtrak serves Montana on its Chicago-Seattle line. It crosses the northern portion of the state, skirting the southern border of Glacier National Park before crossing the Rocky Mountains. Going east to west, some of stops are Wolf Point, Shelby, Cut Bank, East Glacier Park (spring-fall), Browning (fall-spring), Havre, Essex, West Glacier, Whitefish and Libby. Currently there are three private bus companies providing service between cities in Montana - Greyhound, Powder River Transportation, providing transportation to Hardin and Billings from Wyoming (1-800-442-3682) and Rimrock Trailways (1-800-255-7655). Additional information on Public Transporation in Montana is provided by the Montana Department of Transportation.
Major highways in Montana include I-15, running north-south from Alberta, Canada, to Idaho through the western part of the state (it becomes Highway 4 in Alberta); Highway 2, which runs east-west, paralleling the train route across the northern part of the state; I-90, which runs north from Wyoming, then west to Idaho; and I-94, which enters the state at a midpoint on the eastern border with North Dakota and ends where it joins I-90, east of Billings. Click here to order a State road map.
Montana has a 75-mile an hour speed limit on interstates and a 70-mile an hour speed limit on secondary roads unless otherwise posted. You can also be issued a speeding ticket if law enforcement officers believe you're traveling faster than is "reasonable and prudent." Be sure to check road conditions ahead of time during the winter months. Travel by auto can be quite hazardous across the state because of slick roads and freezing temperatures.
