TRANSPORTATION

Helena Montana, nicknamed ‘The Queen City of the Rockies", is Montana’s State Capital and the county seat for Lewis and Clark County. Located on the east front of the Rocky Mountains, Helena is centrally located between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks.

Air Travel
The Helena Regional Airport is located in the northeast corner of the city, just 2.5 miles from the center of the city. 

Helena’s Regional Airport supports 3 airlines, Delta, Horizon/Alaska Air and Big Sky.

Flights run daily to:

• Salt Lake City, Utah
• Seattle, Washington
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Portland, Oregon
• Billings, Montana
• Great Falls, Montana
• Missoula, Montana

Railroad
The Montana Rail Link and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroads provide excellent freight service throughout Montana.  The nearest passenger train is located in Shelby, MT, which is 167 miles from Helena.

Montana Rail Link, Inc. completed its rail system in the 1980s.  The company is a regional railroad linking southern and western Montana with the nation’s rail network.

• Speed up to 60 mph
• Over 600 miles of rail system
• Five trains run daily East and West

Burlington Northern Santa Fe ships products including Lewis and Clark agricultural products and general freight.  BNSF’s rail system spans 25 states and 2 Canadian provinces. 

• North America’s largest railroad
• 23,000 miles of rail system
• Provides local freight services to Helena

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