Missoula Meetings

About Missoula

Where More Than Rivers Meet

Whether your meeting is an intimate family gathering, or a large business convention, Destination Missoula is here to assist you. Our staff is here to help you find the perfect location for your meeting or event and to help with planning details such as transportation, catering, and even ideas for spouse activities and pre and post convention attractions. We consider ourselves an extension of your planning team.

In addition to the services offered by our talented staff, this website offers you access to Missoula photos, brochures, logos and welcome letters to help you promote your event. Here's to a successful event in the Garden City!

We look forward to giving you a warm welcome!

Where's Missoula?

• 140 miles south of Glacier National Park
• 270 miles north of Yellowstone National Park
• 70 miles south of Flathead Lake (largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River)
• 9 miles north of Travelers' Rest State Park (one of the only two locations with archaeological evidence of the Lewis and Clark expedition)
• 170 miles east of Spokane, Washington

How to Get Here

By air:

The Missoula International Airport (Johnson-Bell Field) is a vital part of the western Montana regional airport system and an integral part of the transportation infrastructure of the region. The airport and surrounding area provide visitors arriving by air with a favorable first impression of Montana.

The Missoula International Airport is a commercial service airport serving a diverse aviation community. Scheduled airline and air taxi service, military, U.S. Forest Service, general aviation, cargo operations, and recreational flying are the major aviation activities.

Directions

The Missoula International Airport is located in Missoula County, Montana approximately four miles northwest of the City of Missoula. Major highways providing access to the airport are Interstate 90, U.S. Highway 10/93, and Montana State Highway 200.

By Car:

Missoula is easily accessible by highway. Interstate 90 runs east-west right through the Missoula Valley. State Highway 93 runs north-south through the valley. The distance from Missoula to other regional communities:

• Billings - 345 miles
• Bozeman - 202 miles
• Helena - 113 miles
• Great Falls - 205 miles
• Kalispell - 121 miles
• Spokane - 198 miles
• Seattle - 476 miles
• Boise - 369 miles
• Calgary, Alberta - 467 miles
• Denver - 895 miles
• Los Angeles - 1,211 miles
• Phoenix - 1,230 miles
• Portland - 549 miles
• Salt Lake City - 524 miles
• San Francisco - 1,147 miles

By Bus

Greyhound Bus Lines

Corner of West Broadway and Sherwood Street.
Phone: 406.549.2339
For fare and schedule information call 1.800.231.2222.

Rimrock Trailways

Corner of West Broadway and Sherwood Street.
Phone: 406.549.2339.
Web site: www.rimrocktrailways.com
Provides service to numerous Montana destinations.

Beach Transportation

Offering motor coaches, mini-coaches, vans and school buses for charter across the United States. Handicapped accessible. Fully licensed and insured.
Address: 825 Mount Avenue Missoula MT 59801
Phone: 406.549.6121

Getting Around

Missoula is a community that prides itself in making all attempts to reduce traffic congestion around town. Citizens ride the bus approximately 20,000 miles per month within the city; our transit system, Mountain Line, runs six days a week all over town and even has a couple free routes for special events.

Mountain Line Public Transit

Check their site for route maps, route schedules, fares and any other details you may need.

Green Taxi

Call 406.728.8294

Car Rental

Bitterroot Toyota: Local - 406.396.1525, Toll Free- 866.388.2961

Budget Car/Truck: Local - 406.543.7001

Rent-A-Wreck: Local - 406.721.3838

Thrifty Car Rental: Local - 406.549.2277

Climate

Missoula rarely gets too hot or too cold. Average daily temperature: Summer, 83 degrees, Winter 33 degrees. Humidity averages about 30% during the warmest months.

Bring Sunscreen, Hiking Shoes and Vacation Time

There just isn't enough time in a day (assuming you don't need sleep) to do all there is to do here. So, add some time to your schedule and get out and enjoy yourself - fishing, hiking, rafting, biking, wildlife viewing: the sky is the limit.

Things To Do in Missoula

• Cultural Activities and Sites
  History, art, artifacts. Generally speaking, old stuff with a dash of new.
• Breweries
  Hark! Beer! Locally brewed and enjoyed!
• Entertainment
  Movie theaters, galleries, bars and a smathering of what is fun.
• Events
  Come celebrate any and everything we can find to cheer about!
• Ghost Towns
  Who you gonna call?! That's right, the Bureau of Land Management or Montana Parks Department.
• Gold and Gem Mining
  It is still in the river and in the rocks... can you find any?
• Outdoor Recreation
  Outfitters and places to go and see if you're longing to leave the confines of your house.
• Watchable Wildlife
  We're close to the wilderness. So much so that quite a bit of it practically joins you for dinner.
• Wineries
  Come for a taste, a glass or a bottle.
• Winter Activities
  Fun, fun, fun on the snow, snow, snow!

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