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Planning Your Trip to North Idaho

Getting Here

The upper region of the state has easy access via Interstate 90, which runs from Lookout Pass on the Montana border to Spokane, Washington, on the west. The major north-south access is U.S. Highway 95, which stretches from Boise to the Canadian border. The Coeur d'Alene Airport Pappy Boyington Field at Hayden provides charter and private air service with the capacity to land 34-seat passenger planes. Spokane International Airport is about 45 minutes west off I-90. There are vans, taxis, rental cars and shuttles available from both airports. Amtrak and Greyhound give passengers a scenic view while en route. Amtrak passes through North Idaho to Sandpoint on Lake Pend Oreille which is just 40 minutes from Coeur d'Alene or you may use the service to Spokane from Seattle and Minneapolis. Greyhound buslines provide daily service to most North Idaho communities.

Day trips into Canada are popular. To enter Canada from Idaho, travelers go through customs at Kings Gate on U.S. Highway 95 across from Eastport or at Rykerts on State Highway 2 across from Porthill. Both are ports of entry into the province of British Columbia; Kings Gate is on the way to Cranbrook, and Rykerts is just before Creston. The Kings Gate customs office is open 24 hours a day year-round including holidays, while Rykerts is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Pacific Time

Passports are required for U.S. citizens entering Canada.

Beyond the lakes, mountain and rivers are the small towns and cities which are home to young families, retirees, professionals, farmers, ranchers and everything in between. The North Idaho lifestyle is as diverse as the communities which you'll find profiled on this site.


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Mileage from Coeur d'Alene to Other Cities

Baker via Hwy 28 327 Lethbridge 369
Banff, Alberta 318 Missoula 174
Bayview 20 Moses Lake 137
Billings, MT 522 Moscow 85
Boise 398 Nelson, BC 183
Bonners Ferry 84 Opportunity 28
Bozeman 389 Pasco 171
Burns 434 Pocatello, ID 526
Butte, MT 292 Portland (via Pasco) 396
Calgary 419 Pullman 95
Colfax 93 Reno 804
Coulee Dam 118 Salt Lake City 689
Colville 120 Sandpoint 46
Cranbrook, BC 153 San Francisco 897
Ellensburg 200 Seattle 305
Eugene 496 Spokane 33
Grand Forks 1106 St. Maries 47
Great Falls 343 Sun Valley 481
Helena 290 Tri-Cities, WA 174
Idaho Falls 478 Twin Falls, ID 532
Kellogg 37 Vancouver, BC 467
Klamath Falls 564 Walla Walla 191
La Grand 289 Wallace 61
Lewiston 119 Wenatchee 202
    Weiser 318
    Winnemucca 634
    Yakima 235

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Traveling by Air

The  Coeur d'Alene Airport at Hayden provides charter and private air service with the capacity to land 34 seat passenger planes, while Spokane International Airport, about 45 minutes west, has flights arriving and departing with service to many major US and Canadian cities. There are vans, taxis, rental cars and shuttles available from both airports.

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The Scenic Route - by Train or Bus

Train or bus gives you a bonus of a scenic view while en route. Amtrak passes through North Idaho to Sandpoint on Lake Pend Oreille which is just 40 minutes from Coeur d'Alene or you may use the service to Spokane from Seattle and Minneapolis. Greyhound bus lines provide daily service to most North Idaho communities.

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Your Own Wheels

Last but not least - Driving is a great way to see North Idaho. There are dozens of scenic drives in and around North Idaho.

  • Dollar Rent-a-Car - 800 Northwest Blvd, Coeur d'Alene - 664-0682

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Transportation Services

  • Benewah Area Transit 245-4576
  • Bonner Cab Co. 263-7626
  • CityLink 1-877-941-RIDE www.idahocitylink.com
  • Coeur d'Alene Cab 667-9000
  • Lake City Transportation 660-3317
  • Lakeside Taxi 704-0151
  • North Idaho Community Express

    Coeur d'Alene 664-9769

    Sandpoint 263-7287

  • OmniBus Shuttle 667-6664
  • Payless Airport Shuttle 762-7433
  • Ride Away Right Away 777-1090
  • Safe Ride/ Silver Valley 512-3265
  • Silver Valley Transportation 682-3550
  • Sunset Taxi 664-8000
  • White Tail Transportation 263-1018
  • North Country Transportation Services, Inc (Bonners Ferry) 208-290-1292

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