Cut Bank

Cut Bank is a small city in northwest Montana. It provides the nearest full-service tourist facilities to the east side of Glacier National Park.

Cut Bank has a population of about 3,000 and is the county seat of Glacier County. Glacier County is home to about half of Glacier National Park, and most of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, though Cut Bank is not on the reservation. Once the "Oil Capital of Montana," oil production has diminished and Cut Bank is now a regional service center for the surrounding area.

Cut Bank gains national attention from time to time by reporting the coldest temperature in the 48 contiguous states. However, being in Montana's "Chinook Zone," it can also report rapid warming in mid-winter accompanied by strong southwest winds.

• Cut Bank Chamber of Commerce
• Cut Bank Pioneer Press newspaper

• Scheduled air service is available at Great Falls (GTF ^IATA) about 110 miles to the southeast; Lethbridge (YQL ^IATA) about 90 miles to the north; and at Kalispell (FCA ^IATA) about 130 miles to the west.
• 48.608333-112.3761111 Cut Bank Municipal Airport (CTB  ^IATA). No scheduled air service, but its airport can handle most aircraft and is a National Weather Service (AWOS) reporting station.  

• 48.6385-112.33162 Cut Bank Station, 101 BNSF Industrial Site.  (updated Oct 2023)
  • Amtrak, ☏ +1 215-856-7924, toll-free: +1-800-872-7245. Operates train service around the United States.  (updated Mar 2022) The Empire Builder operates daily between Seattle/Portland and Chicago including stops at Spokane, Glacier National Park, Fargo, Saint Paul, and Milwaukee. The trains split into separate branches between Seattle and Spokane, and between Portland and Spokane, while operating as trains consisting of train cars from both branches between Spokane and Chicago. The train stops at 10:40AM eastbound to Chicago, and 5:51PM westbound to Seattle.

Car rental agencies will arrange to meet the train with prior notice.

Cut Bank is on US Highway 2 (US-2) which runs east to west across Montana's northern tier.

State Highway 213 (MT-213) north from Cut Bank becomes Alberta 62 at the International border and leads to Magrath and eventually (via Hwy 5) Lethbridge.

From Interstate 15, exits for Cut Bank are 363 (23 miles east) and 379 (28 miles northeast).

Northern Transit Interlocal (NTI) Bus offers free bus service every Thursday to and from Great Falls and Shelby and service to Kalispell every Tuesday and Wednesday. Call to make arrangements.

There is no taxi service in Cut Bank.

Car rentals in Cut Bank are more expensive than in Great Falls, the next closest city east of the divide with car rental facilities. Rental cars are available at:

• Bell Motor Company, 121 East Main St., toll-free: +1-800-823-2355. 8AM - 5PM, year-round. +1-800-735-1849 
• 48.637-112.3331 Northern Ford, 120 W Main St., toll-free: +1-800-823-1234. Mon-Fri 8AM-5PM, Sat 9AM-noon.  
• The GM dealership
• Rent-A-Wreck

The local dealerships do not feature unlimited mileage.

Cut Bank offers the only car dealerships (and their associated services, such as repair and maintenance) adjacent to the east side of Glacier National Park. The next closest are in Conrad, Great Falls, or the Flathead Valley.

• Murals throughout the downtown area.
• 48.629872-112.3169781 27-foot tall talking penguin (at the east end of Cut Bank).  
• 48.6356-112.3052 Glacier County Museum.  

• 48.62207-112.350061 Cut Bank Golf and Country Club, 59 Golf Course Rd (across the river).  
• 48.63548-112.330262 Glacier Cinemas, 111 E Main St. Two screens.  
• 48.632672-112.3305673 Willie DeGroot Gymnasium. Seating 5500 people, Montana's largest high school gymnasium.  

• Norman's Western Wear, 601 West Main (Northern Village Shopping Center), ☏ +1 406 873-5313.  
• Albertson's Food and Drug, 501 West Main, ☏ +1 406 873-5035. Daily 6AM-11PM.  
• Northern Village Shopping Center. Has a Ben Franklin, a dollar store, a western wear outlet, Candy Bouquet, a restaurant, and other food outlets. 

• Village Dining and Lounge, 601 West Main (Northern Village Shopping Center), ☏ +1 406 873-5005.  

Fast food franchises in town include Pizza Hut, McDonald's, Subway, and Taco John's.

• Cut Bank Super 8, 609 West Main St, ☏ +1 406 873-5662, toll-free: +1-800-800-8000.  
• Glacier Gateway Inn Cut Bank, 1121 Railroad St, toll-free: +1 877-206-7397.  (updated Jun 2026)
• Terrace Motel, 11 9th Ave S (on Main St), ☏ +1 406 873-5031. E. 

• Glacier National Park, 45 minutes west.

Spokane ← Browning ←	W  E	→ Shelby → Minot
Kalispell ← Browning ←	W  E	→ Shelby → Williston