Direct Flights from Denver to Great Falls
Great Falls · Montana
Nonstop service from DEN to GTF on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 6 cities have a nonstop to Great Falls, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Great Falls for, from Denver
1h 45m in the air, 623 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Great Falls. Two nights works.
About Great Falls
Great Falls is a city in Central Montana. It is the third most populous city in Montana with approximately 60,000 people. It is the hub for commercial and financial dealings in the center of the state.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Great Falls
- St. Ann's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Great Falls, Montana, United States. Along with St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral in Billings, Montana it is the seat of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings.
- First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park is a Montana state park and National Historic Landmark in Cascade County, Montana in the United States.
- C. M. Russell Museum Complex is an art museum located in the city of Great Falls, Montana, in the United States.
- Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, is an art museum located at 1400 First Avenue North in Great Falls, Montana, in the United States.
- Sluice Boxes State Park is a public recreation area in the Little Belt Mountains of Montana, United States, located twelve miles (19 km) south of Belt on the Kings Hill Scenic Byway.
- The Ursuline Academy is a historic convent and former Catholic school located at 2300 Central Avenue in Great Falls, Montana, in the United States.
- Tower Rock State Park is a state park near the community of Cascade in the U.S. state of Montana in the United States.
- The Malmstrom Museum is an aviation museum located at Malmstrom Air Force Base near Great Falls, Montana.
- Smith River State Recreational Waterway, popularly known as the Smith River State Park, is a protected river corridor and "virtual park" owned and operated by the state of Montana in the United States.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Great Falls weather, compared with Denver
8° cooler than Denver on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Great Falls 35°F · Denver 45°F · 9° colder
- April
- Great Falls 55°F · Denver 61°F · 6° colder
- July
- Great Falls 84°F · Denver 90°F · 6° colder
- October
- Great Falls 57°F · Denver 65°F · 8° colder
January bottoms out near 35°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Great Falls
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Great Falls is May–June and September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 65–73°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Great Falls's highlights, from St. Ann's Cathedral (Great Falls, Montana), First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park, and C. M. Russell Museum Complex and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Denver to Great Falls?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Denver (DEN) to Great Falls (GTF) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Denver to Great Falls?
- United flies nonstop between Denver (DEN) and Great Falls (GTF).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Denver to Great Falls?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Denver to Great Falls.
- How far is Great Falls from Denver?
- Great Falls is about 623 miles from Denver by air.
- What is there to do in Great Falls?
- Popular things to do include St. Ann's Cathedral (Great Falls, Montana), First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park, C. M. Russell Museum Complex, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, and more.
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