Havre

Havre is a town in Montana. About 9,300 people lived there in 2020.

Understand
Havre is home to Montana State University – Northern. Havre serves as the "big city" for a huge radius of small towns. The nearest major city, Great Falls, is about 120 miles (190 km) to the south. Wild Horse Border Crossing into Canada is 44 miles north and it is one of the lowest volume ports between the countries.

Towns along US Highway 2 in Montana are usually referred to as being on the "Hi Line".

By car
Havre is along U.S. Highway 2. The town is also the northern terminus of U.S. Highway 87.

By train

 * Route stopping at Havre
 * Empire Builder operating 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.
 * Empire Builder operating 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.

By air
Cape Air flies twice daily from Billings to.

Get around
The town stretches along US Highway 2 for several miles. The majority of businesses, restaurants, and motels are in this path which means you will probably need a car to get around.

Go next

 * Rudyard Depot Museum (41 miles west) is part of the Montana Dinosaur Trail. Rudyard also has the Hi-Line Vintage Motors Museum.