The short answer
Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) is in Belgrade, about 15 minutes from downtown Bozeman. With Journey Rent-A-Car, paperwork is done online before you land and the van waits in the airport carshare lot with a lockbox key — or you can pick up at the nearby Belgrade office and skip the airport fee.
How “Arrive & Drive” works
One to two weeks before your trip, Journey emails secure links to submit license and insurance details, sign the agreement and pay. The day before, you get pickup and return instructions by text. Your van is parked in Journey’s spaces in the BZN carshare/rideshare lot with the key in a lockbox.
Save on the airport fee
Rental checkouts at BZN carry a 10% airport concession fee. Picking up at Journey’s Belgrade office — a short rideshare from the terminal — avoids it, and you can still return the van to the airport.
Stock up before the mountains
Belgrade and Bozeman have full grocery and outdoor stores. Buy bear spray, snacks and water here; gateway towns have fewer options and higher prices.
Drive times from BZN
Downtown Bozeman: about 15 minutes. Big Sky: about an hour. Gardiner: about 1 hour 40 minutes. West Yellowstone: about 1 hour 50 minutes.