There are 5 ways to get from Banff to Butte by bus, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Bert Mooney Airport
best- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane YYC - BTM
8h 51m$123–453Bus, fly to Missoula International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane YYC - MSO
- Take the bus from Missoula to Buttebus
13h 4m$119–483Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Banff to Calgarybus
- Take the bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Lethbridge - U of Lbus
- Drive from Lethbridge - U of L to Port of Sweet Grasscar
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MTbus
14h 49mDrive 530.7 mi
- Drive from Banff to Buttecar 530.7 mi
8h 49m$122–176Bus, fly to Helena Regional Airport
- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane YYC - HLN
- Take the bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MTbus
13h 8m$142–491
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Banff to Butte is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Banff to Butte is to drive which takes 8h 49m and costs $120 - $180.
The distance between Banff and Butte is 456 miles. The road distance is 533.8 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Banff to Butte, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Banff to Butte is 534 miles. It takes approximately 8h 49m to drive from Banff to Butte.
There are 44+ hotels available in Butte.
What companies run services between Banff, AB, Canada and Butte, MT, USA?
There is no direct connection from Banff to Butte. However, you can take the bus to Calgary Airport, walk to Calgary International Airport (YYC) airport, fly to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM), walk to Harrison / Motor View, then take the bus to Transit Center. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Banff to Butte, MT via Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office, Lethbridge - U of L, Port of Sweet Grass, Shelby Transit Center, and Great Falls Transfer Center in around 14h 49m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Seattle, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Edmonton, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–800
- Phone
- +1 800 974 2850
- booking@banffexplorer.com
- Website
- banffexplorer.com
Bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- https://banffexplorer.com/
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Banff to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Lethbridge - U of L
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Transit Center to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Missoula to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–70
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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