There are 6 ways to get from Butte to Michigan by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Bert Mooney Airport to Detroit
best- Fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Detroit (DTW)plane BTM - DTW
10h 48m$132–602Bus, train
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
41h 57m$498–1,137Drive 1,701.9 mi
- Drive from Butte to Detroitcar 1,701.9 mi
28h 34m$311–449Fly Bert Mooney Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane BTM - GRR
9h 10m$284–1,304Bus, shuttle to Gallatin Field Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the bus from Butte to Bozemanbus
- Take the bus from Walmart to Basebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Big Sky to Bozeman Airport
- Fly from Gallatin Field Airport (BZN) to Detroit (DTW)plane BZN - DTW
11h 40m$325–812Bus, train via Saint Paul
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
42h 15m$398–977
Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Butte to Michigan is to fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 10h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Butte to Michigan is to fly which takes 9h 10m and costs $280 - $1,300.
The distance between Butte and Michigan is 1490 miles. The road distance is 1711.9 miles.
The best way to get from Butte to Michigan without a car is to bus and train which takes 41h 57m and costs $490 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Butte to Michigan, including transfers.
Michigan is 2h ahead of Butte. It is currently 5:46 AM in Butte and 7:46 AM in Michigan.
Yes, the driving distance between Butte to Michigan is 1712 miles. It takes approximately 28h 34m to drive from Butte to Michigan.
There are 1026+ hotels available in Michigan.
What companies run services between Butte, MT, USA and Michigan, USA?
United Airlines and Delta fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Detroit (DTW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $390–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Butte, MT to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Butte to Bozeman
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 406.995.6287
- info@skylinebus.com
- Website
- skylinebus.com
Bus from Walmart to Base
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://skylinebus.com
- Schedules at
- https://skylinebus.com/routes
Shuttle from Big Sky to Bozeman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $200
- Schedules at
- oldfaithfulandfriends.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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