There are 10 ways to get from Butte to Modesto by car, plane, subway, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Missoula International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
best- Drive from Butte to Missoula-Airport-MSOcar
- Fly from Missoula International Airport (MSO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MSO - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
8h 12m$99–385Fly Bert Mooney Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BTM - OAK
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
9h 12m$88–431Bus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Idaho Falls, IDbus
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Farmington - Hampton Innbus
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stopbus
27h 10m$219–364Bus, train
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Idaho Falls, IDbus
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Downtown Salt Lakebus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stopbus
30h 38m$490–842Drive 997.3 mi
- Drive from Butte to Modestocar 997.3 mi
16h 20m$171–247Fly Bert Mooney Airport to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BTM - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stopbus
10h 45m$110–500Fly Bert Mooney Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane BTM - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stopbus
9h 41m$93–428Fly Bert Mooney Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BTM - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
11h 16m$131–615Bus, shuttle to Gallatin Field Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Melrose, MTbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Twin Bridges to Bozeman Airport
- Fly from Gallatin Field Airport (BZN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BZN - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
12h 25m$587–873Bus via Portland
- Take the bus from Butte to Spokanebus
- Take the bus from Spokane Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stopbus
32h 5m$248–375
Butte to Modesto by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Butte to Modesto is to drive which costs $170 - $250 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Butte to Modesto is to drive and fly and BART and bus which takes 8h 12m and costs $95 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Butte to Modesto. However, there are services departing from Butte, MT and arriving at Modesto Bus Stop via Idaho Falls, Main St / Park Ln, Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, Sparks Transit Center and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 10m.
The distance between Butte and Modesto is 1004 miles. The road distance is 1003.2 miles.
The best way to get from Butte to Modesto without a car is to bus which takes 27h 10m and costs $210 - $370.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Butte to Modesto, including transfers.
Butte to Modesto bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Butte station.
Butte to Modesto bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Spokane station.
Modesto is 1h behind Butte. It is currently 6:21 PM in Butte and 5:21 PM in Modesto.
Yes, the driving distance between Butte to Modesto is 1003 miles. It takes approximately 16h 20m to drive from Butte to Modesto.
What companies run services between Butte, MT, USA and Modesto, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Butte, MT to Modesto Bus Stop via Idaho Falls, Farmington - Hampton Inn, Main St / Park Ln, Salt Lake Central Station, Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, Sparks Transit Center, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 27h 10m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Missoula International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–280
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Missoula International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–250
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Missoula International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Missoula International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–410
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–270
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salt Lake City to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $390–650
- Website
- Amtrak
- Website
- StanRTA
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- StanRTA
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Butte, MT to Idaho Falls, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls to Farmington - Hampton Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Butte, MT to Idaho Falls, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls to Downtown Salt Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Butte, MT to Melrose, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–45
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Greyhound
Shuttle from Twin Bridges to Bozeman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $350
- Schedules at
- Old Faithful and Friends
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Butte to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $75–110
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Spokane Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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