There are 8 ways to get from Butte to Washington by plane, bus, train, car, subway, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bert Mooney Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)BTM - DCA
12h 7m$290–1,200Fly Bert Mooney Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)BTM - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
9h 53m$152–1,202Bus, train via Saint Paul
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Take the bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
2d 5h$303–717Bus, train
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Station
2d 5h$273–1,407Drive 2,108.4 mi
- Drive from Butte to Washington2,108.4 mi
35h 38m$385–556Fly Bert Mooney Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)BTM - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
9h 52m$162–708Bus to Helena Regional Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MT
- Fly from Helena Regional Airport (HLN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)HLN - DCA
9h 19m$320–1,364Bus, shuttle to Gallatin Field Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Butte to Bozeman
- Take the bus from Walmart to Base
- Take a shuttle bus from Big Sky to Bozeman Airport
- Fly from Gallatin Field Airport (BZN) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)BZN - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
12h 9m$355–918
Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Butte to Washington is to fly and train which costs $150 - $1,200 and takes 9h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Butte to Washington is to bus and fly which takes 9h 19m and costs $320 - $1,400.
The distance between Butte and Washington is 1872 miles. The road distance is 2120.7 miles.
The best way to get from Butte to Washington without a car is to bus and train via Saint Paul which takes 2 days 5h and costs $300 - $750.
It takes approximately 12h 7m to get from Butte to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 2h ahead of Butte. It is currently 3:20 AM in Butte and 5:20 AM in Washington.
Yes, the driving distance between Butte to Washington is 2121 miles. It takes approximately 35h 38m to drive from Butte to Washington.
There are 1701+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Butte, MT, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and Frontier Airlines fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- 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
Bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- 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
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 Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- Phone
- +1 406.995.6287
- info@skylinebus.com
- Website
- skylinebus.com
Bus from Walmart to Base
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- 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
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