There are 8 ways to get from Calgary to Butte by bus, car, plane, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Lethbridge - University Transit Loopbus
- Drive from Lethbridge - University Transit Loop 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
13h 22mBus, drive via SB Anderson CTrain Station
cheapest- Take the bus from Calgary to Lethbridgebus
- Drive from Lethbridge 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
13h 50m$64–121Drive 454.3 mi
- Drive from Calgary to Buttecar 454.3 mi
7h 35m$94–135Fly to Bert Mooney Airport
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane YYC - BTM
11h 48m$82–399Fly to Missoula International Airport, drive
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane YYC - MSO
- Drive from Missoula-Airport-MSO to Buttecar
9h 3m$111–463Fly to Helena Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane YYC - HLN
- Take the bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MTbus
10h 32m$153–659Fly to Gallatin Field Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane YYC - BZN
- Take a shuttle bus from Bozeman Airport to Twin Bridges
- Take the taxi from Twin Bridges to Buttetaxi
11h 55m$494–806Fly to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, drive
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)plane YYC - YXC
- Drive from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Buttecar
8h 36m$219–584
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Calgary to Butte is to bus and drive via SB Anderson CTrain Station which costs $60 - $130 and takes 13h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Calgary to Butte is to drive which takes 7h 35m and costs $90 - $140.
The distance between Calgary and Butte is 492 miles. The road distance is 456.9 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 22m to get from Calgary to Butte, including transfers.
Butte is 1h behind Calgary. It is currently 3:09 PM in Calgary and 2:09 PM in Butte.
Yes, the driving distance between Calgary to Butte is 457 miles. It takes approximately 7h 35m to drive from Calgary to Butte.
There are 23+ hotels available in Butte.
What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Butte, MT, USA?
United Airlines and Delta fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Missoula International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–480
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Lethbridge - University Transit Loop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- 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
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
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Calgary to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Shuttle from Bozeman Airport to Twin Bridges
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $350
- Schedules at
- Old Faithful and Friends
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- $70–90
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