There are 5 ways to get from Fort McMurray to Butte by plane, bus, car, 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.
Fly to Bert Mooney Airport
best- Fly from Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane YMM - BTM
12h 40m$264–1,128Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Fort McMurray Downtown to Edmonton Southbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton 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
22h 44m$134–265Drive 867.3 mi
- Drive from Fort McMurray to Buttecar 867.3 mi
14h 50m$199–287Fly to Helena Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane YMM - HLN
- Take the bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MTbus
13h 27m$314–1,296Fly to Gallatin Field Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane YMM - BZN
- Take a shuttle bus from Bozeman Airport to Twin Bridges
- Take the taxi from Twin Bridges to Buttetaxi
13h 2m$654–1,468
Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort McMurray to Butte is to bus and drive which costs $130 - $270 and takes 22h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Fort McMurray to Butte is to fly which takes 12h 40m and costs $260 - $1,200.
The distance between Fort McMurray and Butte is 760 miles. The road distance is 872.4 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 40m to get from Fort McMurray to Butte, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort McMurray to Butte is 872 miles. It takes approximately 14h 50m to drive from Fort McMurray to Butte.
There are 24+ hotels available in Butte.
What companies run services between Fort McMurray, AB, Canada and Butte, MT, USA?
WestJet, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fort Mcmurray Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Calgary, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Fort Mcmurray Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Calgary, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Fort Mcmurray Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Calgary, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Fort Mcmurray Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Calgary, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Mcmurray Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Fort Mcmurray Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Edmonton, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Fort Mcmurray Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Calgary, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Fort Mcmurray Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Fort Mcmurray Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Fort Mcmurray Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fort Mcmurray Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Calgary, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Fort Mcmurray Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Edmonton, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Fort Mcmurray Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Calgary, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Fort McMurray Downtown to Edmonton South
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $40–95
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Edmonton to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
- 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
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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