There are 7 ways to get from Red Deer to Butte by bus, car, or plane
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Bus, drive via Calgary
best- Take the bus from Red Deer - The Quality Inn to Calgary, AB Downtown Ticket Officebus
- Take the bus from Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino* to Lethbridge - U of Lbus
- Drive from Lethbridge - U of L 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
15h 24mBus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Red Deer, AB - Tim Hortons to Calgary, AB - Whitehorn LRT Stationbus
- 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
16h 4m$88–152Drive 542.8 mi
- Drive from Red Deer to Buttecar 542.8 mi
8h 59m$125–180Bus to Calgary International Airport, fly to Bert Mooney Airport
- Take the bus from Red Deer, AB - Tim Hortons to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane YYC - BTM
11h 27m$114–459Bus, drive via Calgary Airport (YYC)
- Take the bus from Red Deer, AB - Quality Inn to Calgary - Airport YYCbus
- Take the bus from Calgary - YYC International Airport to Lethbridge - Ticket Officebus
- Drive from Lethbridge - Ticket Office 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
16h 4mBus to Edmonton International Airport, fly to Helena Regional Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Red Deer - The Quality Inn to Leduc, ABbus
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane YEG - HLN
- Take the bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MTbus
11h 26mBus to Calgary International Airport, fly to Helena Regional Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Red Deer, AB - Tim Hortons to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane YYC - HLN
- Take the bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MTbus
13h 23m$133–497
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Red Deer to Butte is to bus and drive which costs $85 - $160 and takes 16h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Red Deer to Butte is to drive which takes 8h 59m and costs $120 - $180.
The distance between Red Deer and Butte is 585 miles. The road distance is 546 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 24m to get from Red Deer to Butte, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Red Deer to Butte is 546 miles. It takes approximately 8h 59m to drive from Red Deer to Butte.
There are 21+ hotels available in Butte.
What companies run services between Red Deer, AB, Canada and Butte, MT, USA?
There is no direct connection from Red Deer to Butte. However, you can take the bus to Calgary, AB Downtown Ticket Office, walk to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*, take the bus to Lethbridge - U of L, drive to Port of Sweet Grass, take the bus to Shelby Transit Center, take the bus to Great Falls Transfer Center, then take the bus to Butte, MT. Alternatively, you can drive from Red Deer to Butte in around 8h 59m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Edmonton International Airport, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Red Deer - The Quality Inn to Calgary, AB Downtown Ticket Office
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino* to Lethbridge - U of L
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Calgary - YYC International Airport to Lethbridge - Ticket Office
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Red Deer - The Quality Inn to Leduc, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- 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
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 403 668 9600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- thecanadabus.com
Bus from Red Deer, AB - Tim Hortons to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://www.thecanadabus.com/
Bus from Red Deer, AB - Tim Hortons to Calgary, AB - Whitehorn LRT Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- https://www.thecanadabus.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Calgary to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 1-800-232-1958
- info@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Red Deer, AB - Quality Inn to Calgary - Airport YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://redarrow.ca/
- Book at
- https://www.redarrow.ca/order/reservation/
- Adult
- $14–22
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