There are 7 ways to get from Rochester to Butte by bus, plane, train, car, 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.
Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Bert Mooney Airport
best- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane BUF - BTM
13h 58m$256–1,122Fly Rochester to Missoula International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane ROC - MSO
- Take the bus from Missoula to Buttebus
12h 33m$208–890Train, bus
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MTbus
2d$376–750Drive 2,020.4 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Buttecar 2,020.4 mi
34h 5m$369–533Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Helena Regional Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane BUF - HLN
- Take the bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MTbus
11h 46m$285–1,190Fly Rochester to Gallatin Field Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane ROC - BZN
- Take a shuttle bus from Bozeman Airport to Big Sky
- Take the bus from Base to Walmartbus
- Take the bus from Bozeman to Buttebus
14h 35m$399–1,080Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalobus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MTbus
2d 2h$397–768
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Butte is to drive which costs $360 - $550 and takes 34h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Butte is to bus and fly which takes 11h 46m and costs $280 - $1,200.
The distance between Rochester and Butte is 1745 miles. The road distance is 2032.2 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Butte without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs $370 - $750.
It takes approximately 13h 58m to get from Rochester to Butte, including transfers.
Butte is 2h behind Rochester. It is currently 2:57 AM in Rochester and 12:57 AM in Butte.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Butte is 2032 miles. It takes approximately 34h 5m to drive from Rochester to Butte.
There are 22+ hotels available in Butte.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Butte, MT, USA?
There is no direct connection from Rochester to Butte. However, you can take the bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, walk to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) airport, fly to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM), walk to Harrison / Motor View, then take the bus to Transit Center. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rochester to Butte, MT via Chicago Union Station, Shelby Amtrak Station, Shelby Amtrak Station, and Great Falls Transfer Center in around 2d.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Nashville, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Rochester to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Rochester to Gallatin Field Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Rochester to Gallatin Field Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Rochester to Missoula International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Detroit, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Detroit, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Rochester to Gallatin Field Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Rochester to Gallatin Field Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Rochester to Gallatin Field Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Rochester to Missoula International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Rochester to Gallatin Field Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $280–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- 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
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Shuttle from Bozeman Airport to Big Sky
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $200
- Schedules at
- oldfaithfulandfriends.com
- Phone
- +1 406.995.6287
- info@skylinebus.com
- Website
- skylinebus.com
Bus from Base to Walmart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://skylinebus.com
- Schedules at
- https://skylinebus.com/routes
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Bozeman to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Missoula to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–70
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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