There are 7 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Helena by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane STS - HLN
6h 57m$113–525Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane SFO - HLN
7h 45m$97–414Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Buttebus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MTbus
37h 25m$324–823Bus, train via Portland
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Portlandtrain
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Spokane Stationbus
- Take the bus from Spokane to Buttebus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MTbus
39h 9m$289–698Drive 1,101.2 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Helenacar 1,101.2 mi
17h 16m$201–291Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane OAK - HLN
8h 3m$112–493Bus, train via Seattle
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Seattletrain
- Take the bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to Spokanebus
- Take the bus from Spokane to Buttebus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MTbus
41h 35m$334–843
Santa Rosa to Helena by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Helena is to drive which costs $200 - $290 and takes 17h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Helena is to fly which takes 6h 57m and costs $110 - $550.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Helena is 801 miles. The road distance is 1107.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Helena without a car is to bus and train which takes 37h 25m and costs $320 - $850.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Santa Rosa to Helena, including transfers.
Helena is 1h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 1:24 AM in Santa Rosa and 2:24 AM in Helena.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Helena is 1108 miles. It takes approximately 17h 16m to drive from Santa Rosa to Helena.
There are 33+ hotels available in Helena.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Helena, MT, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Martinez to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Martinez to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–60
Bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $110–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–65
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